Hinschauen, verstehen, einordnen – Ein Einstieg in antisemitismuskritisches Denken in der Kulturarbeit

Anti-Semitism is a problem that affects society as a whole and is associated with considerable uncertainty for many people. Since the debate about anti-Semitic representations at Documenta 15 at the latest, this has been of particular concern to cultural practitioners. The questions that many are asking themselves are profound: What is art allowed to say or depict and where does anti-Semitism begin? What is still freedom of expression, artistic freedom and what is anti-Semitic?

The project "Dealing with anti-Semitism in Hamburg's cultural institutions" by W3_Werkstatt für internationale Kultur und Politik e.V. in cooperation with the Kreuzberg Initiative against Anti-Semitism - KIgA e.V. would like to explore these and other questions in the future.

In this workshop, we will look at anti-Semitism in its historical development, its various manifestations and its mechanisms of action. With the knowledge we have gained, we will try out ways of acting and reacting to anti-Semitism in different settings.

W3_Werkstatt für internationale Kultur und Politik e.V. is a transcultural education and information center on the topic of global justice. For more than 40 years, it has been a non-profit organization committed to a diversity of perspectives in discourse, diversity-sensitive orientation in all areas of society and education for sustainable development. It opens up spaces for different perspectives on global power relations and their local contexts. The aim is to strengthen social solidarity, offer a place for encounters, ideas and diversity and motivate critical debate with a wide range of events.

More information: www.w3-hamburg.de.

The Kreuzberg Initiative against Anti-Semitism - KIgA e.V. has been campaigning against anti-Semitism, racism, hatred and intolerance for over 20 years. The multi-award-winning political education provider works innovatively and intersectionally. The programs are suitable for schools, adult education and extracurricular experiences. The organization's cultural civic education programs are also groundbreaking. The KIgA works throughout Germany and has built up a Europe-wide network in the field of anti-Semitism prevention. The Chairman of the Board, Derviş Hızarcı, and the Kreuzberg Initiative against Anti-Semitism were honored with the "Elie Wiesel Award" in Washington in 2023.