Report from the second ASA seminar is online!

The ASA seminar usually began at 9 a.m. with a plenary session attended by all participants. Each day began with a different theme. One morning, for example, was about gender and sexism. Therefore, former ASA participants came to give an introduction and definitions of the different parts of this main topic. Later, various workshops were offered on the topic. All workshops included different types of (would omit the different ways) "learning methods." One workshop was based on the theater technique "Living Pictures" and gave women the opportunity to show situations in which they felt they were treated wrongly because of their gender. Another, which was gender mixed, provided an opportunity to discuss their own experiences in life where gender influenced situations or decisions. One of the highlights of this seminar was the theater "Asylum Monologues" on Friday evening. The actors presented monologues by refugees, based on interviews they had conducted beforehand. These were the true stories of refugees who came to Germany from different countries and for different reasons. They showed their experience in their difficult attempt to get a residence permit for Germany. It was a really touching performance for everyone and led to many questions and discussions right afterwards. So I thank ASA and the actors of "Asylum Monologues" for giving us the opportunity to see such an amazing opportunity to take a closer look at the lives of refugees here in Germany.