Donnern gegen Rechts - Das Festival
In the organizer's words:
A political festival that opposes the shift to the right!
We at Donnern gegen Rechts say "now more than ever" and want to be loud with you!
That's why our festival will not only feature exciting workshops, inputs, information stands, an exhibition and a film, but also live music and a great party!
So: join in the thunder!
You can find the complete festival program below and here to download:
https://donnern-gegen-rechts.org/festivalprogramm/
The festival is intended to provide a framework for long-term networking and to facilitate the entry into political engagement for those of us who are wondering: But what can I do?
We want to invite all interested parties to take part in workshops and talks to get to the bottom of the question of how we can work together to make Cologne stable against the right-wing 💩 - because after the Bundestag elections is before the local elections.
We believe it is important to network with nice people, to find comrades-in-arms and like-minded people so that we can all persevere in these difficult political times! That's why there will be plenty of space to exchange ideas outside the workshops and lectures - over good food, at the party, in the beer garden or with live music.
There are only a few places available for the workshops on Saturday. So get your ticket quickly and reserve your preferred workshop! :)
Please send us an email to donnerngegenrechts@mail.de if you:
- can't afford the ticket
- you don't have Paypal or a credit card. We will then reserve a ticket for you and you can pay cash on site.
- need support, e.g. regarding accessibility (sign language interpretation, pick-up from public transportation), language barriers (whisper translation into English)
- want to set up a stand at the Market of Opportunities
- have other ideas, questions or suggestions!
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Festival program
Accessibility and awareness:
The Kulturbunker has an elevator and wheelchair-accessible, all-gender toilets. There will be DGS interpretation for all events in the plenary (panel discussion, keynote, welcome and closing round). When registering for the workshops, we will ask whether you need DGS interpretation. When registering, you can also indicate whether you would like to be picked up by train (pick-up service for blind or visually impaired people). If we can support you in any other way, please write to us. We want to create a space that is as non-discriminatory as possible and where everyone feels welcome! You can find more information about awareness below.
Overview:
Friday
19:30 - 21:00 Opening and panel discussion
"Small demand" on the political neutrality requirement. Instrument of defensive democracy or means of exerting political influence?
The political neutrality requirement is intended to prevent state-funded organizations from acting in a party-political manner. It protects pluralistic discourse and is intended to prevent party political instrumentalization - a central element of a defensible democracy.
However, it is increasingly being used to delegitimize critical cultural and educational work. Civil society actors are coming under pressure - in terms of content and funding. Where does value-based engagement end and (supposed) partisanship begin? How do you counter attacks on democratic educational work in the name of "neutrality"?
At the start of the festival, we will discuss these questions with experts from practice and academia:
Moderation: Joanna Peprah
Keynote: Jana Sämann (University of Siegen)
Panel: Heike Herold (LAG Soziokultur), Rika Sakalak (Plenary Assembly for the Beautiful Life)
Saturday
11:30 - 12:00 Welcome and introduction
Keynote by Behshid Najafi (agisra e.V.)
"Protect human rights - strengthen resistance to the right!"
12:00 - 14:00
Workshops - Round 1 (detailed descriptions can be found below)
- The Falcons: #reclaimyourveedel
Create and maintain self-organized spaces! - Radical daughters #reclaimthestreets:
Action Art in Action: Courage Muscle Workshop (Part I) - Activist:inside agency #reclaimsocialmedia:
No social media to the fascists: video content for Instagram and Tiktok. A practical training with Emily Laquer (Part I) - Feminist Law Clinic & PAQT #solidarity
Basic legal knowledge for queers and flinta*
14:00 - 15:30 Lunch break
15:30 - 17:30
Workshops - Round 2 (detailed descriptions can be found below)
- Petershof and Freiraumkollektiv Cologne #reclaimyourveedel
Building spaces for solidarity-based crisis management - the future of urban society - Radical daughters #reclaimthestreets:
Action art in action: courage-muscle workshop (part II) - Activist:inside agency #reclaimsocialmedia
No social media for fascists: video content for Instagram and Tiktok. A practical training with Emily Laquer (Part II)
18:00 - 19:00
Workshops - Round 3 (detailed descriptions can be found below)
- Claudia Lenden (Spokesperson for the Alliance for a Healthcare System for the Common Good)
Healthy hospitals for all! - Dorothea Winkler (actress, experiential and theater educator with a focus on communication and exclusion processes):
Participatory facilitation? From group to community: designing spaces in a power-sensitive way - Technoscussion: Creating spaces for real connection and solidarity together
- 18:30: guided tour through the exhibition Now you see me Moria (30 minutes in English)
19:00 - 19:30
Joint final round
How was the day and where do we go from here against the right?
