Bruchlinien der Faschisierung. Über Solidarität und Widerstand: Mit Gilda Sahebi, Johanna Bröse und Morten Paul, Moderation: Sara Morais dos Santos Bruss (Gespräch)

In the organizer's words:

Safi Faye Hall
In German with simultaneous translation into English

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In the face of authoritarian regimes and right-wing populist movements gaining strength worldwide, the question of solidarity and resistance is moving to the center of a reflection on everyday practices. For it seems that it is precisely here, in the seemingly apolitical spaces of what was once private life, that right-wing mobilizations are most successful. In particular, everyday experiences in relation to identity, language or the environment are being fascized in Germany, i.e. these fields are the basis for everyday society adopting the political normativity of a fascist party without the need for one. What do practices of solidarity and resistance mean in this new situation? How can historically evolved understandings of fascism and mechanisms of resistance be updated for today's conditions? This panel is dedicated to the historical and current fault lines of fascization - the places and possibilities of confronting it, both in Germany and in a global context. The focus will be on forms of political solidarity in times of increasing repression, the role of anti-fascist remembrance culture and the importance of empathy and emotions as a practice of resistance.

The panelists will shed light on how collective remembrance of past struggles against fascism provides orientation for current strategies and what challenges are associated with solidarity-based action in authoritarian societies. It will also address the question of how international movements can learn from each other and what strategies and horizons of understanding are needed today in order to think about the local and the global together. The aim is to open up spaces for exchange and networking in which resistance is not only possible, but also understood in its urgency.