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Online event "BLICKWƎCHSƎL - Colonial continuities in a global world" on 28.10.2024

Online event series Colonial continuities in a global world 28.10.2024 / 17:30 - 19:00 07.10.2024 / 17:30 - 19:00 Speakers: Dr. Nicholas Awortwi, Institute of Local Governmant Studies, Accra/Ghana and Paeradigms NGO & Dr. Gregor Walter Drop, Firedensakademie Rheinland-Pfalz, RPTU Landau and Paeradigms NGO Registration to Jenny.Bauer@stk.rlp.de Rethinking development - an African perspective Geopolitical shifts such as the rise of China, tensions between Russia and the West and the growing involvement of Turkey, Iran and the UAE in Africa are changing international development policy. These new power structures create opportunities and challenges for established donors. Our event will shed light on key political trends in Africa and the African perspective, which differs from the Western narrative of "democracies versus autocracies". A decolonial view of the climate crisis Lucía Muriel sheds light on the roots of the climate crisis in European colonialism and shows how colonial continuities shape the way we deal with its consequences. She invites us to reflect on historical and current resistance and introduces us to an examination of the Eurocentric perspective. In doing so, she raises questions about solidarity in the climate movement in Germany and puts topics such as "loss and damage" - dealing with what has been (irretrievably) lost - on the agenda. Speaker: Lucía Muriel, psychotherapist, supervisor, process facilitator, coordinator of the KlimaDeSol project at glokal e.V. and educational consultant on the topics of critique of power and racism, colonial continuities and climate justice Registration at l.fuchs@buergerstiftung-pfalz.de 26.11.2024 / 17:30 - 19:00 Decolonize! But how? - Commitment for the Human Rights of LGBTIQ+ in Southern Africa (in English!) When campaigning for the human rights of LGBTIQ* people, the accusation of neo-colonialism is often raised, although homophobic laws in particular are an effect of the colonial era. In Namibia, the High Court only overturned the ban on same-sex acts that had been in place since colonial times in June 2024. Against this backdrop, what opportunities are there for transcontinental solidarity alliances? We talk about this with speakers from Namibia and Botswana. Introduction: Sarah Kohrt, Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung Moderation: Cornelia Sperling, FLiP e.V. Speakers: Matlhogonolo Samsam (Black Queer DocX, Botswana), Florence Khaxas (Y-FEM, Namibia) The event is being held as part of the Development-Related Education in Germany (EBD) program. Registration at aussenstelle.mainz@engagement-global.deDie Event series is organized by: The registration deadline is on the day of the event. After registration you will receive information on the further procedure and the corresponding access data.

The second part of the online event series "BLICKWƎCHSƎL - Colonial Continuities in a Global World" will take place on 28.10.2024. In their lecture "Rethinking Development - an African Perspective", Dr. Nicholas Awortwi from the "Institute of Local Government Studies" (Accra/Ghana) and Dr. Gregor Walter-Drop from the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate will shed light on the central political trends in Africa and the African perspective in the context of new power structures and geopolitical shifts.

Further information on the event series and registration can be found on the flyer and on the website of the Bürgerstiftung Pfalz.

Online event series Colonial continuities in a global world 28.10.2024 / 17:30 - 19:00 07.10.2024 / 17:30 - 19:00 Speakers: Dr. Nicholas Awortwi, Institute of Local Governmant Studies, Accra/Ghana and Paeradigms NGO & Dr. Gregor Walter Drop, Firedensakademie Rheinland-Pfalz, RPTU Landau and Paeradigms NGO Registration to Jenny.Bauer@stk.rlp.de Rethinking development - an African perspective Geopolitical shifts such as the rise of China, tensions between Russia and the West and the growing involvement of Turkey, Iran and the UAE in Africa are changing international development policy. These new power structures create opportunities and challenges for established donors. Our event will shed light on key political trends in Africa and the African perspective, which differs from the Western narrative of "democracies versus autocracies". A decolonial view of the climate crisis Lucía Muriel sheds light on the roots of the climate crisis in European colonialism and shows how colonial continuities shape the way we deal with its consequences. She invites us to reflect on historical and current resistance and introduces us to an examination of the Eurocentric perspective. In doing so, she raises questions about solidarity in the climate movement in Germany and puts topics such as "loss and damage" - dealing with what has been (irretrievably) lost - on the agenda. Speaker: Lucía Muriel, psychotherapist, supervisor, process facilitator, coordinator of the KlimaDeSol project at glokal e.V. and educational consultant on the topics of critique of power and racism, colonial continuities and climate justice Registration at l.fuchs@buergerstiftung-pfalz.de 26.11.2024 / 17:30 - 19:00 Decolonize! But how? - Commitment for the Human Rights of LGBTIQ+ in Southern Africa (in English!) When campaigning for the human rights of LGBTIQ* people, the accusation of neo-colonialism is often raised, although homophobic laws in particular are an effect of the colonial era. In Namibia, the High Court only overturned the ban on same-sex acts that had been in place since colonial times in June 2024. Against this backdrop, what opportunities are there for transcontinental solidarity alliances? We talk about this with speakers from Namibia and Botswana. Introduction: Sarah Kohrt, Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung Moderation: Cornelia Sperling, FLiP e.V. Speakers: Matlhogonolo Samsam (Black Queer DocX, Botswana), Florence Khaxas (Y-FEM, Namibia) The event is being held as part of the Development-Related Education in Germany (EBD) program. Registration at aussenstelle.mainz@engagement-global.deDie Event series is organized by: The registration deadline is on the day of the event. After registration you will receive information on the further procedure and the corresponding access data.