Action day 8 against 88

Every November, the Faculty of Applied Social Studies dedicates its Action Day 8 against 88 to topics such as right-wing extremism, racism, populism and threats to democracy. This year's day of action focuses on topics such as democracy-related attitudes of police officers, racism and the role of social work.

• 10.00-10.10 a.m.: Welcome by Prof. Dr. Katja Nowacki(Opens in a new tab)  (Dean of the Department of Applied Social Sciences)
• 10.10-11.45 a.m.: Lecture and discussion by Prof. Dr. Eva Groß(Opens in a new tab)  (Hamburg Police Academy): Democracy-related attitudes of police officers
• 11.45-12.00 Break
• 12.00-13.30: Round table 1: Social work, racism and the police - a discussion based on the example of Dortmund
  • Deniz Greschner(Opens in a new tab)  (Multicultural Forum e.V. Dortmund)
  • Mirza Demirović(Opens in a new tab)  (Nordstadtliga Dortmund)
  • Peter Bandermann(Opens in a new tab)  (spokesperson for the Dortmund police)
  • Bahar Aslan(Opens in a new tab)  (teacher and former lecturer in Gelsenkirchen)
  • Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dierk Borstel(Opens in a new tab)  (Fachhochschule Dortmund, Department of Applied Social Sciences)
• 13.30-14.00: Break
• 14.00-14.30: Input and discussion Travis Harris(Opens in a new tab)  (Visiting Assistant Professor, Norfolk State University/USA): Stranger In My Own Country: Hip Hop's Connective Marginalities and Resistive Power
• 14.45-15.45: Round Table 2 (English): Police Violence - Global Perspectives
  • Karam Adibifar (Professor of Sociology, Metropolitan State University Denver/USA)

  • Sunungurayi Charamba (PhD student, Midlands State University Harare/Zimbabwe)

  • Nomusa Munoangira (PhD student, University of Johannesburg/South Africa)

  • Bongane Morris Mzinyane (PhD student, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban/South Africa)

  • Gesemia Nelson (Professor of Sociology, Metropolitan State University Denver/USA)

  • Tapiwanashe Gladys Simango (PhD student, Midlands State University Harare/Zimbabwe)

  • Moderation: Sina Nitzsche(Opens in a new tab)  (Researcher & Head, Department of Teaching Innovation, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
• 15.50: Closing remarks and end of the event