***ATTENTION: CHANGE OF LOCATION
@Galerie Wedding, Müllerstr. 146/147, 13353 Berlin

Panel #3:
»Culture of remembrance in the African Quarter«
We visit the portrait exhibition »Ways of Remembering« and the historical exhibition on the African Conference / Congo Conference of 1884/85 »Remembering. Apologise. Compensate« at Galerie Wedding and learn more about the final publication of the pilot project »Dekoloniale Memory Culture in the City«, which is about to be published.

Discussants: Ibou Diop, Melissa Makele, Anna Yeboah, Laura Nsengiyumva, and Nicolas Premier
Venue: Galerie Wedding, Müllerstr. 146/147, 13353 Berlin
Time: Saturday, 21 June 2025, 10:00 - 12:00

CommUnity** Programme
MEDITATION & PASTORAL CARE

Meditation and Q&A: »Forget ‘Thinking Nothing’: Meditation for Real Minds«
Exploration of the topic of meditation with Q&A, also suitable for those who can‘t stand meditation or think it‘s not for them, especially for people with ADHD. Meditation for Real Minds.

Teacher: Swami Dhyānānanda Saraswati
Programm I: 30-minute open Satsang with Q&A on meditation 
Venue: CUZ@EOTO, Togostr. 76, (2. CY, 2.OG), 13351 Berlin 
Time: Saturday, 21 June 2025, 10:30 , 11:30, 14:30, 15:30, 17:30 

Programme II: 20-minute guided meditation
Venue: CUZ@EOTO, Togostr. 76, (2. CY, 2.OG), 13351 Berlin 
Time: Saturday, 21 June 2025, 11h, 12h, 15h, 16h, 18h

#Book Chop2*
AFROLUTION 2025 food curator Roger Dushime translates selected literature from the day‘s programme into culinary art. Book Chop2 visits the work of Alain Mabanckou with a culinary classic.

Food Curation: Roger Dushime
Venue: EOTO e.V., Togostr. 76, 13351 Berlin
Time: Saturday, 21 June 2025, 12:30 - 14:00 
Registration: afrolution@eoto-archiv.de (by 15. June)

Talk & Reading:
»Resilient Acts of Speaking Ourselves into Being«
British author and Man Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with literature professor and blogger Ainehi Edoro about the history of the narrative in literature, theatre and the visual arts as a conscious act of self-expression.

Talk & Reading: Bernardine Evaristo and Ainehi Edoro
Venue: EOTO e.V., Togostr. 76, 13351 Berlin
Time: Saturday, 21 June 2025, 14:00 - 15:00

»Black Parents Reading«:
Reading session with Black Parents Germany. Curated by Schwarze Kinderbibliothek Bremen (Black Children's Library Bremen).

Black Parents Germany is an initiative for Black families in Germany in which they offer inspiration, empower-ment, support and advocacy as parents of Black children. Under the motto »It takes a community to raise a child«, they organise events, network meetings, readings and much more.

Black Children Library Bremen is the first children‘s library in Germany to centre Black children and young people in the stories of the books as heroes and main characters. The children‘s and young adult books are a carefully selected range of diversity-conscious children‘s and young adult literature that aims to empower readers and raise awareness of a wide variety of realities and everyday experiences. 

Reading & Talks: »Congo²«
Two of the best known literary voices from the two Congos – Alain Mabanckou and
Fiston Mwanza Mujila - read from recent works and talk with their colleagues about the physicality of language, literature as a tool for understanding the world, transnational electoral landscapes and how distance sometimes sharpens the gaze. 

Reading & Talk: Alain Mabanckou and Yvonne A. Owuor, Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Gilbert Ndi Shang
Venue: EOTO e.V., Togostr. 76, 13351 Berlin
Time: Saturday, 21 June 2025, 15:00 - 17:00