Morning:
Brainstorming about the term “conflict” in the whole group.
Input from an expert: “For a constructive concept of conflicts”- and informations about the intercultural dimension of conflicts.
Questionaire about individual types of conflicts.
Evaluation of the first half of the seminar.
Afternoon:
Excursion to “Werkstatt der Kulturen”; Input and discussion on transcultural work in the past 20 years.
Reflection of the Excursion
Visit of Regenbogenfabrik
The talk at Werkstatt der Kulturen was interesting because it gave festivals of diversity a new meaning in my mind, namely cultivating and showing traditional costumes, dance and music as forms of counter-reaction, as a means of becoming visible. Origins, whether they are denied or embraced, are never only a given state of being, but a constantly negotiable part of the own identity.
An extract from Franz Fanon: http://burawoy.berkeley.edu/Reader.101/Fanon.I.pdf
Visiting the Werkstatt der Kulturen was a good way to dive into the recent history and rise awareness about the black history.
We had the chance to see a exhibition about manufacturing race, organized by students from a german university.
http://www.werkstatt-der-kulturen.de/de/newsletter/
The place was amazing. It was very nice for me to see how Berlin changed (in a good way) a lot. They have very nice activities among old refugees They are tying to build bridges among the society. The exhibition gave me a clear picture of lifestyles of other people.