change of perspective. Sorbs in Brandenburg and Germans in Poland

Minorities reflect the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe. The protection of their rights is sanctioned by the constitutions of the European states concerned and by international treaties. The long-term promotion of minorities, on the one hand, and the opportunities for social participation of members of minorities, on the other, are seen as a yardstick for the degree of cultural diversity in a society. In view of the German minority in Poland and the Sorbian minority in Brandenburg, we will ask ourselves how appropriate the social participation of minorities in Germany, Poland and Europe can appear and how successful it can be. We question the self-image and image of both groups against the backdrop of their eventful history and the challenges of the present between the pressure to conform and self-determination.

The program

Greeting: Dr. Martina Weyrauch, Brandenburg State Center for Civic Education

»The German minority in Poland. The example of Opole Silesia «
Short lecture by Rafał Bartek, President of the Association of German Socio-Cultural Societies in Poland, the German Socio-Cultural Society of Opole Silesia and the Opole Voivodeship Day

»Sorbs / Wends – a Slavic minority in Brandenburg. Serby – slowjańska mjeńšyna w Bramborskej «
Short lecture by Měto Nowak, Advisor to the Commissioner for Sorbs / Wends at the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg

It is moderated by Dr. Magdalena Gebala of the German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe. Admission is free.

When and where? Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Brandenburg State Center for Civic Education, Heinrich-Mann-Allee 107, House 17 (Friedhofsgasse entrance).

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