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As part of the funding program “Educational Work in Schools on Colonialism and Responsibility” (BIKO) of the  Nord-Süd-Brücken Foundation, supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth, and Family, the Korea Verband successfully implemented the project “Creating Asia-Pacific Spaces” an der Fritz-Karsen-Schule erfolgreich realisieren.

Educational Project: Creating Asia-Pacific Spaces

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As part of the funding program “Educational Work in Schools on Colonialism and Responsibility” (BIKO) of the  Nord-Süd-Brücken Foundation, supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth, and Family, the Korea Verband successfully implemented the project “Creating Asia-Pacific Spaces” at the Fritz-Karsen School last year. The aim of the project was to close existing gaps in the Berlin school curriculum concerning the colonial and migration history of the Asia-Pacific region. It raised awareness among 12th-grade students at the Fritz-Karsen School School in Berlin-Neukölln about Germany’s historical responsibility and anti-Asian racism. Due to the positive feedback, the project now serves as a basis for developing a potential follow-up project: a training program for teachers. Background Interest in a critical examination of German colonial history is growing. The increased engagement and educational efforts regarding the colonization of the African continent and its devastating consequences to the present day is a welcome development. However, such efforts regarding the Asia-Pacific region are almost entirely absent. This is partly due to an undifferentiated conception of a vast cultural region in which …

The State Advisory Council for Participation Calls for Monument Protection for the Statue of Peace

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The State Advisory Council for Participation calls for monument protection for the Statue of Peace Ari in Moabit and the memorial for Sintizze and Romnja murdered under National Socialism at the Brandenburg Gate. In its resolution of 25 November 2024, the Council states with reference to the monuments that “[…] both must be protected as part of the common European cultural heritage of freedom and resistance against oppression in accordance with Articles 3 TEU, 167 TFEU, and the Cultural Property Protection Act (KGSG).” The State Advisory Council for Participation calls on the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing of the State of Berlin to work together with the relevant institutions to take measures for the permanent protection and preservation of the two endangered monuments, which commemorate victims of political persecution and abuse. Justification Both memorials make a significant contribution to preserving the memory of historical crimes and promoting freedom and justice. The measures are also based on the legal foundations of the European treaties (3 TEU, 167 TFEU) and the application of the …