19:30 - 20:45
Pizza, champagne, chatting
Live music
20:15 - 21:00
Salomon (live music)
21:00 - 21:45
Goldfish Gerda (live music)
22:00 - 22:45
Henry Lee (live music)
party
23:00 - 00:30
Anna Cainelli (E.P.I.Q.) & C:Mone (E.P.I.Q.).
00:30 - 02:00
Midani
02:00 - 04:00
flocolores (krakelee)
Sunday
from 2 pm: political hangover breakfast:
Those who still need to talk can exchange ideas with others on the roof terrace, those who are hungry can drink coffee and snack in the beer garden of Café Toré and at 15:30 there will be more beautiful sounds for the heart and ears with "Sekt und Tränen" ❤
17:00 Film: Never alone, always together
A hopeful documentary whose protagonists firmly believe that radical change is not only possible, but necessary.
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Detailed workshop program
12:00 - 14:00
Workshops - Round 1
- The Falcons: #reclaimyourveedel
Creating and maintaining self-organized spaces!Self-organized spaces are currently facing various attacks. Cuts are being made in the social sector, and there are also calls for content-related cuts: whether in Merz's now almost historic inquiry on Omas & Co, the FDP in the state parliament, not to mention the AfD. We first want to take stock and then discuss strategies on how we can strengthen self-organized structures in the long term and keep them capable of acting. Depending on the group, we will also include a flash on the various forms of self-organized spaces.
- Radical daughters #reclaimthestreets:
Action art in action: courage-muscle workshop (part I)The world needs new radical ideas and measures if it wants to solve its challenges and problems. But above all, it needs one thing: more courage! That's why we train our courage muscle together in our workshops. We teach approaches to action art and artistic activism. We talk about actions, our methods of action art, building visions and bonds and inspire people to take action themselves. Using the means of action art, we enable you to formulate your concerns and goals and develop ways to achieve them. A political, creative, activating workshop as inspiration for your own attitude.
- Activist:innen-Agentur #reclaimsocialmedia:
No social media for fascists: video content for Instagram and Tiktok. A practical training session with Emily Laquer (Part I)
Hardly any other party is as successful on TikTok as the AfD and its fans. If you don't want to leave the net to them, you have to fight back. Building reach - today, this is mainly possible with videos featuring real people in portrait format. But how do we bring left-wing content and political content to Instagram and TikTok without being cringeworthy? This training is suitable for beginners and anyone who not only wants to consume content but also publish videos themselves. The content: Understanding the algorithm, creating stories, reels and TikToks, daring to get in front of the camera, video production and editing basics for beginners, growth hacking: going viral and building reach. Each participant needs a cell phone with a camera and access to a social media account on Instagram or TikTok. Social media skills and some experience in creating your own content are helpful, but not a prerequisite. - Feminist Law Clinic & PAQT #solidarity
Basic legal knowledge for queers and flinta*As a queer-feminist association, the Feminist Law Clinic is committed to making legal knowledge accessible at a low threshold - especially for people who are affected by structural disadvantage, discrimination or violence. PAQT* is a queer activist collective with a focus on awareness and intersectionality. We are committed to increasing the visibility of intersectional perspectives and want to empower and strengthen through shared experiences. Because the law has hardly considered many of these perspectives so far, we are organizing a workshop together that starts right here. In this workshop, we will provide a compact overview of central legal issues - topics that also regularly arise in the Feminist Law Clinic's counseling practice. In small groups, we would like to invite you to get to grips with legal principles, to acquire knowledge in a self-determined way and to get to know initial options for action. Among other things, we will talk about legal steps after cross-border experiences, the classification of certain assaults and questions relating to gender and name self-determination. We also take time to talk about self-protection and how to deal with suffering: What psychological approaches and methods can support us here? How can resource work stabilize and strengthen us? Finally, we will create space for open exchange, joint reflection and questions: What is needed to ensure that the legal framework is fair and effective for everyone? How can we use our resources wisely - and at the same time take good care of ourselves, especially in activist contexts?
