PROGRAM

This workshop is for anyone experiencing repression due to their work for liberation, as well as those involved in anti-repression and solidarity efforts. It explores how state and systematic repression impact the nervous system, body, and overall health, and how herbal medicine can offer support in both the short and long term. From calming acute anxiety to rebuilding after burnout, trauma, or imprisonment, herbs have a vital role to play in sustaining resistance. The session shares practical examples of herbal solidarity from supporting people post-arrest and in court, to navigating incarceration and healing after release. Grounded in lived experience and collective care, this workshop aims to nourish movements as much as bodies. With Nicole Rose from Solidarity Apothecary.

Followed by a herbal walk:

We would like to discuss herbal medicine together in order to acquire the means for a more self-determined life. In the second part, we invite all those who are active and organised in herbal medicine or health projects to a network meeting.

We are Vrrrane, an autonomous, self-organized group of queer anarchist feminists from Zagreb who oppose the rise of fascism. In Croatia, there has been an increase in public events that attack the right to abortion or self-determination over our trans, queer, and cis bodies. Examples include the “Knier” (a clerical-fascist group of cis men who publicly pray on their knees for the subjugation of women), a recent Thompson concert attended by half a million supporters of the Ustaša Nazi regime, and increasing racism against Roma and migrant communities. In our lecture, we will talk about the current rise of clerical fascism in Croatia and its connection to imperialism. Because there can be no victory against fascism until we tear down the walls of Europe. Free Palestine

Prides events have become one of the most visible moments of queer resistance internationally. No matter where we are, we find queers taking to the streets together to fight for recognition, rights or social change. But in many places, prides are confronted with repression and attacks. By the state, the police, liberal structures and the right. The panel will ask questions about experiences and strategies to people from Budapest, Zagreb and Dresden, in the hope of learning from and supporting each other.

A 2 hour presentation on the history of current Belarusian dictatorship, anarchist struggle against it, the current political situation in Belarus, and ABC Belarus‘ analysis of the possible futures. We will cover the factors that helped Lukashenko to establish power, the current actors in the region, the repressive tactics of the Belarusian government, the state of Belarusian anarchism, what’s happening right now politically and what outcomes it can lead to.

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In this event, we would like to invite you to discuss the topics of repression and children. People who have children themselves, take responsibility for children or live with them often find themselves in a dilemma. In order to protect children, the risks of political activism must be carefully assessed. Former Basque prisoner Nekane Txapartegi will present her children’s book „Wie viel mal schlafen“ [„How many times to sleep“], which she wrote with her daughter. In it, they address the relationship between mother and daughter beyond the prison walls. Afterwards, the space will be opened up for a joint discussion at eye level. Here we want to exchange strategies and learn from the experiences of others.

France  ·  2021-23  ·  100′ · directed by Pirates of the Lentillères

Around the fire, travellers and pirates recount their memories, their dreams, their battles. From one language to another, from story to story, we hear the roar of the storm and the rustle of the leaves, the menacing sirens and the wild dances, the clash of the swords and the song of the birds. Until dawn, a thousand and one paths take shape on this imaginary yet real island. An Island and One Night is a fictional film made collectively over the past two years by the residents and users of the Quartier Libre des Lentillères, a self-organized area extending on the last remaining market garden land in the city of Dijon.

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Feel free to bring up topics you would like to discuss. We will then decide on the spot which group sizes are suitable for everyone. We would love to have neurotypical people join us, but we would appreciate it if you could stay in the background as listeners. Feel free to bring all your skills with you. We will make sure we have some too. We look forward to seeing you there. The discussion will be led in German, but we will request whisper translations in English and French.

Two members of the Lesvos LGBTIQ+ Refugee Solidarity Network will speak about their experiences and share how the network operates and was founded — offering mutual support, solidarity, and advocacy for queer people on the move. The network emerged as a grassroots response to the injustice and neglect that they, along with many others, witnessed and experienced on Lesvos.

„We will be participating by sharing our personal stories and experiences of crossing borders, shedding light on the violence and challenges we faced along the way. Through storytelling, we aim to highlight the harsh realities of border regimes and the resilience it took to survive. We’ll also speak about how we eventually found safety and built a sense of belonging within a supportive community. After sharing our journey, we will open the space for a Q&A session where everyone is welcome to ask questions, engage in dialogue, and reflect together.“ — Lesvos LGBTIQ+ Refugee Solidarity Network

Mexico · 2022 · 88′ · Spanish with English subtitles · by Gisela Delgadillo

After witnessing the murder of her friend, Kenya, a trans woman and sex worker, embarks on a journey of struggle and search for justice that confronts her with the fear and pain of finding herself in this tragic end. A documentary film about trans and sex work activism in Mexico City.

Followed by input on the reality of life for trans women* in Mexico and Latin America and the context of social marginalization and economic insecurity as part of the construction of their social identity.

Wen-Do is not a martial art, but rather practical self-defense and self-assertion for everyday and extreme situations. In the workshop, we learn to recognize our own boundaries and how to react when they are disregarded. Wen-Do is a varied, empowering mix of technical exercises, discussions, and role-playing. And there’s plenty of fun to be had too!

Bring along:
-Comfortable clothing (no shoes)
-Something to drink
-Sleeping bag in a cover (we practise punches)

16 places – register at the info point!
The course is open to everyone except cis men (FLINTA* only). Unfortunately, due to space constraints, the course is not accessible to wheelchair users.

In this workshop, we will delve into the past and present of free radio – from its roots in the anti-nuclear protests of the late 1980s in German-speaking countries to current forms of participatory radio art and political counter-publics. We will shed light on how activists conquered frequencies back then to organize protest and ask what potential for resistance still lies in this medium today. The workshop combines historical insights, audio examples and a practical examination of questions such as: What makes radio a tool of protest? What are the basic principles of free radio that differ from conventional radio? And what role does free radio practice play in the digital age?

Addressing the issue of abortion under repressive political and social conditions is of fundamental importance. Productive rights are often the site of negotiation of regressive social tendencies, according to which the childbearing body is to be controlled. Due to growing pressure and restrictive laws, access to safe abortion is increasingly restricted worldwide. A development that curtails medical care and bodily self-determination. We want to talk to activists from Poland, Hungary and Mexico who are building autonomous structures and support networks for safe access to abortion and reproductive rights in places with massively repressive reproductive policies.

We want to break with the gatekeeping mentality and create a counterpart to the patriarchal graffiti world. Feminist alliance and collective action practice is our basis. The aim is to share ideas, learn techniques and approaches and discuss how to deal with repression in solidarity. The workshop is aimed at all visitors, especially Flinta* people (especially beginners). We see graffiti as a fun, joint activity with spray cans (and other tools) for the co-design of public space, visualization and participation in public discourse. We form gangs everywhere!

What happens to you when the cell door closes behind you? When you have to make your bed in detention and don’t know how long you’ll have to stay? When there’s a pane of glass between you and your family? When there’s no sense of security? We are two people who were arrested in 2016 during a demonstration in Basel. First, we will talk about our experiences, focusing on our feelings. Our input is intended to serve as a starting point for small group discussions. We want to talk about how such situations affect us, how they shape us in the long term, and how we as a community can support and defend those close to us.

Germany ·  2024  ·  53′ ·  German with englisch Subtitles · directed by Lou Deinhart, Evi Rohde, Zoë Struif

The documentary film delves into the forgotten protests of the vibrant 80s/90s in Frankfurt, when activists rebelled against the repressive AIDS policy in a “Solidarity of the Unreasonables”. The protagonists of AIDS activism look back on this formative time and, complemented by rediscovered film material, a multi-layered, critical portrait of this movement emerges. A queer search by the younger generation for traces of the history of the “Unreasonables”.

The Create and Cry Club (CCC) is a peer-to-peer initiative that creates accessible spaces for artistic expression, exchange and shared endurance. In low-cost workshops, we address loneliness, mental health and psychological stress in the most preventative and low-threshold way possible. Our offer aims to help promote genuine connections through joint creation. We will be presenting the CCC at the feminist congress in Basel, because: Healing is political. Mental suffering cannot be separated from social power relations, it needs creative spaces for solidarity, resistance and collective care!

Convinced that we need to fight state violence (police, prisons, borders, etc.) and patriarchal violence together, in this panel we will talk about self-defense as a perspective against a violent system. Why are police, surveillance and prisons not a solution for overcoming patriarchal violence? What does self-defense mean and which population groups are granted or denied it? We will explore these and other questions together from an intersectional perspective and call for the decriminalization of (queerfeminist) self-defence and the right to life for all!

What do deportation prisons have to do with me? How can I support resistance in prisons and integrate it into my political practice? A few months ago, prisoners in Swiss deportation detention intensified their struggle against inhumane detention conditions and Fortress Europe in general. In solidarity with their resistance, various support groups have formed to work together with the prisoners for the abolition of deportation prisons. In this workshop, we want to work together to figure out why deportation prisons concern us all and how we can take action against them. Because the prisoners‘ struggle is our struggle, and an attack on one is an attack on all of us.

Brazil  ·  2024  ·  92′ ·  Portuguese with English Subtitles · directed by Juru and VitãProduced by Luis Alencar and Vladimir Seixas for Couro de Rato

In Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of color recreates Ballroom culture on their own terms. A portrait of the dramas, the voguing performances, and the art of shade, 50 years after its inception in New York. Rio is burning!

At work – especially in gastronomy – but actually everywhere, women and genderqueer people encounter devaluation, stupid remarks, ambiguous actions, demonstrations of power and assaults. How do we deal with this? The workshop offers space to listen and develop strategies together. And we want to give our anger a form – within the integrated sticker workshop.

The workshop is FLINTA* only, not accessible to endo-cis men.