Fighting for Transnational Justice

Online Workshop with Adama Dicko and Laura Grossmann

Content Short

With continuing crises and more and more strain on the world’s resources, the exploitation of certain countries by others will keep increasing. In this climate it is important to strengthen our abilities to struggle together for transnational justice. This workshop tries to explore a few facets of this quest. Based on insights of some first hand accounts, we will explore which skills we need in order to better understand each other and fight for justice together: How can we understand each other’s point of view? How can we bridge cultural and language barriers and how to stick together, despite our differences?

This Workshop is for you if…

… you live in two worlds and understand the inner struggle this brings. It is for you if you know one of these worlds and want to sharpen your sensitivity, increase your ability to work together with people and struggles in very different circumstances. The workshop is for you if you are ready to de-center European experiences in the face of ongoing crisis.

The Workshop is delivered by…

…two trainers with very diverse backgrounds. Adama and Laura have roots in Vienna and Burkina Faso. They are educators, artists and activists, living and working mainly in Vienna.

Place / Date

Wednesday, October 1st
5 pm – 8:30 pm CET
Online (you’ll get the link upon registration, see below)

Estimated Work Amount and Methods

You do not need to prepare.
No previous knowledge required. Interest in transnational organizing is required.
You will get documentation of the workshop afterwards. No follow-up is planned.

Barriers

The workshop will take place on the online platform “ZOOM”. You can use zoom on a computer or a smart phone. There are apps for most systems, but you can also use it without app. You do not need an account.
There will be input, group discussions and visualisation.
There will be one longer and some shorter breaks.
It is advised to take part in a quiet space without distractions. However, it will be possible just to listen in and not part take in all the discussion, for example, if you have a child with you.

Language

The workshop will take place in English. The trainers can provide some language support in Spanish, French and German. There is no simultaneous translation to any language, including sign language.

Costs

The workshop is free of charge. If you can, we do welcome free donations. https://skills4crisis.org/#get-involved

Applying

There are a maximum of 25 places. They will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.
To apply, please fill out the online registration form. You will get the exact address upon registration.
The online and offline workshop have the same content. It is not necessary to attend both.
If there is a problem or any open questions – please get in contact via E-Mail to skills4crisis@protonmail.com.

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Speakers / Workshop Facilitators

Adama Dicko

Adama Dicko is a musician from Burkina Faso, in the heart of the Sahel region of West Africa. Now living and working in Austria, Adama channels the spirit and rhythms of his homeland into his music, reaching audiences far beyond his roots.

During his travels across West Africa, he developed a unique musical style that blends blues and reggae, creating a sound that is both soulful and deeply personal. Through his songs, Adama shares stories of his journey—capturing the landscapes he crossed, the people he encountered, and the life experiences that continue to inspire his art.

Laura Grossmann

is an activist for anti-fascism and climate justice. As part of the association “Humus – fertile soil for change” she offers trainings, facilitation and consulting for political groups, focusing on group processes, structures and group dynamics. Alongside her political activism, she works as organisation developer and in the educational sector. She grew up in Austria, lived, worked and studied there, as well as in the UK and Madagascar.

Laura is standing in front of the world map in green colours. She is smiling.

About the project

The ‘Skills for Crisis’ project acknowledges that ecological tipping points, social collapse and multiple crises have been reached. They will be and already are our reality. The world as we know it is coming to an end. Embracing this thought, faces us as individuals, but also our communities with questions, feelings and processes, forcing us to leave our known ground of “solving” and “saving”.

Together we want to explore what civil society organisations, our communities and social movements need in order to react and act in Solidarity to crises. We want to learn from the past, support healing in the present and shape the way we enter the future.

For one year, we will collect and discuss existing knowledge and practices about crises and develop workshops based on five streams of thoughts.

On the orange background there are illustrations in white color showing little figures overwhelmed by the crisis and greedily keeping different resources to themselves. There is another illustration near it in black invite, where these figures bring their resources to the center in a wash to share them. There is also the name on the workshop written in the dark colour: workshop online. Fighting transnational justice.

Fighting for Transnational Justice is one of the 5 Streams of Thoughts we are following throughout the project. The Illustrations show a group of people overwhelmed by the crisis and its Solidarity alternative. Drawing by Fine / Educat Kollektiv.