The Power of “Death” - News Coverage of Anti-Black Police Brutality
by Julia Gaiser
The way news is selected, written about, and disseminated has always served those who govern the output of subjective world views under the guise of so-called ‘objectivity’. But where is the objectivity in mentioning George Floyd’s full name, while protecting the anonymity of the white police officer, Derek Chauvin...?
Pressemitteilung: Artikel 3 des deutschen Grundgesetzes
by Miriam Aced und Wadzanai Motsi-Khatai
Nicht alles, was mit Rasse zu tun hat, ist rassistisch, und der Wechsel von "Rasse" zu "rassistische Zuschreibung" legt etwas anderes nahe. Ist es rassistisch zu sagen, dass eine Person Schwarz ist? Das sollte es nicht sein.
Why Intersectionality is Relevant for a fairer Europe
by Wadzanai Motsi-Khatai with Miriam Aced
Initially hailed as the ‘great equalizer’, the COVID-19 pandemic has, in reality, exposed the depth of institutional, structural and systemic discrimination and inequality in our societies.
Against the Toxic: Acts of Disobedience, Interdependence and Vulnerability
by Leena Halees
This panel discussion addresses environmental injustice through the lens of the toxic and the discrimination surrounding its production and circulation, all deeply rooted in historical structures. The Invocations program comprises a series of performances, film screenings, talks and round-table discussions, workshop, and sonic interventions, which bring together artists, writers, academics, activists, filmmakers and musicians involved in this subject.
As part of this year's DICE Conference & Festival, CIJ be hosting a talk entitled "Healing, Transforming, Creating: Tossing the Master's Tools." Inspired by Audre Lorde's revolutionary declaration, "the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house", this talk explores the critical question of "how does transformation look like?"
CIJ is a newly-founded organisation based in Berlin. Our mission is to make anti-discrimination and equality policy more inclusive and effective in Europe.