15:30 - 17:30
Workshops - Round 2
- Petershof and Freiraumkollektiv Köln #reclaimyourveedel
Building spaces for crisis management in solidarity - the future of urban societyThe Petershof neighborhood project and the last 3 years of democracy and sociocultural work will be presented: The main focus here is on experiences with low-threshold meeting formats & neighborhood work as well as an exchange on how to deal with upcoming crises. To this end, we want to outline approaches for the coming years and discuss where local potential for crisis-proof networking and solidarity-based engagement lies - with committed and skeptical people - just before or when things go wrong. Finally, we want to use theses to sketch out together with workshop participants which approaches could be further developed in a typical(?!) Cologne neighborhood, where blind spots exist and which community work has a chance of success and popularity.
- Radical daughters #reclaimthestreets:
Action art in action: courage-muscle workshop
(Part II) (continuation of Part I) - Activist:innen-Agentur #reclaimsocialmedia:
No social media for fascists: video content for Instagram and Tiktok. A practical training with Emily Laquer
(Part II) (continuation of Part I)
18:00 - 19:00
Workshops - Round 3
- Claudia Lenden (Spokesperson for the Alliance for a Healthcare System for the Common Good)
"Healthy hospitals for all!"
The alliance of healthcare workers, patients and activists who demand a healthcare system organized for the common good and support the industrial action of their colleagues in hospitals on the one hand and critically examine current developments in healthcare policy on the other. In the workshop, the demands of the alliance will be briefly presented and a joint discussion initiated.
https://www.gesunde-krankenhaeuser-nrw.de
- Dorothea Winkler (actress, experiential and theater educator with a focus on communication and exclusion processes):
With-make(t) moderation? From group to community: designing spaces in a power-sensitive wayHow can groups be facilitated in such a way that everyone feels heard? How do we create power-sensitive, solidary structures in which people participate and as many perspectives as possible are given space? This short workshop offers insights into inclusive facilitation. The workshop is aimed at anyone who leads or facilitates groups and would like to learn practical strategies for more equality. Anyone who is interested in appreciative communication and would like to learn how to create spaces in which people feel seen and included is also welcome. No prior knowledge is required.
- Technoscussion: Creating spaces for real connection and solidarity together
How can we transform events into real encounters that connect people in a sustainable way? In our workshop, we immerse ourselves in the art of creating consciously designed gatherings that go beyond superficial experiences. Together, we will explore how spaces can be designed that promote genuine community, strengthen solidarity and provide space for socio-political discourse. Using the example of technoscussion, we will show how music, interaction and creative design can become a platform for deeper connections and collective action. This workshop is aimed at anyone who is wondering: How can we rethink encounters? How can we create places where people not only meet, but really come together? Join us and create new ways for exchange, solidarity and political discussion!
- 18:30: guided tour through the exhibition Now you see me Moria (30 minutes in English)
This exhibition and Instagram account Now you see me Moria is a collective act of resistance - a call to confront the consequences of Europe's failing migration policies. Through photography, storytelling, and now this talk, the project seeks to restore visibility and demand accountability.
Created by refugees and a photo editor, the exhibition raises awareness about the dire living conditions in Greece's refugee camps. By showing the reality of life in Moria, it aims to humanize refugees and inspire empathy, action, and better policies - including more humanitarian aid for displaced people. Amir, one of the co-founders, will share his personal experience of border violence, the asylum process, and the steps he has taken during this time.
Accessibility and awareness (more information below):
The Kulturbunker has an elevator and wheelchair accessible, all-gender restrooms. There will be DGS interpretation for all events in the plenary (panel discussion, keynote, welcome and closing round). When registering for the workshops, we will ask whether you need DGS interpretation. When registering, you can also indicate whether you would like to be picked up by train (pick-up service for blind or visually impaired people).
We want to create a space that is as non-discriminatory as possible and where everyone feels welcome! That's why we want all guests to treat each other with solidarity and respect. Our Code of Conduct applies. This will be available on the Donnern gegen Rechts website before the festival and will also be available on site.
Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to set up a complete awareness structure in the Kulturbunker. We will communicate which structures will be available on Instagram and the Donnern gegen Rechts website by April 28. We are currently still looking for support for our awareness team. Please send us an email if you would like to support us!
We organize the festival on a voluntary basis and only have limited resources. We are aware that this means we cannot respond adequately to all needs. We would be very grateful if you could let us know about any barriers that restrict your participation so that we can discuss them.
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