Making Space for Ari. A Public Assembly on urban memory & collective futures, 8.7.2026, 13-20, ZK/U Berlin
8 July 2026 | 13:00 – 20:00
ZK/U ̶ Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, Siemensstraße 27, 10551 Berlin
Free entry
The event is conceived as a public assembly that brings together activists, community members, cultural practitioners, local politicians, and others involved in shaping Berlin as a postcolonial and postmigrant city. It offers a space to present and discuss the ARI MAP, developed as part of the project Mapping Postcolonial Neighborhoods, which brings together stories, initiatives, and perspectives connected to Ari and to ongoing struggles against racist and sexualised violence across Berlin.
The ARI MAP seeks to make visible existing connections and solidarities while creating space for new encounters, collaborations, and strategies. At the heart of the assembly is a collective conversation about Ari’s future in the city. While Ari is currently located at ZK/U, participants are invited to exchange ideas and explore how she can become a lasting part of public space and Berlin’s diverse urban memory and collective future.
Program
- 13:00–14:00
Arrival, Snacks, Welcome & Intro
- 14:00–14:45
Session I: Ari, Anton Wilhelm Amo & WEB DuBois on Anton Wilhelm Amo-Straße (formerly: M*Straße)
- 14:45–15:00
Break
- 15:00–15:45
Session II: Ari & movements against feminicide on Martha-Ndumbe-Platz
- 15:45–16:30
Session III: Ari, postmigrant & queer struggles on O-Platz
- 16:30–16:45
Break
- 16:45–17:00
From Stories to Strategies
Collective reflection on key insights, recurring themes, and connections emerging across the three sessions. What can we learn from these different sites and initiatives, and what possibilities for future collaboration do they open up?
- 17:00–18:00
Public Conversation: Making Space for Ari
A conversation with local politicians, activists, community members, and other stakeholders on possible futures for Ari in Berlin. How can Ari become a lasting part of public space, and what role can she play in shaping Berlin as a postcolonial and postmigrant city?
- 18:00–20:00
Informal exchange: Food, networking, and continued conversations.
This event is hosted by the project Postcolonial Neighborhoods at Universität Potsdam.
