Discussion on the history of the right of assembly with Elke Steven (sociologist) and Katharina Gamm (lawyer for criminal law), moderated by Cornelia Herfurtner
What are the consequences of the application of paragraph 17a (§17 a VersG) on social movements and protests? And what practices oppose the restriction of democratic rights? This discussion will focus on the history and present of freedom of assembly in the FRG. On the one hand, we will talk about how the freedom of assembly has been repeatedly attacked. On the other hand, we will look at the strategies and ideas people in social movements have developed to enforce assemblies.

further events:

05.05.2023 // 15:00 Berührungen und Selbstschutz? Inclusive art education with Katrin Dinges (artist and cultural educator)
Together we will encounter the exhibition in an unusual way: with our fingers and hands. How do we feel images?  What ideas does this kind of perception evoke in us? And what role do (shared) touches play in our lives? Through touch and conversation, we will address these questions – and of course, also any questions you have.

10.05-13.05.2023 // 16:00-19:00 Betül Merve Tekoğlu: Sirens
concept and composition: Betül Merve Tekoğlu sound: Baptiste Moulin

The 4-channel sound installation Sirens by artist Betül Merve Tekoğlu deals with acoustic strategies of care, solidarity and resistance in hostile environments. The composition draws its tension from a contradiction: It consists of sound frequencies that can be used as weapons or deterrents, but here are turned into their opposite, having a calming and relaxing effect.
Sirens can be experienced during the exhibition’s opening hours and invites visitors to stop, rest and listen.

13.05.2023 // 15:00 Nicht eine* weniger Intergenerational Roundtable on Autonomous Feminist Organizing
with Annalisa Cananzi (E.A.S.T. – Essential Autonomous Struggles Transnational), Cora Mohr (FrauenLesbenGruppe Frankfurt a.M.), Lee Stevens (collective member of Raumerweiterungshalle, artist and care worker, Berlin) and Suna Qu (political education, Berlin), moderated by Amina Été and Cornelia Herfurtner.
What forms does emancipatory politics take today? In this event, participants will report from their political work. How are they organized? How do they shape their practices? What are the ideas and needs behind autonomous feminist organizing? How does the emancipation of women and inter*, trans*, non-binary and agender people currently look, and express itself? What has changed within emancipatory politics and practices over the past 35 years?

This event is open to women, inter*, non-binary, trans*, and agender people interested in autonomous feminist organizing. We will share our different experiences. After the joint discussion, there will be drinks and snacks and the possibility to exchange ideas.