* Sold out * Reading with Şeyda Kurt: Radical tenderness - Why love is political

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Radical tenderness - Why love is political was published on April 20, 2021 by HarperCollins Germany. What is love? Is love the meaning of life, a political alliance, an illusion or an end in itself? Or is it even impossible because we are completely crushed between fears about the future, excessive demands and discriminatory structures? The author Şeyda Kurt answers these questions [...]

Literary Diverse # 4 - Release Party

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Release party! For the fourth edition of Literary Diverse we want to meet and spend a nice evening together. We look forward to unknown and familiar faces. Bring your friends with you too! There are drinks, music, smaller readings and of course the magazine. → Start of the event: October 22nd, 20:00 p.m. → This event is free of charge. A registration [...]

“Hope” – reading and conversation with Nermin Ismail

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Hope is universal. We cannot live without hope. It is she who does not let us despair when faced with disappointments, setbacks or blows of fate. It strengthens the backbone in times of crisis. If we can hope, giving up is not an option - instead we get up and follow the silver lining. But what is hope, what does it feed on [...]

Climate (In) Justice - an anticolonial evening

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

What does anti-colonial resistance have to do with the climate crisis? What connects anti-racist struggles with the struggle against environmental and climate destruction? The BUNDjugend project Locals United invites you to an evening with spoken word, reading and music. Also there are poetry artist Sami El Poet, the authors of the brochure "Colonialism & Climate Crisis - Over 500 [...]

Black in Berlin x Sboutiful

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

At the turn of the year 1794/95 the last slave ship “Sao Jose”, which was on its way to Brazil, sank with 512 black people at the gates of Cape Town. What does this story have to do with today's microaggression and black reality? "In memory of this story, today's reality of life for 512 black people in Berlin should visualize who we [...]

The Significance of the Nakba in Palestinian History and for Palestinian Identity - Book Discussion and Maqam Session

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Nahed Awwad invites you to a book talk “Palestine and the Palestinians. A story from the Nakba to the present ”with the author Dr. Muriel Asseburg and the journalist Kristin Helberg. The focus of this book talk is the question of the importance of the Nakba - the flight and expulsion of around three quarters of a million Palestinians from 1947 to 1949 - for [...]

BLACK DADS READING - Let's heal together: Celebrating Black Stories

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

(German version below) Just in time for the start of the BLACK HISTORY MONTH, we invite you to the special event of the BLACK DADS READERS on Sunday, February 06.02.2022th, 15, from 00:XNUMX p.m. For all Black children and families, the Black community and anyone interested, the wonderful Black DADS READER read the books "HAIR LOVE" by Matthew Acherry and [...]

BOOK CLUB MEET – TEXTS TO HANAU

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

⁣All readers and interested parties are welcome to our book club meeting together with Stolzeaugen.books! Also present: artist ⁣Keça Filankes, she will read her contribution to texts to Hanau. The event will be moderated by ⁣Pardis Zarghampour, the founder of the intersectional feminist book club Cologne "ifbkoeln". This has existed since June 2020 and was launched to ensure a safe [...]

“Breaking Borders to Build Bridges: 20 years of Women in Exile” – book premiere + reading

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Women in Exile invite you to a reading (in English) and celebration of their book "Breaking Borders to Build Bridges: 20 years of Women in Exile" which will be published in June. After the reading there will be time for questions from the audience. The discussion will be moderated by Napuli L. About the book: Escape and [...]

Decolonizing Voices - Kick off Wearebornfree Decolonial Mission Academy

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Networking party with DJ at the end of the event Wearebornfree Decolonial Mission Academy, an association that is still being founded, cordially invites you to its kick-off event. An evening is planned to present the ideas and goals of the association, which should encourage exchange and networking through readings and discussions. Program: Two decolonial poems, [...]

Book premiere: Confidentialities – Max Lobe. Discussion and reading (German/English/French)

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

A warm invitation to talks, readings, drinks & music in the Oyoun garden! In "Confidentialities" Max Lobe returns to his native Cameroon and travels to the Bassa forest to learn from the old Mâ Maliga what she knows about the independence movement in Cameroon and its leader Ruben Um Nyobè. "Confidentialities" is the narration this talkative and [...]

Sold out: Book premiere – Mohamed Amjahid: Let's Talk About Sex, Habibi

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Our view of love and desire in North Africa is heavily influenced by clichés, orientalism and fetishization. But what freedoms are there in supposedly closed societies? Where are the boundaries and who defines them? Mohamed Amjahid shows how the everyday sexuality of North Africans really is and does away with racist stereotypes. He talks about orgies [...]

€ 8,00 - € 10,00

Livestream transmission: Book premiere - Mohamed Amjahid: Let's Talk About Sex, Habibi @ Oyoun-Club

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

In addition to the sold-out reading by Mohamed Amjahid, we are offering a live stream in the Oyoun Club. Tickets are free but must be reserved using the ticket button at the bottom of this page. Our view of love and desire in North Africa is heavily influenced by clichés, orientalism and fetishization. But what freedoms are there in supposedly closed societies? Where [...]

