The event
Solingen '93: Commemorative reading with contemporary witnesses
Kamil & Hatice Genç and Birgül Demirtaş have been invited. The latter will read from her book "Solingen, 30 years after the arson attack", while Kamil and Hatice Genç will speak as relatives about their memories, experiences and the ongoing confrontation with the crime. This will be followed by an open discussion.
The reading is organised by the autonomous BIPoC department (more information in the info box) and supported by the equal opportunities and diversity unit and the anti-discrimination office of the University of Wuppertal.
Date: 7 April, admission at 6.30 pm, start at 7 pm; location: Grifflenberg campus (Gaußstr. 20, 42119 Wuppertal), AStA level ME.04
About the unit
The autonomous BIPoC department was founded at the University of Wuppertal in 2021. BIPoC stands for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour - i.e. Black, Indigenous and literally "people of colour", comes from the Anglo-American language area and is intended to bring together people who are not considered white and are exposed to various forms of racism. The department advocates thinking that is critical of racism, wants to give BIPoC students a voice and create a place of safety and exchange.
