MELANCHTHON
AKADEMIE
Bildungswerk des Evangelischen Kirchenverbandes Köln und Region
Kartäuserwall24 b 50678 Köln
Christlich-muslimische Begegnung Pfarrerin D.Schaper
Tel: 0221/93180328 schaper@kirche-koeln.de
Zentrum für Islamische Frauenforschung und Frauenförderung Köln
Telefon 0221 3686467 email info@zif-koeln.de
"Leaving home - Coming home"
the Challenge of Migrant Communities
Europäisches Projekt für Interreligiöses Lernen, EPIL
Programm-Modul Köln,
20.-26. 10. 2008
Programme
|
Human history is a history of
migrations: Over the ages danger, need and human curiosity have prompted
people to leave their countries of origin in search of safety, bread and
fulfilment.
There were also migrations for religious reasons: The journey without return is a deep religious symbol that can be found in the Bible and Koran. Today, sizeable communities of Muslim migrants live in many European countries. How can they participate actively in the host society where the norms are so different from those of their own religious and cultural background? The module will: °analyse reasons for migration, including religious reasons (and stories of migration in the holy books) °look at the reactions to migration, both in the countries of origin and in the host societies °create understanding of the difficulties encountered in developing concepts of "integration" and the efforts presently being made in Cologne. |
Sunday 19.10.2008
Arrival at the Youth hostel
in Köln-Riehl
19.00 h Dinner (Youth hostel)
19.30 h Informal Welcome
the Cologne team meets Epil, introduction to the place of meeting
Monday, 20. 10. 2008
"Seeing the world from
a womens' perspective"
9.00 h Morning Meditation (German Group)
9.30 h Introduction into the program with some general information about the
status of religious communities in Germany (Cologne Team)
11.00 h Opening lecture: Migration in Cologne from a women's perspective
Irene Franken (Association for Women's History),
13.00 h Lunch (Youth Hostel)
14.30-16.30
"Seeing the world with different eyes" - introducing feminism as hermeneutics
(Reinhild Traitler/Teny Simonian, EPIL coordinators in coordination with Cologne
Team) (christian and muslim groups)
17.30 h Melanchthon-Akademie: Possibility for Muslim Prayer
18.00 h Official Welcome
Superintendent of the city of Cologne Protestant Churches (Evangelischer Kirchenverband
Köln und Region), Werner Höbsch, (Secretary for Interreligious Dialogue,
Archbishopric of Cologne, Referat für Interreligiösen Dialog des Erzbistums
Köln) und Myesser Ildem ( Center for Islamic Women's Research and empowerment,
ZIF), Ulrich Becker (University of Hannover), president of the EPIL Board
19.00 h Dinner: Buffet (Catering) at Melanchthon-Akademie, social event
Tuesday, 21. 10. 2008
"Trying to understand
historical injustice"
9.00 h Morning Meditation (Swiss Group)
9.30 h Hermeneutics and Gender
Exegesis of verses from the Quran, with a role play and discussion (ZIF)
Working groups
13.00 h Lunch (Youth Hostel)
15.00 h "Protestants as Migrants in Cologne"
Presentation and Insights at a historic site: Antoniterkirche (Reverend Dorothee
Schaper/Klaus Schmidt)
Coffee at "City Kirchencafé Stanton"
16.30 h Free time
19.00 h Dinner (Youth Hostel)
20.00 h Lecture on the "EL-DE Haus" and the importance of remembrance/remembering
for living together today from a migrants perspective Dogan Akhanli (writer
with Turkish background) (Jugendherberge)
Wednesday, 22.10.2008
Remembrance/remembering
means Living: Expulsion, persecution and migration of citizens from Cologne
during the Nazi regime
8.30 h Morning Meditation (Austrian Group)
9.00 h "Stumbling Blocks" - daily remembrance through art:
In mixed Teams we will explore Stumbling blocks in the streets of Cologne. What
is the meaning of "stumbling block". What are the stories behind them?
There will be different ways to different places (Löwenbrunnen, Mikweh,
Memorial for gay people).
11.00 h Meeting point: EL-DE-Haus: Guided tour in the former GESTAPO prison,
now NS - documentation and archive center
13.30 h Lunch (Restaurant in der Stadt)
14.30 h Free time
16.30 h Guided tour in the Cathedral of cologne in English (Sonja)
Lecture: Catholic Church in Cologne
18.30 h Dinner at Domforum (Catering)
20.30 h Evaluation of the day at Domforum
What did we learned from the stumbling blocks (learning groups)
Thursday, 23.10.2008
8.00 h Morning Meditation ( Bosnian Group)
"Wir holten Arbeitskräfte, es kamen Menschen"(We hired workers-
human beings came).
Working migration in the 1950/60th and its consequences
9.00 h Visiting of the "Ford" automobile company
Discussion with a migrant representative of the workers' committee : Who were
the first migrant workers, when did they come, how did the company answer to
their needs (for example prayer rooms, halal food diversity management) What
is the importance of religion for integration and a peaceful living together?
(Until now it is not clear, if we will meet someone there! We are still working
on this!)
Lecture on working migration and different perspectives on migration with Prof.
Bukow, Center for Diversity Studies, University of Cologne
13.00 h Lunch (at Ford or in the Youth Hostel).
15.00 h Development of questionnaires fort the next day
18.00 h Dinner (youth hostel)
20.00 h Religion and Integration in Cologne (city hall) meeting with the mayor
of Cologne, a representative from the department of interculturel affairs, the
head of department of social affaires. We will talk about the Council of Religion
and the Cologne Peace Declaration
Every country group should bring something symbolic for dialogue or an important
idea of a dialogue project from its own country. The media will be invited as
well.
Friday, 24.10. 2008
Everyday life of migrants
in Cologne
8.30 h Morning Meditation (Lebanese Group)
9.00 h Interviews with religious communities, at schools and at local government
level
(city administration and schools for German speaking students, Bosnian students
in a Bosnian community, Lebanese in an Arab speaking community)
12.30 h Friday prayer in a Mosque
13.30 h Lunch at Keupstrasse (multicultural neighbourhood)
14.30 h walking around at Keupstraße
15.30 h Visiting a mosque, coffee break
16.45 h Free time
19.00 h Dinner (Melanchthon, Catering)
20.00 h Public Discussion at Melanchthon Akademie :
Interreligious Dialogue among women- how does it contribute to integration ?
Greeting: Lale Akgün, Member of Parliament ( requested))
Lecture: Prof. Dr. Grit Klinkhammer (Uni Bremen))
Epil (Reinhild Traitler and Rifa'at Lenzin), one representative from "Lernhaus"
and "Facit".
Saturday, 25.10.2008
"Putting the threads
together" - Evaluation of the week
9.00 h Morning Meditation (AT-Members)
9.30 h Evaluation of the questionnaires
10.15 h Coffee break
11.00 h Interreligious Dialogue and structural justice (Cologne Team)
Learning groups
13.30 h Lunch (Youth Hostel)
14.30 h Evaluation of Module IV
19.00 Uhr Party
Buffet Jugendherberge or Catering
(we are looking forward to see cultural contributions from all of you……please
bring also you favorite music!)
Sunday, 26.10.2008
Optional Worship Service,
Mass
Departures