WIR SIND HIER! •ROMADAY • Wir wollen’s wissen! • WIR SIND HIER! Fachtagung

The racist discrimination of Roma* and Sinti* in the German education system is still massive - this is proven by both scientific studies and the lived experiences of young people affected. All too often, school is not a safe place for them to learn and develop. Successful career prospects are made difficult or even denied to them. The fact that education is a human right, to which 160 countries, including Germany, have committed themselves in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is often forgotten or ignored and hardly ever communicated. Countless reports from those affected make this clear.

The symposium would like to focus on the approaches that have been developed in recent years to make educational opportunities for Roma* and Sinti* fairer and what can be transferred from model projects such as WIR SIND HIER! beyond the project framework or even into regular structures.

Above all, however, we would like to come together with you: To discuss together, exchange perspectives and network in the fight against antiziganism in the education system.

Program:

9.30 a.m. Registration & coffee

10.00 a.m. Welcome & agenda of the day
Speakers: Hamze Bytyçi (Chairman of RomaTrial e.V.), Dr. Mehmet Daimagüler (Federal Government Commissioner against Antiziganism, requested), Thomas Heppener (Head of the Department for the Promotion of Democracy at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, requested), young people from the project WIR SIND HIER!

10.30 a.m. Input: Educational situation of Sinti* and Roma* in Germany and possible answers: the project WIR SIND HIER! by RomaTrial e.V. and the knowledge campaign of the Hildegard Lagrenne Foundation

11.15 a.m. Presentation of the workshops

11.30 a.m. Project gallery

12.00 hrs Lunch break with project gallery and networking

13.00 Workshops

15.30 hrs Coffee break

15.45 Presentation of the workshop results as a fishbowl discussion with the workshop speakers and the audience; moderation: Leah Carola Czollek

16.45 Conclusion: What can the regular structures learn from our work?

Workshops offered:

1. WE ARE HERE for everyone! Basic and awareness-raising workshop
   With Estera Sara Stan, Alexander Rönisch, Merle Weißbach (WIR SIND HIER!/ RomaTrial e.V.)
2. Never be speechless again when racist statements are made against Sinti* and Roma*!
   With Kelly Laubinger (Sinti Union Schleswig-Holstein)
3. Between cultural understanding and educational mission - Roma* and Sinti* in the school system: recommendations for action for actors in the school context
   With Dzoni Sichelschmidt, social worker and educational advisor for Sinti* and Roma*
4. Sinti* and Roma* in current educational media
   With Riem Spielhaus, Head of the "Knowledge in Transition" department at the Georg Eckert Institute and Professor of Islamic Studies
5. Strategies of emotional confrontation in the work against antiziganism
   With Sara Paßquali, trainer and consultant

Complete program at: https://wer-ist-hier.de/

Notes on accessibility:

For structural reasons, the Volksbühne's Grüner Salon is not accessible for wheelchair users. Most of the workshops (13:00 to 15:30) will take place in the neighboring Karl-Liebknecht-Haus and are accessible for wheelchair users.

The input part of the symposium and the final discussion will be interpreted into German sign language. If you require sign language interpretation for the workshops, please let us know when you register.

An awareness team is available.

Registration:

Please register by Wednesday, 20.03.2024 at post@wer-ist-hier.de. Please provide the following information:

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Desired workshop and your second preference:

We look forward to your participation. Please bring relevant materials to display. This invitation can be forwarded to other interested parties.

Who are we?

WIR SIND HIER! is a multi-award-winning model project in Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony, funded by the federal program Demokratie Leben! and the Berlin Participation and Integration Program, in which young Roma* were trained as peer trainers against antiziganism and other educational tools against antiziganism were developed and tested: A forum theater play, a participatory documentary film and a virtual tour of a former concentration camp.

WIR SIND HIER! is currently in its fifth and final year. For this reason, we would like to take the opportunity to share our experiences with you and look for further successful approaches to combating antiziganism in the education system. With the second symposium as part of the project, we want to create opportunities to exchange ideas with various actors in the school and extracurricular education sector so that we can rethink educational concepts and learn from each other.

The WIR SIND HIER! project is funded by the "Demokratie leben!" program of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the Participation and Integration Program of the State of Berlin.