Sparkling:
Resistant & Transformative Schools of Glimmers

Centering QTI BIPOC perspectives

2023 School of Glimmers
Sa
10:00—23:00
Free entry

From 15:00 open for all, centering QT BIPoCs and white trans*/non-binaries

All venues of the Schwankhalle are accessible at ground level and without steps.

You can find more information about the accessibility of our premises here. If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.

This year‘s edition of the School of Glimmers is pleased to present part of its decolonizing curriculum: In addition to spoken word performances, a community slot is planned. Detailed program coming soon to schoolofglimmers.com.

»Write to Heal«

10:00–14:00
Journaling Workshop with Lena Whoo

Journaling can be a form of creative autobiographic and/or fictive writing - in the WTH-Workshops the focus is set on processing personal experiences and strengthen your relationship with yourself. Together we’ll create a safe space that allows us to deep dive into of our own selves; self reflection is key to keeping up the journaling practice.
We will have different focuses on self reflection and writing, so that everyone will leave the workshop with the tools at hand that they desire. These tools help to write down troubles, worries and hardships off our souls in everyday life and later on - this will make it easier to talk about the emotional baggage we oftentimes just carry around. In other words - these journaling methods are trying to help start feeling and healing processes.

We usually get into very warm, understanding and meaningful conversations about ourselves. Nobody has to share what is being written in the workshop - anyone is welcome tho to share anything they like in the safe space we’re creating together. This workshop is tryi by to create a safer space for QTIBIPOCs - so we’ll talk about what it means to be an ‚Individual of color‘ in this mainly white society.

The workshop will be held in English and/or german, according to our needs.

Open for W*/QTBIPoCs. If you register, please write in 2-3 lines, how you position yourself and you’re your expectations and hopes are concerning the write to heal workshop
Please register here: schoolsofglimmers@gmail.com

»Reflections unheard. Black women in civil rights«

15:00
A film by Nevline Nnaji

Through the personal stories of several former black female Civil Rights activists, Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights unearths the lesser-known story of black women’s political marginalization between the male-dominated Black Power movement, and the predominantly white and middle class Feminist movement during the 1960s and 70s, as well as the resulting mobilization of black and other women of color into a united Feminist movement. Reflections Unheard is a feature length documentary, and the first of its kind to focus exclusively on black women’s contributions and experiences during the Civil Rights era.

Running time: 81 min.

»Look At Us!«

17:00
Book-Release: Gallery of Black role models and heroes in Germany
with Sheeko Ismail, Sandra Mawuto Dotou, Teresa Awa, Tabea Erhart

»Poets on a River of Fire«

18:30
A Kitchen Session with Dandelion Eghosa and Avrina Prabala-Joslin

queer and flowing, queer and burning, queer in writing. poets dandelion eghosa and avrina prabala-joslin come together in this kitchen session to let the audience into their world of words, spirits, transitions, siblinghood and love. what makes, breaks and liberates these queer poets in exile? what faces do they wear and dream?

Night School Stage

20:00
Spoken Word

The first version of our day/night-School culminates in a glamorous spoken-word-night-school mit Ginnie Bekoe, Sheeko Ismail und Lena Whooo.

Bar open till 23:00