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Tupodcast with Tupoka Ogette 2025 in Chemnitz

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Awareness-Team at a live podcast recording

On 16 May 2025, the live podcast “Tupodcast” with Tupoka Ogette took place at the Hartmannfabrik in Chemnitz. The event brought together numerous attendees to engage with questions of racism, discrimination, social responsibility, and critical self-reflection.reflect.awareness e.V. accompanied the event with an on-site awareness team.

Awareness-work at a public podcast recording

Public discussion and conversation formats addressing discrimination and power structures can affect participants in very different ways. Personal experiences, emotional topics, and social tensions make awareness work particularly important in these contexts.

Our task was to create a discrimination-sensitive and supportive framework for the event. The awareness team was visible, approachable, and present throughout, providing assistance to attendees when needed.

Role of the awareness-team on site

As the awareness team, we attentively monitored the event, offered opportunities for conversation, and supported people who felt uncomfortable or affected by challenging situations. Our work was guided by the principles of partiality and power of definition.

Awareness in this context did not mean intervening in the content or discussions, but rather creating safety, accessibility, and options for action for everyone present—especially for people affected by racism or other forms of discrimination.

Attitude, responsibility and Safe(er) Spaces

Our awareness work is grounded in an anti-sexist, anti-discriminatory, and power-critical stance. We take experiences seriously, listen actively, and do not question the perspectives of those affected. Even in public discussion formats, awareness is not an add-on, but an integral part of responsible event practice.

Accompanying Tupodcast demonstrated how important awareness is in political education and discourse spaces. Wherever social conflicts become visible, structures are needed that provide protection and enable solidarity.

Awareness as part of political event formats

The event at Hartmannfabrik showed that awareness work is not limited to festivals or nightlife. Panels, talks, and discussion formats also benefit from clear awareness structures that facilitate participation and actively counter discrimination.

We thank the organizers, Tupoka Ogette, Josina Monteiro, Celina Bostic, and the audience for their trust and excellent collaboration.