Call for Participants: Hey You, Kanaken!!!

The project "Die Migranten" Workshops
September 2008 to Juni 2009
Genre: Performing Arts / Theatre, Society / Sciences

For the project Die Migranten, the House of World Cultures is seeking Participants from migrant backgrounds

Between June 2008 and June 2009 Cuban artist Tania Bruguera carries out the project Die Migranten at the House of World Cultures. Tania Bruguera is internationally renowned for her work as a performance artist. She was born in Cuba in 1968 and lives in Chicago and Paris. Her work, through which she has been invited to numerous exhibitions and biennials all over the world, merges art with society. Tania Bruguera has been head of an art school in her home town of Havana for five years.

For Die Migranten we are looking for participants who will together with Tania Bruguera work on a socio-political art project. The project’s aim is to give migrants in Europe a strong voice using the strategies that will be devised in regular meetings.Throughout the year, various workshops each lasting several days will take place along with round tables joined by experts. Also, a living archive will be set up which will be open to the public. The participants are invited to bring personal documents, objects and photographs that relate to their migration history.

People from all nations and of all ages are invited to call or email to sign up for the work with Tania Bruguera. The workshops are in English and will be translated. Refreshments will be provided. Participation in the workshops is free of charge.

Contact:
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Katharina Haverich
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin
Tel: 030 / 39 787 0
Email: haverich@hkw.de

Gorgeous morning here -- clear & cold.

Two days in a row -- Not bad.

Breaking News

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There's a new campaign around town, and AA now has the whole background story, from a whipping boy we've cultivated over at Reuters. You may have seen the T-shirts, stickers and billboards around town:

Cute, no? But nothing in this town is without controversy. Our inside source tells us that the original campaign was outlined as:

... until it became clear that NO ONE can just BE German, as it's a state of being that is earned only through hundreds of years of concerted effort, superlative language skills, and generally far-above-average intelligence. The correct bloodlines are also essential. The Committee on Truth and Migration added the "von wegen," but the Aussiedler Union, allied with the Tourism & Other Imports Ministry, blocked this addition, as well as the finger the Committee added to the left of this additional slogan.

Fear not. There is an initiative by the mitburger of the Institut fuer Parallel Gesellschaft, which will be coming out in the coming weeks. AA got a sneak peek:

That's something we can all agree on, no?

Graffiti du jour

HALLO! We're back blogging, and this time we won't add two posts and then forget to write again for six months. We swear it! In fact, we're introducing a new feature: Graffiti of the (almost every) Day. We'll start with: