Decolonize Politics

Generating Democratic Legitimacy | Come learn about decolonial governance with me on a boat!
2025-06-05 13:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Come learn about decolonial approaches to governance, participation and organizational culture on a boat! 🚢
What does democracy look like when it is rooted in equity, care, and collective accountability rather than hierarchy, exclusion, or technocratic control? This workshop invites participants to explore how creative, decolonial approaches to bureaucracy can strengthen democratic legitimacy – not by abandoning institutions, but by transforming how they function and whom they serve.
In many systems, bureaucracy has become a symbol of delay, opacity, and disconnection. In others, it is entirely absent, leaving communities without protection or recourse. But there is another way. By working collaboratively across disciplines and experiences, we will examine how bureaucracies can become spaces of trust, transparency, and responsiveness. Together, we will design strategies for inclusive governance that resist colonial patterns of extraction, surveillance, and silencing, and instead foster participation, fairness, and shared power.
This is not a typical policy session. Set on a boat and designed to be as fluid and open as the waters around us, this workshop will centre lived experience, imagination, and critical reflection. We welcome those working in public institutions, civil society, grassroots movements, and beyond to join us in building cultures of governance where legitimacy is earned through relational practices, not rigid rules.
Let’s reimagine bureaucracy as a tool for liberation – one that serves people first.
Come aboard and co-create systems worthy of the trust we ask citizens to give!
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Time: June 5th, 13:30 – 16:00 CEST
Get your tickets here: https://creativebureaucracy.org/tickets (DM me for a voucher!)

Decolonial Dialogues: Gender, Press Censorship, and Resistance in Times of Repression
2025-05-15 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Hertie School Forum, Friedrichstraße 180, Berlin, Berlin, 10117, Germany
Join us for an all-women panel titled Decolonial Dialogues: Gender, Press Censorship, and Resistance in Times of Repression on Thursday, 15th May at 13:00.
In conflicts around the world, journalists are often at the frontlines of resistance and the first to come under fire for reporting the truth. In this event, we’ll be learning directly from leading journalists and human rights activists — who reported from Syria under Assad, Egypt, Colombia and Germany — on prevailing against gendered censorship under repressive countries that penalize the truth.
Learn from their stories and experiences, the specific risks that female journalists and activists are exposed to, and how they practice resistance today. Most importantly, we’ll discuss the path forward and the importance of maintaining hope to carve a better future.
To register, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH235yto4FZ-UIP_y-7HMq9DVMUFRPVvAyF_GFdYX0J-f1Ng/viewform?usp=sharing
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Decolonizing Finance: Breaking the Cycle of Debt
2025-05-05 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
Why are so many African nations still drowning in debt? And more importantly, who benefits from this system?
The truth is, the global financial system wasn’t built to serve Africa’s interests. It was designed to keep former colonies economically dependent and ensure wealth continues to flow out of the Global South and into the hands of former colonial powers.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll break down how institutions like the IMF and World Bank shape economic policies that prioritize creditors over people, and how these policies keep countries trapped in debt. We’ll also explore the hidden colonial legacies in global finance, from unfair credit ratings to resource exploitation.
But this isn’t just about identifying the problem – it’s also about solutions. We’ll discuss:

What a decolonized financial system could look like
How movements for debt cancellation and financial sovereignty are gaining traction
Ways you can advocate for fairer economic policies and support African-led financial independence

This is for activists, policymakers, students, and anyone who believes that true decolonization must include economic justice. If you’re ready to challenge the status quo and imagine a world where African nations control their own wealth, then this workshop is for you.
Location: Online/Zoom
Registration: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/6893452473?pwd=[REDACTED]
Let’s shift the balance of power – one conversation at a time. ✊🏾

How discrimination impacts African women in activism
2025-03-27 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Zoom, Berlin, Germany
How discrimination impacts African women in activism | A workshop by Ina-Maria Shikongo
Description:
How can urgent topics like climate crisis, wars, human crises be targeted? Why are crises like the one in DR Congo not be stopped after decades of war? Ina-Maria Shikongo will explain the role of Black African women in activism. Further, Ina-Maria will talk about white backed campaigns who are heavily financially supported in comparison to African campaigns. What is the effect of poorly financed campaigns and how is this related to racism and climate (in)justice?
Language: English
When? March 27, 7-9pm
Where? Online, dial-in link: https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/64974560620?pwd=[REDACTED]

Decolonize Politics: A Workshop by Eden Tadesse
2025-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/Paris) | Zoom, Berlin, Germany
You know that feeling when someone makes big decisions about your life without even asking you? Well, for generations, that’s been the story for millions of Africans. The heavy hand of colonialism is still leaving its mark on everything from how we run our countries to how we see ourselves.
As an African woman living in Europe, I’ve often felt the weight of history pressing on my present. I often think about that infamous Berlin Conference – a room filled with European powers slicing up Africa as if it were a pie, without a single African voice in the room. It wasn’t just a division of land; it was the start of a legacy that still haunts us: borders drawn without care for cultures, systems dismantled and nations left in total chaos. But here’s the question that drives me: What if we could change this? What if we could rewrite the rules, amplify marginalized voices, and truly build equity where division once ruled?
That’s exactly what we’ll tackle in this workshop. We’ll dig into how we got here and, more importantly, how to create a future where power is shared, and justice isn’t just a nice idea – it’s reality.
Want to help reshape the future of politics and make it work for all of us? Join me on February 11th. Learn more and get involved at https://decolonizepolitics.org
Language: English
When? February 11, 6:30–8:30pm
Where? Online, dial-in link:https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/64974560620?pwd=[REDACTED]

Background: Between January 31 and February 16 the Anti-Racism-Weeks will take place – be there and join the online events: https://letztegeneration.org/antirassismuswochen/
