THIS IS MY GENERATION, BABY: Wie wurde »Migration« zu einem Thema, das die Gesellschaft spaltet?

Germany is a country of immigration. There are people who have just arrived here and are dependent on asylum for various reasons. There are people with a history of migration who have lived here for several generations. They all shape and have shaped society and are an integral part of a pluralistic German culture and history. But this history also includes the debates about migration, which reach deep into our social discourse. Whether it is the demand for tougher deportations, the contrast between "successful integration" and "German dominant culture", the deliberate playing off of social groups, debates on distribution, municipalities at the limit and immigration as an economic lifeline - migration polarizes.

But where does the socially divisive potential of this issue come from? Or has it always been there? Does the division of people and groups not point to a much deeper-seated problem of racism? How is the issue of migration being used in the public debate and currently in the election campaign? And what role does solidarity play in this context?

We will discuss these questions with experts from academia, political education and a Leipzig school class.
After the talk, there will be the opportunity to stay in conversation at the bar or listen to a concert by the Leipzig band munterfel and their "soundtrack of a reawakened colorful life in germany that dances exuberantly."

Invited guests: Rudaba Badekshi (ZEOK e.V.) | Dr. Özgür Özvatan (Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration and Migration Research, Humboldt University of Berlin) | Monty/Manwinder Dhanjal (umbrella organization of migrant organizations in East Germany - DaMOst e.V.)

Concert: munterfel