Decolonize Politics

a workshop by Eden Tadesse

Description:

You know that feeling when someone makes big decisions about your life without even asking you? Well, for generations, that's been the story for millions of Africans. The heavy hand of colonialism is still leaving its mark on everything from how we run our countries to how we see ourselves.

As an African woman living in Europe, I’ve often felt the weight of history pressing on my present. I often think about that infamous Berlin Conference - a room filled with European powers slicing up Africa as if it were a pie, without a single African voice in the room. It wasn’t just a division of land; it was the start of a legacy that still haunts us: borders drawn without care for cultures, systems dismantled and nations left in total chaos. But here’s the question that drives me: What if we could change this? What if we could rewrite the rules, amplify marginalized voices, and truly build equity where division once ruled?

That's exactly what we'll tackle in this workshop. We'll dig into how we got here and, more importantly, how to create a future where power is shared, and justice isn't just a nice idea - it's reality.

Want to help reshape the future of politics and make it work for all of us? Join me on February 11th. Learn more and get involved at https://decolonizepolitics.org

Language: English

When? February 11, 6:30–8:30pm

Where? Online, dial-in link:https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/64974560620?pwd=76Za33l0qITlFxaxywB6HORaSb45fo.1

Background: Between January 31 and February 16 the Anti-Racism-Weeks will take place - be there and join the online events.