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Zeit gegen Rassismus 2022: Flight and Migration – People Narrating

The podcast “Flight and Migration – People Narrating” is our contribution to this year’s “Zeit gegen Rassismus” from Radio X. The two-part audio contribution is based on the event of the same name that the Open Auditorium co-organised this spring at the Kaserne Basel. Partly recorded directly from the evening and partly re-recorded, various speakers talk about their personal experiences of flight, migration and racism. Listen in and let yourself be carried away to more anti-racist commitment in everyday life.

Flight and Migration - People narrating

Podcast Part 1:

Podcast Part 2:

Shams

Shams’ entire contribution in German:

Shams’ entire contribution in Persian:

Shams’ contribution in text form in German

Shams’ contribution in text form in Persian

With the support of:

Radio X

Kaserne Basel

Bajour

Zeit gegen Rassimus 2021: Racism and Academia

Racism is omnipresent. Within the academic context, racist structures remain invisible. For an inclusive climate at academic institutions, we need to collectively think about how and where racism works. Let’s talk about it at the university!

As part of „Zeit gegen Rassismus“, Radio X’s anti-racist series, a diverse group reflected on and discussed the topic of racism and academia.

The result is audio contributions by people from the university environment.

This project is intended as a prelude to further discussion. Would you also like to make an audio contribution? Then get in touch at: info@offener-hoersaal.ch.

Emrah

Emrah on Racism and Academia (German version):

Emrah on Racism and Academia (Turkish version):

Lujain

Lujain on Racism und Academia (English version):

Lujain on Racism und Academia (Arabic version):

Noor

Noor on Racism and Academia:

Noor: Question and Answer

Carmen, Lujain and Temi

Part 1: Introduction

Link: Diversity & Inclusion des Swiss TPH

Part 2: Labels, opening up and doing noise (Trigger warning: Sexualised assaults are mentioned.)

Part 3: Intersectionality, power dynamics and knowing one’s rights

Link: “Stop Rassismus” des Kantons Solothurn

Part 4: Bottom-shelf racism, acknowledging the real problem and the “coin of privilege”

Book: Eddo-Lodge, Reni: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Racism, London 2017.

Part 5: Definitions, tangible consequences and subtle ways of racism

Part 6: Changing systemic and internalised racism, identifying personal biases

Part 7: What to do if you witness racism within university

Link: Koordinationsstelle Persönliche Integrität Universität Basel:

Part 8: Challenge structures, testing out your thinking in a safe space, some anti-racist book recommendations

Book: Any book of Toni Morrison

Book: DiAngelo, Robin: White Fragility. Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Boston 2018.

Part 9: Acknowledging racism, conversations and the need for diversity

Link: Black Lives Matter at the University of Basel – a platform for conversation and change

Ben, Henry, Paula and Siddarth

Part 1: Introduction, standing out and (non-) importance of origin

Part 2: Administration and sense of belonging

Part 3: Nostalgia, frame of reference and inferiority

Part 4: Guilty by association and focus

Part 5: Racism, language and smiling

Part 6: Sensitivity

Part 7: Privilege, responsibility and guilt

Part 8: Ignorance

Part 9: Support

Part 10: Conclusion

Useful Links

Racial Justice Student Collective

SO-GEGEN-RASSISMUS

Netzwerk Antiriassismus Basel-Stadt

Stopp Rassismus

Beratungsnetz Rassismusopfer

sur le pont

Offene Kirche Elisabethen

In collaboration with

Radio X

Netzwerk Diversity & Inclusion of the Swiss TPH

Perspektiven – Studium

Important Note

The names of the speakers are used with their consent.

Some audio files have been cut into individual parts. However, they are part of coherent conversations which must be understood as such. Individual statements must therefore be placed in a larger context.