Networking

A Day of Talks, Workshops and Networking

Training of Trainers (ToT) - international group of artists and educators

In English

With Isadora Canela and Elsa Cuissard.

ToT will talk about their international and Berlin collaborations and their horizontal approach to working together, where participants are at the same time learners and teachers - thus challenging the colonising and oppressive system of hierarchical knowledge and providing a platform where the richness of diverse expertise, skills, life paths, languages and roots are concentrically connected, like in a spider web – amplifying each individual possibility to creatively catch knowledge and pass it forward, constantly weaving new insights. Visitors to the networking day will also be able to experience the installation they created in the space as a result of their collaborative process.

Kiron

In English

With Anne Parsons, Head of Strategic Partnerships Kiron, and Kateryna Shved, Community and Partnership Manager, Kiron.

Since 2015, Kiron has been offering free online learning opportunities to refugees and underserved communities. They believe that education can change lives, transform communities, and build bridges. Kiron offers custom-made online study programs using massive open online courses from renowned educational providers and Open Educational Resources. They provide skill programs to prepare learners for the job market and empower students with the knowledge, skills, and network they need for future success. Kiron has offices in Germany, Lebanon, and Jordan. In addition to their digital offerings, they support students in Lebanon and Jordan through blended learning opportunities - the combination of offline- and online education.  

Kateryna Shved is originally from Ukraine, and has been living in Germany since 2016. In 2020, she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at FU Berlin. Kateryna has gained valuable experience in public affairs and political communications through her work in Ukraine, Israel, and Germany. Since 2022, Kateryna has been dedicated to fostering educational programs for Ukrainian refugees in Berlin, and is currently the Ukraine community manager at Kiron, an edtech platform for refugees.

Anne Parsons is originally from Ireland, and has lived in Berlin since 2014. Anne is the current Head of Partnerships for Kiron, a free edtech platform for refugees, and has worked there for almost five years. Anne has a master's degree in Media from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in Philosophy. In 2020, Anne was a research fellow at FU researching narratives around migration. She is passionate about professional upskilling programs for refugees and migrants in Germany.

Counterpoints Arts

In English

With Dr Natasha Davis, Producer of Across Borders in Germany, a three-year programme by Counterpoints Arts in the UK, Germany and Greece, in collaboration with local partners, developing arts and pop culture projects that help normalise and diversify representations of migrants and people seeking refuge. Natasha will talk about Counterpoints Arts’ approach to working with refugees and migrants and a selection of their current and future programmes.

Lunch

Open spaces: room for interaction among minorities

In English and German

With Fetesh Tarekegn

A conversation with Fetesh Tarekegn about his Berlin projects and gentrification stories of Berlin, and movements he has been involved that involved refugee arrivals in the city.

Fetesh Tarekegn is an artist, urban gardener, creator and host of a radio show focused on the experience of migration and migrations to the western world. Born and raised in Ethiopia, he graduated with a degree in Animal Sciences from the Agricultural University in Ethiopia in the mid-2000s. He moved to Germany for graduate studies in the late 2000s in Sustainable Agriculture at a university near Stuttgart. He has lived in Berlin since 2015 pursuing new ways of creating sustainable urban spaces that foster gardening and greenery, and promote intercultural connections. He consults on various projects in this field and produces radio shows and documentaries on this and other subjects.

One Day on Sonnenallee Street

In English and German

The artists designing a collaborative project documenting the rich history of Sonnenallee over the past 40 years, in images and text, towards a public commission in collaboration between Counterpoints Arts and Berlin Mondiale, will present their ideas towards a public art work and a publication to be revealed in Neukölln at the end of September 2023.

With Mohamed Badarne, artist and photographe, and Hiba Obaid, journalist and writer.

Mohamed Badarne is a visual artist who works in the field of art and photography and uses artistic tools for change and defense of human rights. Mohamed works with many international organisations such as the United Nations, Amnesty International, and others. He also held several exhibitions around the world, and his works were acquired by several institutions and individuals.

Hiba Obaid is a journalist specialising in cultural journalism and podcasting, based in Berlin. She studied Arabic literature in Aleppo, Syria. She is currently working as an editor at Deutschlandradio, where she started her first bilingual podcast that delves into the daily life of Berlin. Additionally, she is a writer, contributing opinion pieces to both German newspapers and Arabic magazines. She is a Producer for Sonnenalle Podcast.

Mensch Raum Land and Haus der Statistik

In German and English

With Zeljka Batinic, co-founder of Mensch Raum Land, and Dariya Kryshen at Pioniernutzung at Haus der Statistik

Batinic and Kryshen will talk about their current projects and collaborations: how HDS works with artists, especially in the context of their current development; how HDS works with refugee groups, for example from Ukraine, Syria and elsewhere, and how the association MRL develops structures for educational and social projects in rural areas, as well as about their recent urban projects.

Find out more about Mensch Raum Land here and about Haus der Statistik here.

Attendance is free of charge and you can book your place in the event here.