On 20.5.23, our group together with Border Forensics, International Women Space and
Refugee Libya Emancipation participated in Sea-Watch’s congress that took place in Schloss
Wahlsdorf, Luckenwalde.
We showed a small part of our last bus tour film “Women moving against lagers and Racism”
-due to the short time each group had for its input- as we went further talking about our
group’s history, work, goals, achievements, and challenges.
We followed the other groups’ work and history through their PowerPoints and film
presentation, and we were also able to see and understand from a summary of the distress
cases witnessed, the number of operations conducted, boats that were being spotted at sea etc.
The participant from the Refugee Libya Emancipation conducted his input virtually and he
shared in addition to his group’s input, how he survived the brutality routes as he was seeking
refuge.
After the input and a short break, we participated in the small discussion groups that were
created for open discussions, questions and strategizing on how we can continue supporting
one another to ensure the freedom of movement for all!
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Variety of problems being faced by the refugee women were shared during the workshop. Some of these women said how they get harrassed in the streets especially when they are waiting for their buses at the bus-stops, and worst cases are in winter times when it gets dark early. Some women mentioned how their children are being mobbed at the schools and if they try to report to the teachers, their reports are usually ignored. Due to insufficient German knowledge, these refugee women continued to share the discrimination they even face with their local supermarkets‘ cashiers or when they need to buy transportation tickets from the bus drivers. Asking someone on the street for directions, even with their little but understandable German knowledge is a nightmare. Continue reading Empowerment WorkshopDeportation has (still) been a booming threat to the refugee women and this could be seen from the stories and discussions during our Women Breaking Borders Bus Tour 2018’s workshop in the southern region cities of Germany. However much some of the women shared that they were already aware of the ways of stopping their own deportation, in case they were come for in their rooms, little did they know that due to the more tightened and reinforced asylum laws, ways of being taken by the police have drastically changed, from very unexpected time and places. Continue reading Workshop on Deportation Due to lack of information and many questions from the refugee women we are working about the topic reproductive health. We decided to empower ourselves by learning more about our own bodies. Therefore we invited experts of the „feminist women health center“ (Feministischen Frauen Gesundheitszentrum ) in Berlin to facilitate a workshop on the upper body. In the workshop we learned about the self-examination of the breast. First we got informations about the structure and anatomy of the breast and the changes it goes through in a lifetime. Then we learned practically how we can examine the breast ourselves and so learn more about our bodies and to sense hints for possible sicknesses. Continue reading Report on the Workshop self-examination of the breast from 23.-24. March 2018 On the 17.12 a group of refugee women from the Caucasus and Ukraine came from Nürnberg to B The women from Nürnberg talked about the terrible situation in the lagers. They deplored the disrespectful treatment they get from the workers of the lagers and the social offices. They especially mentioned the Erstaufnahmelager in Zirndorf where a pregnant woman had to wait until 4 a.m. after her registration before finally getting a room. Zirndorf fells like a prison with fixed times for standing up, eating, washing and going to bed. Due to the principle of benefit in kind they receive low quality products but not enough money to care for themselves. Adding up to this stressful situation are the bad hygienic conditions with common showers for 25 persons that are cleaned only once per week. For one of the women the mental stress and the bad hygienic conditions led to severe skin rashes, that got even worse after medical malpractice. Her doctor recommended an urgent transfer to a room with a single bathroom. However, after six months of waiting her living situation has still not changed. In order to help each other and fight against this situation in lagers in and around Nürnberg the women want to organise regular meetings. Activists from Women in Exile will further support them and invite to a workshop on legal rights and possibilities for action in the beginning of next year in Nürnberg. Am 8.10.16 haben wir einen Empowerment-Workshop für geflüchtete Frauen durchgeführt. Der Focus lag auf Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt und darauf, genauer zu erfahren, welche Aufenthaltssituation welche Arbeitsmöglichkeiten birgt.
Folgende Inhalte und Details waren während des Workshops relevant: Diese Notunterkunft ist de facto eine Turnhalle. Die Teilnehmerinnen kommen aus Afghanistan, Eritrea und dem Irak, die meisten leben dort bereits seit mehr als acht Monaten. Es existiert keine Privatsphäre. Wegen des Lärms ist es nachts kaum möglich zu schlafen, hierunter leiden die Kinder am stärksten. Es gibt nicht genug Essen! Die Frauen kritisieren, dass sie nicht für sich kochen können und nicht einmal Brot von außerhalb mitbringen dürfen. Die Kinder gehen mit leerem Magen zur Schule, da der Speiseraum erst um 8 Uhr geöffnet wird… Continue reading Notunterkunft oder welche Form der Unterbringung? Und nicht genug zum Essen! Einige von uns haben einen Workshop gegeben. Wir haben mit einer Vorstellungsrunde angefangen. Wir haben über Women in Exile und unsere politischen Aktionen gesprochen und unserer Power Point Präsentation gezeigt. Dann haben wir drei kleine Arbeitsgruppen geformt und die folgenden Fragen gestellt: Wie viele Flüchtlingsfrauen kennst Du? Wie viele Flüchtlings-Aktivistinnen kennst Du? Warum? Continue reading Bericht von unserem Workshop am 12.03. in Leipzig
Die aktuellen Gesetzesänderungen führen zu großer Verunsicherung unter den Menschen im Heim. Was sind eigentlich meine Rechte? Wer kann abgeschoben werden, wer nicht? Wir konnten einige konkrete Fragen zum Asylverfahren beantworten. Dennoch wissen viele nicht, wie es für sie weitergeht. Menschen im Asylverfahren haben das Recht auf Information! Zugang zu guten Beratungsstellen gibt nicht nur in Brandenburg, sondern auch in Berlin längst nicht für alle. Continue reading Herbst 2015: Workshops für Flüchtlingsfrauen* in Heimen in Berlin-Pankow |
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Auf Einladung von Trixiewitz e.V. habe wir im November wieder zwei Workshops für Frauen in Heimen in Pankow gegeben. Wie in unseren Workshops üblich gingen wir dabei von den konkreten Problemen der Frauen aus und entwickelten gemeinsam Lösungsstrategien.