18.00 Practical Allyship Workshop: more than Anti-Racism: This course is for people that want to actively integrate anti-racism and anti-bias into their everyday life. The paradigm behind its creation draws from surveys of numerous courses and analyses of their weaknesses in the face of identity politics. The result is an entirely new course. Racism has specific characteristics but many of them are also found in other forms of prejudice. The workshop sheds light on the shared situations of marginalized groups regarding discrimination, whether it be a matter of ableism, origin, religions, gender or sexual orientation.

Allyship is about building alliances with those affected and showing solidarity. In the workshop the focus is less on definitions - instead we concentrate on meeting concrete challenges in day-to-day life and promote an inclusive culture.

Guiding principles: We do not want to trigger resentment, accuse or feel guilty, but rather learn how to actively counteract prejudices together.

Goal: With the workshop we can't get rid of discrimination, but will equip you to  disarm  with words and avoid confrontation.

The workshop is led by Mark Damon Harvey - teacher, workshop leader, consultant.

18.00 Drafting  an anti-racist, intersectional school system Socio-cultural animator and masters' student Mandy Abou Shoak begins the workshop by inviting the participants to reflect on their individual experiences of discrimination in school in order to draw a rough draft of a racism-sensitive school together. This workshop is aimed exclusively at BIPOC and is the starting point of a project that aims to develop an anti-racist, intersectional school education system.

19.00 “Welcoming note” from Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo, politician and Fem-Artivist

Key Note from Jacqueline Fehr the Governmental Governor head of Justice and Home Affairs.

Key Note: “International Decade for People of African Descent” an Introduction by WGEPAD Chairperson Dominique Day.

19.30 Apero

20.00 “Venus without a nose” Switzerlands’ History of Slavery by Hans Fässler, historian and activist.

20.30 Real Talk -: After BLM demonstrations, what now?: A panel discussion with five actors representing the different sectors Religion, Political, Economic, Educational and Social aspects of the black community. The podium discussion will emphasise on the disparities highlighted among the Black community during COVID 19, concrete needs of the Black community and effective ways to enhance our lives in the light of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations and protests. With the support of key government actors like the Jacqueline Fehr – Governmental Governor for Justice and Home Affairs Corine Mauch - city president, Alexander Locher - the head of the youth parliament, our participants who specialise in different fields will engage in a dynamic bilateral discussion to strategize on ensuring active implementation and participate in critical decision making levels on how to improve the lives of the African Diaspora . Our representatives include: Scotty Williams - Reverend of All Souls Protestant Church, East Switzerland, Mandy Abou Shoak- Socio-cultural animator and masters' student teacher, Bla*sh member and activist, Mark Damon Harvey – consultant, teacher and activist and Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo - politician and fem-artivist. The feedback from the podium discussion and a series of interviews and follow-up workshops will be used to write a manifesto with concrete suggestions on how we can pro-actively fight against racism with the help of the Swiss governmental institutions.

Soul Food

22.00 Afristorical: The history of African Diasporas resilience through transatlantic slave trade, and their preservation of their culture and heritage, told through dance and fashion.After party