We Belong: Network Meeting
The fact is: women with a migration background are underrepresented at all levels of politics. As a result, the perspectives, lived realities, and needs of this group are missing from political discourse. We want to change this and are creating a space for it with the "We belong" network. Our goal:
- To serve as the starting point for a nationwide, non-partisan network that provides a safer space for empowerment, as well as the exchange of experience and knowledge, for women who are BIPoC, have a migration background, or share similar lived experiences in their political engagement.
- Another goal is to benefit from the experiences of other politically active women and to exchange ideas and best practices on how more women with a migration background can be represented at the local level and in parliaments.
- Interactive formats will provide space for discussion and networking.
Activist and political scientist Dr. Emilia Roig will deliver a keynote on "Celebrating your own diversity! What comes after visibility?" and engage in a discussion with the participants.
Registration information
- When: Monday, November 20, 2023, from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Via Zoom, please register by November 17, 2023, at https://eveeno.com/117969578
Who is the network for?
Our offerings are aimed at women with a migration background or similar lived experiences (BIPoC, immigrant background, etc.) who are active in politics. By women, we mean all individuals who identify as women. We welcome anyone who identifies with this target group, shares our vision, and is interested in getting to know the network.
Mission Statement of We belong – Network for Women with a Migration Background in Politics
Women with a migration background in politics face experiences that men and members of the majority society do not. There is a need for spaces where people can exchange ideas without fear of competition or power plays. Community, empowerment, safer space: the network is intended to be a place of respect, unbiased and non-partisan solidarity, and appreciation. We do not tolerate sexism, racism, or any other form of discrimination.
This event is part of the Helene Weber Kolleg (HWK), the first nationwide, non-partisan platform for women in local politics.
More about the Helene Weber Kolleg
Women in all their diversity are underrepresented in politics, particularly in parliaments and local councils. The goal of the Helene Weber Kolleg (HWK) is to change this. As the first nationwide, cross-party platform for local female politicians, it offers various exchange and networking formats as well as information to support women in entering and advancing in politics. A key focus is on an intersectional perspective. The specific hurdles faced by women with a migration background and how to overcome them were highlighted during the HWK mentoring program "My Background? I Want to Be in the Foreground" for women with a migration background in politics (2019–2021). The "We belong – Network for Women with a Migration Background in Politics" emerged from this program. It is funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and implemented by EAF Berlin.
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