They will be opened on Saturday, March 11th, at 8 p.m. with the "Rave Against the Right". On stage at the Juz Försterstraße are Valeria, Blassfuchs, and Kate Logne. Tickets are available for five euros at the box office or four euros in advance.
On March 15 at 10 a.m. and on March 23 at 3 p.m., an "audio walk" to places of remembrance of the Nazi era in Saarbrücken will take place for youth work professionals and interested parties. Participation must be registered in advance by email to demokratieleben@rvsbr.de or by phone at 0681 506-5133.
A specialist conference on the topics "Islam and Gender in Germany" as well as "Life Reality of Male Muslim Youth" is offered by speaker Ahmed Toprak from FH Dortmund. Registration for the event on March 16th is done by email to maximilian.schmitt@cafe.exodus.de.
On March 17th from 8 p.m., "Rock Against the Right" will take place at Studio 30. Female punk from Koblenz with AGATHA, as well as punk and rock with Suicide Sailor and Random Generator from Saarbrücken, will be featured. Tickets cost eight euros at the box office or six euros in advance.
"Look instead of turning away! Act courageously against discrimination." Under this title, the DGB Youth is offering a free workshop from March 17 to 19. Interested participants will receive tools against discrimination and for acting in solidarity. The event takes place at the Education Center of the Chamber of Labor in Kirkel.
Regional amateur teams and youth welfare institutions, as well as all interested parties, are invited to participate in the "Indoor Football Tournament Against Racism and Discrimination in Football" on March 17th or 24th. The sports event is organized by the AWO fan contact point INNWURF and the youth centers of the Saarbrücken Regional Association. Children and adolescents aged ten to 15 can participate on the first date, and young adults aged 16 to 23 on the second date. The venue is the Hermann-Neuberger-Halle in Völklingen on both occasions. Registration is required in advance and can be done by email at katja.hofmann@rvsbr.de or via WhatsApp at 0173 3172601. The registration deadline is one day before the respective match day.
A memorial site visit to the former SS special camp KZ Hinzert will be offered on March 25th. The meeting point is at 12 p.m. at the parking lot of the Ludwigspark community school. Registration must be sent in advance by email to ricardo.wilden@awosuedwest.de.
On March 30th, the film and art project "Where do you (really) come from?" about experiences of racism will take place. It starts at 6 PM at the Juz Försterstraße. Admission is free. The following day, at the same location from 8 PM, there will be a hip hop event. Performers will be "DROII & Trezher" and "freche Gesellschaft." Tickets are available for eight euros at the door or for six euros in advance.
An overview and more information about this year's overall program will be available in the coming days on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IWGRSaarland and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/iwgr_saar.
Background:
The events of the International Weeks Against Racism take place every year around March 21. This day commemorates the massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa, in 1960, where 60 people lost their lives during protests against the apartheid regime and several hundred were injured. For this reason, the United Nations declared it the "International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination."
