A Berlin Summer Event Ignited a Nationwide Argument. Here’s Why.
Organizers said racist threats and hostile online attacks left them unable to guarantee the safety of Black children, young people and families.
- On Friday, the Volksbühne theater cancelled a reserved swimming session for Black community members at the temporary Volksbad pool after organizers cited safety threats and hostile reactions.
- Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany , described the arrangement as "apartheid," while critics argued that reserving access based on race was inappropriate for a taxpayer-supported facility.
- Each One Teach One reported receiving racist threats and discriminatory comments; the Volksbühne described the situation as a target of "right-wing and racist agitation," stating they could no longer guarantee participant safety.
- Rather than opening for the scheduled group, the facility remained closed Friday; artistic director Matthias Lilienthal defended the theater's policy of creating protected spaces, stating the format complied with state anti-discrimination laws.
- The temporary pool, which cost about €300,000 and is located on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, remains in operation through early October; organizers intend to continue programs supporting those who face discrimination.
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For a few hours, no whites should enter the pop-up swimming pool of the Berliner Volksbühne. The debate about this is so hot that the action has to be cancelled due to security concerns. That is bitter – and good art.
After right-wing protests, an event for black children was cancelled in the Volksbad. Four Berliners report on racist experiences – both inside and outside the swimming pool.
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Racist Plan For Berlin’s ‘Blacks-Only’ Swimming Pool Day Canceled Over ‘Safety Concerns’ Via Remix News, A planned event at the temporary publicly funded “Volksbad” pool in front of Berlin’s Volksbühne theater has been canceled following an alleged surge of online hostility and threats. The initiative, organized in collaboration with the association Each One Teach One (Eoto), was set to reserve the public bath exclusively for Black children and…
A debate on racism follows the rejection of a bathing campaign for black children and young people in the Volksbad at the Volksbühne Berlin on Rosa-Luxembourg-Platz.
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