Content:
For many BiPoC students living in Germany, that is for Black students and students of Color, racism is part of everyday life – even at university. Often, we are left alone with this feeling or even worse, those experiences are denied or not taken seriously. Rarely any university in Germany has official structures where students can go to when racism happens.

With this Empowerment Workshop we want to create a safer space where we can talk and reflect about racism and empowerment. We will take a look at how experiencing racism affects our lives as well as understand the effects of structural racism. We also want to reflect strategies we use to deal with racism as well as talk about community solidarity and support.

The following questions are leading this day
- What is racism and empowerment?
- How can we develop strategies in dealing with racism?
- What are necessities of self care in our everyday life?
- What does Community and solidarity mean in the context of racism and empowerment?

Learning objectives:

• Students understand the dynamics of dominance and power
• Students understand how racist dynamics work and develop the ability to reflect their own roles and involvement
• Students take part in a safer space where they can talk about their own experiences with racism without them being devalued or gaslighted
• Students start to network and organize as BiPoC students
• Students develop strategies in dealing with racism and racist confrontations they face

Trainerin:
Jinan Dib, Sociolinguist and political education consultant specialising in criticism of racism and power and empowerment

With the entry in the event, the conditions of participation of the ZKK are recognized:
https://www.uni-passau.de/zkk/veranstaltungen/teilnahmebedingungen/