Wed September 16, 2015
ID-Withoutcolors: Institutionalized Racism in Germany
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at Goethe Institut German Cultural Center
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On March 27, 2012, the administrative court of Koblenz, in Western Germany, dismissed a complaint by a black German man who was asked to show his papers while traveling by train. The judges ruled that skin color was reasonable grounds on which to carry out ID checks. The sentence confirmed for the first time the existence and practice of racial profiling in Germany.
Berlin has been depicted by international media as the new venue for fashion and artistic life. People from all around the world are coming to Berlin in order to enjoy the artistic and cultural atmosphere of the city. “Berlin is “multikulti” has been the sentence used for a long time to describe the attitude of the city. Also according with Berlin’s administration, there is no evidence of racial profiling in Berlin. The truth is more complex. Since 2002 such organizations as ReachOut/Ariba eV and KOP Berlin have been recording and documenting more than 150 cases of racist police brutality in Berlin.
“ID–WITHOUTCOLORS” gives voice to activists, victims, policemen as well as politicians. It is actually the first and the only European documentary film on this topic.
Following the film screening we will have a panel discussion with Black Germans of different ages and backgrounds who are currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. We will explore commonalities and differences between living in Germany and the USA and will discuss strategies of dealing with racism.
Riccardo Valsecchi is a Filmmaker, journalist and Fotographer and currently lives in Italy, Berlin and New York. His film "Schwarzkopf BRD - Martin Luther King in Berlin!" will be shown at the Goethe-Institut on September 2.
This film screening is part of the program surrounding the exhibit "Homestory Deutschland - Black Biographies in Historical and Present Times" which is part of the thematic focus "EXPRESS YOURSELF - Stories & Identities".
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Berlin has been depicted by international media as the new venue for fashion and artistic life. People from all around the world are coming to Berlin in order to enjoy the artistic and cultural atmosphere of the city. “Berlin is “multikulti” has been the sentence used for a long time to describe the attitude of the city. Also according with Berlin’s administration, there is no evidence of racial profiling in Berlin. The truth is more complex. Since 2002 such organizations as ReachOut/Ariba eV and KOP Berlin have been recording and documenting more than 150 cases of racist police brutality in Berlin.
“ID–WITHOUTCOLORS” gives voice to activists, victims, policemen as well as politicians. It is actually the first and the only European documentary film on this topic.
Following the film screening we will have a panel discussion with Black Germans of different ages and backgrounds who are currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. We will explore commonalities and differences between living in Germany and the USA and will discuss strategies of dealing with racism.
Riccardo Valsecchi is a Filmmaker, journalist and Fotographer and currently lives in Italy, Berlin and New York. His film "Schwarzkopf BRD - Martin Luther King in Berlin!" will be shown at the Goethe-Institut on September 2.
This film screening is part of the program surrounding the exhibit "Homestory Deutschland - Black Biographies in Historical and Present Times" which is part of the thematic focus "EXPRESS YOURSELF - Stories & Identities".
On March 27, 2012, the administrative court of Koblenz, in Western Germany, dismissed a complaint by a black German man who was asked to show his papers while traveling by train. The judges ruled that skin color was reasonable grounds on which to carry out ID checks. The sentence confirmed for the first time the existence and practice of racial profiling in Germany.
Berlin has been depicted by international media as the new venue for fashion and artistic life. People from all around the world are coming to Berlin in order to enjoy the artistic and cultural atmosphere of the city. “Berlin is “multikulti” has been the sentence used for a long time to describe the attitude of the city. Also according with Berlin’s administration, there is no evidence of racial profiling in Berlin. The truth is more complex. Since 2002 such organizations as ReachOut/Ariba eV and KOP Berlin have been recording and documenting more than 150 cases of racist police brutality in Berlin.
“ID–WITHOUTCOLORS” gives voice to activists, victims, policemen as well as politicians. It is actually the first and the only European documentary film on this topic.
Following the film screening we will have a panel discussion with Black Germans of different ages and backgrounds who are currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. We will explore commonalities and differences between living in Germany and the USA and will discuss strategies of dealing with racism.
Riccardo Valsecchi is a Filmmaker, journalist and Fotographer and currently lives in Italy, Berlin and New York. His film "Schwarzkopf BRD - Martin Luther King in Berlin!" will be shown at the Goethe-Institut on September 2.
This film screening is part of the program surrounding the exhibit "Homestory Deutschland - Black Biographies in Historical and Present Times" which is part of the thematic focus "EXPRESS YOURSELF - Stories & Identities".
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Berlin has been depicted by international media as the new venue for fashion and artistic life. People from all around the world are coming to Berlin in order to enjoy the artistic and cultural atmosphere of the city. “Berlin is “multikulti” has been the sentence used for a long time to describe the attitude of the city. Also according with Berlin’s administration, there is no evidence of racial profiling in Berlin. The truth is more complex. Since 2002 such organizations as ReachOut/Ariba eV and KOP Berlin have been recording and documenting more than 150 cases of racist police brutality in Berlin.
“ID–WITHOUTCOLORS” gives voice to activists, victims, policemen as well as politicians. It is actually the first and the only European documentary film on this topic.
Following the film screening we will have a panel discussion with Black Germans of different ages and backgrounds who are currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. We will explore commonalities and differences between living in Germany and the USA and will discuss strategies of dealing with racism.
Riccardo Valsecchi is a Filmmaker, journalist and Fotographer and currently lives in Italy, Berlin and New York. His film "Schwarzkopf BRD - Martin Luther King in Berlin!" will be shown at the Goethe-Institut on September 2.
This film screening is part of the program surrounding the exhibit "Homestory Deutschland - Black Biographies in Historical and Present Times" which is part of the thematic focus "EXPRESS YOURSELF - Stories & Identities".
show less
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