Free of charge

rongin shagor/রঙিন সাগর | Critical Collective Practices | a lecture presentation anchored by Aroh Akunth

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

In societies that weaponize the alienation of individuals for economic gains, the idea of ​​collectives should offer respite, and alternatives. Though historically these queer organizations have defined affinity to particular kinds of peoples and politics, delegitimization of pro-people ideologies en mass, including workers' rights has led to the role of collectives gaining renewed importance in [...]

rongin shagor/রঙিন সাগর | concert reading | “The Whisper of Others”

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

"The Whisper of Others" is a lyrical examination of hegemonic historiography and the injustices deeply rooted in it. The poems combine world events with individual stories of flight and exploitation and invite the reader to take on new perspectives. Her poems are longing, sad and uplifting at the same time. They are accompanied musically by Hakan Tugrul on the [...]

May Ayim Vortex | pres. by Poetry Meets and rongin shagor

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

The Poetry Meets Series is an international, multilingual community event showcasing spoken word, visual art and film, musicians and poetry talent from Berlin and beyond. The line-up always promises a remarkable conglomeration of soulful, multilingual wordsmiths, musicians and visual stories, accompanied by the infamous open mic vortex. Poetry Meets and rongin shagor present [...]

Reading and Conversation | Standing still is not an option – Europe Keep writing

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Reading and discussion with Sam Zamrik, Rasha Alqasim, Abdalrahman Alqalaq, Widad Nabi and Omar Kaddour | Moderator: Sam Zamrik, Translation: Günther Orth Europe is too valuable to be left to the Europeans. Following this quote from the Brazilian author Rafael Cardoso, "Next Writing", the portal for literature from war and crisis zones, invited authors to [...]

€ 5,00 - € 8,00

Reading and Conversation | The homes I have - Europe Continue writing

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Reading and discussion with Ali Abdollahi, Zia Qasemi, Mostafa Hazara and Batool Haidari | Moderator: Tigran Petrosyan, Translation: Jutta Himmelreich Europe is too valuable to be left to the Europeans. Following this quote from the Brazilian author Rafael Cardoso, "Next Writing", the portal for literature from war and crisis zones, invited authors to write letters, [...]

€ 5,00 - € 8,00

reading + panel | Ten years night: Free Ahmed Douma: الحرية لأحمد دومة

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

The panel will shed the light on Ahmed Douma's case history, the mistreatment he's facing in his arbitrary detention, testimony from a recently released journalist and political prisoner who spent two years with Douma, testimony from Douma's ex-wife about the intimidation his family and she suffered from and a brief about political prisoners situation and [...]

Poetry meets SOUNDS w/ Douniah & Damian Soul

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

The Poetry Meets Series presents its first edition of Poetry Meets SOUNDS celebrating alternative music, sound art and the intersecting power of poetry. ENTRY: 7PM | START: 8PM Ticket: via Eventbrite MAIN ACTS: Douniah Douniah creates art that breaks boundaries. Her sense of aesthetics is reflected in both her music and her visual productions. Here [...]

Poetry Meets JAZZ & Vortex Special

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

The Poetry Meets Series is starting off the year with a plethora of good news. "Poetry Meets Jazz" is back for its 3rd iteration with exceptional soul and jazz artist Yazmin Lacey as our main act. After a long hiatus Egyptian-Australian musician Mariam Sawires will be back as a special guest accompanied by harpist Zainab [...]

Poetry Meets Soul x Black Love Edition

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

The Poetry Meets Series is inviting you to a once in a lifetime experience of breathtaking vocalists and lyrically endowed poets: A very special edition themed Black Love. Indulge yourself into an intimate, meditative and ambient atmosphere encompassing the varying realities and complexities of Black Love with an exquisite acoustic live setting. The line-up [...]

Reading | A Reading by Adania Shibli

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

You are warmly invited to a reading by Adania Shibli. Adania Shibli (Palestine, 1974) has written novels, plays, short stories and narrative essays. Shibli has twice been awarded with the Qattan Young Writer's Award-Palestine in 2001 on her novel Masaas, and in 2003 on her novel Kulluna Ba'id bethat al Miqdar aan el-Hub. Her latest [...]

Kurdistan Soli Küfa x Şeyda Kurt Soli Reading

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Due to the still tragic situation, Soli Küfa is organizing a solidarity event for the earthquake victims in Kurdistan, Turkey and Syria on May 5th. Şeyda Kurt will read from her current book “HASS”, Elu will present an exhibition and Adnan Çelik will play Kurdish and Turkish songs for us. Soli Küfa started as a solidarity kitchen, [...]

Lecture Performance + Screening | Species, Soil and Successors

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Lecture performances, screening and discussion with contributions by Hillside Projects, Julia Schuster, Devadeep Gupta, Lea Maria Wittich and Nilanjan Bhattacharya. Curated by Arijit Bhattacharyya Oyoun's curatorial focus Listening to the Land launches with Species, Soil and Successors by Arijit Bhattacharyya, a curatorial project consisting of three chapters. Based on curatorial research and a remote art residency, the project shares [...]

Reading & Exhibition | Berlin. In Translation – A Multisensory Exhibition and Reading Event about Migration and Movement

Oyoun Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 32, Berlin

Berlin. In Translation is a four-week writing and translation workshop whose participants have a history of migration in Germany. The reading event serves as a final meeting for the public to present the texts and translations that have been created over the past few months. In addition, the participants will exhibit migration- and project-related interdisciplinary artworks. The participants of the workshop all have a migration history as well as work and [...]