Over ten years ago, the ‘summer of migration’ changed the lives of thousands of people (whether refugees or not) and shaped the debates on migration, borders and solidarity in Germany and Europe. Since then, border regimes have been in motion, laws have been tightened and spaces for freedom have been opened up and then restricted again. At the same time, there are initiatives all across Brandenburg that are fighting for spaces of freedom and putting solidarity into practice. Where do we stand today, more than a decade later? How are developments at the EU’s external borders linked to the situation of refugees in Brandenburg? And what steps, despite everything, bring us closer to a society of solidarity with migrants in Brandenburg?

Featuring migration researcher Bernd Kasparek (HU Berlin, TU Delft) and other guests. A collaborative event organised by VaSiB and ZeStur.