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Program 30.8.23 @Heilig-Kreuz Church, Zossener Straße 65, 10969 Berlin |
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10 am |
COMMEMORATION Commemoration at Kemal Altun Memorial, Hardenbergstraße 20, 10623 Berlin (nearest public transport station: “Zoologischer Garten“) |
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11:30 am |
Arrival of the participants at the conference location, Heilig-Kreuz Church, Zossener Straße 65, 10969 Berlin (station „Hallesches Tor“). |
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12:00 |
Opening of the Conference |
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12:30 |
PANEL: Church Asylum/Sanctuary then and now: We are a moving church with Jürgen Quandt, Jörg Passoth, Josephine Furian, Manal Seifeldin, Verena Mittermaier Facilitation: Bernhard Fricke |
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14:00 |
Break with Food |
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14:30-15:30 |
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS · What to do in case of threat of eviction in a church asylum? – With Dietlind Jochims and Netzwerk Kirchenasyl NRW · Church Asylum: Do we meet as equals? – With Magdalena Zimmermann, Hala Manla Hasan · Church Asylum for beginners – with Margareta and Tom Khorani · Focus on Poland – with Magda Quandil and Bernhard Fricke |
Church Seminar Room Foyer Meditation Room upstairs |
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15:30 |
Break |
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16:00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION: Political Dimensions of Church Asylum in Germany · Ayten Dogan, social scientist and SPD local politician in Berlin Dr. Ursula Schoen, chairwoman of the Diakonisches Werk of the EKBO · Ursula Schoen, President of Diakonisches Werk der EKBO · Pastor Dietlind Jochims, Chairwoman of the Ecumenical Federal Working Group on Asylum in the Church and Refugee Commissioner of the Northern Protestant Church · Frank Schimmelpfennig, head of working group 32 at the BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees) Facilitation: Christian Jakob, Journalist |
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18:00 |
ECUMENICAL SERVICE Protestant Bishop Stäblein und Catholic Dean of the Berlin Cathedral Przytarski |
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19:30 |
Buffet in the garden, live music, celebration, party, drinks. |
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31.08.23 |
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Arrival: Coffee and welcome |
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From 10 am |
10.00 Official Welcome 10:15 Keynote (Fray Matias: When we talk about borders, what are we talking about?) 10:30 Presenting the International Sanctuary Declaration: How the border regimes organize globally (Katherine Braun and Ulrike La Gro) |
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10:45 |
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS: Principles of the International Sanctuary Declaration 1. Compassionate Response: We care deeply about refugee children, families and all migrants, and we urge our countries to have open arms to protect them and preserve their human dignity. We reject detention of migrants as a violation of human rights and dignity. With Women in Exile (Brandenburg) and Fray Matias (Mexico), Katherine Braun (Nordkirche, Hamburg) 2. Due Process: We advocate for fair and timely legal proceedings, competent legal representation, and due process for children, asylum seekers, and all migrants. Prof. Alexander Vernon (Canadian Sanctuary Network), Nefeli Belavila-Trova (Aegean Migrant Solidarity, Lesvos), Sara Bellezza (Borderline Europe, Germany/Italy) (German/English) 3. Restorative Justice: We desire revitalization and healing of our borderlands, not militarization. The only long-term solution is a holistic approach that prioritizes safety and opportunity for migrants and addresses root causes. Josephine Furian (Brandenburg), Linda Alvaro-Arce (Fellowship of Reconciliation USA), Veronika Zablotsky (Free University of Berlin) (English only) 4. Civil Initiative: As long as our governments are not adequately addressing these humanitarian crises, citizens have the right and responsibility to respond with an approach that follows the mandate to provide sanctuary when needed and, above all, to love our neighbors Ghias Aljundi (Activist Greece/Great Britain), Geoff Boyce (No More Deaths, Arizona) Kathryn Dennler (Canadian Sanctuary Movement) (English/German) |
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13:00 |
Lunch & Break |
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14:30 |
FINAL PANEL: Why do we need a global sanctuary movement? Local perspectives and global solidarities. · Compassionate Response (+ Family Unity) – Elizabeth Ngari (Women in Exile, Brandenburg) · Due Process – Alex Vernon (Canadian Sanctuary Network) · Restorative Justice – Josephine Furian (pastoral counselor at Eisenhüttenstadt refugee camp) · Civil Initiative – Geoff Boyce (No More Deaths, Arizona) Facilitation: Noor Amr (Standford University, California) |
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16:00 |
Prayer, thanks and farewell Bernhard Fricke and Ulrike La Gro |
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16.30 |
End of the event |
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