Invisible Borders
Invisible Borders: Migration & Displacement, Racism & Exclusion in daily Life in Berlin

Outdoor workshop in Kreuzberg/Neukölln with Mohammed Ali Chahrour (social scholar)

How does institutional racism affect the daily lives of migrants in Berlin? In this interactive outdoor workshop, we take a closer look at the reality of structural discrimination – far removed from statistics, but right in the heart of the city. Together, we reflect on how racist structures work, where they become visible (or invisible) in everyday life, and what impact they have on the lives and participation of migrant communities.

The workshop is designed for anyone who wants to critically examine racism, migration, and social exclusion, regardless of whether they have previous experience or not.

Mohammed Ali Chahrour (he/him) is a social scholar who specialises in migration, anti-racism and diversity, and has published on these topics. He also has several years of experience as a counsellor for victims of right-wing and racist violence. He currently works as a political education trainer and gives workshops and seminars on issues of intercultural and transcultural coexistence. In autumn 2023, he co-edited the anthology Generalverdacht: Wie mit dem Mythos Clankriminalität Politik gemacht wird (General Suspicion: How the Myth of Clan Crime is Used to Make Politics).

Organizational details:
Starting point: Oppelnerstraße, corner of Görlitzerstraße, 10997 Berlin Kreuzberg
End point: Reuterplatz, 12047 Berlin-Neukölln

This event is spart of the pluralistic Discourse Programme Not Easy: It invites dialogue on plural perspectives within contemporary German memory discourse and social coexistence. Starting from the life and work of the artist Irma Stern (1894–1966), it explores the complex entanglements of antisemitism, colonialism and racism. The programme encourages participants to expand their perspective on Stern’s ambivalent experiences between persecution and exile as a Jewish German woman, as well as her privileges as a white South African.

Developed by Ahmad Dakhnous, Tahir Della, Anna Yeboah and Yehudit Yinhar, accompanied by Pegah Byroum-Wand and Daniela Bystron.

Due to the limited number of participants, please register here.