in support of the 19 January demo
18 January 2024
13.00-21.00
Left under pressure,
migrant self-organization and visions of the Future
Languages: English / Ukrainian and Russian
Schedule:
Location: Infoladen Schererstraße 8, 13347, Berlin
13:00 “From Inside and Outside”
presentation by Solidarity Zone (Зона Солидарности)
Location: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, library, 2nd floor, Str. der Pariser Kommune 8A, 10243 Berlin
14:30 Registration
15:00 “Why Stanislav Markelov’s figure is important today in contesting the far right internationally”
Alexander Bikbov, sociologist (online)
15:20 Panel discussion “The Left under pressure”
In the context of the current wars, the Left is under pressure from multiple sides. On one hand, their historical support for Palestine conflicts with official German policy. On the other, post-Soviet decolonial activists view decommunization as the only path to liberation. Finally, the rise of national right-wing militarism places the Left in acute physical danger. As a result, the Left finds itself facing repression from the German state, criticism from liberals, and attacks from the Right.
15:40 “Хто замовив Вiру Гандзюк?”
Алекс Машталер
16:00 “The war in Ukraine and The Rise of Russian Nationalism”
Arkadiy Vubec, Coordinator of Antifascist Europe Initiative
16:20 Discussion
16:40 Coffee break
17:00 Panel discussion “Left Migrants”
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, many left-wing activists have moved to the European Union, where they now find themselves as migrants and feel solidarity with others. How exactly can refugees from post-Soviet societies unite with migrants from other parts of the world under the idea of a Migrants’ International? Is it possible to politicize the previous generation of migrants from our region, who are prone to right-wing populism and depoliticization in diasporas?
17:00 “Decolonial/ Anti-Fascist/ Left: Exploring Conflicts and Prospects”
17:20 “Building Our Own Infrastructure”
MigrantCollective
17:40 Discussion
18:00 Afternoon snack
18:40 Panel Discussion 3. Visions of the Future
Post-Soviet leftist migrants are creating new communities, circles, and projects. Can we form something bigger: a party, a movement, a network, in order to: a) gain visibility and a position in international politics; b) propose our vision for the future of our region, presenting an archipelago of practices, ideas, dreams, strategies, and tactics that can overturn the nationalist propaganda of liberals and the rise of right-wing populism?
18:40 “Distance | The Gap”
In an attempt to answer the question of how to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine, the protagonist of the film, a Russian female artist tries to find mechanisms of alliance and solidarity.
Teaser of the video work and artist-talk by Natalia Nikulenkova.
19:00 “Intersectionality and Political Divisions of Post-Soviet Migrant Reading Groups in Berlin”
Rocca Siffredi
19:20 “От слоганов к решениям: Набросок горизонта для антифашистской политики”
19:40 Final discussion and closing of the meeting
A workshop on drawing and making posters for the demonstration will take place after the conference. It will be announced separately in the coming days