Radio programme about the Bilillee Machbuba Women’s place in Cottbus now online

On the initiative of FrauenOrte Brandenburg, a memorial plaque (FrauenOrt) was unveiled last year at the BTU in honour of the girl Bilillee Machbuba. Together with our BTU4Future module and guest lecturer Patricia Vester, work was then carried out during the summer semester of 2025 on and around the FrauenOrt at the BTU: what does this memorial site need to be recognised at the BTU? What does the FrauenOrt mean for the remembrance of Black history in Cottbus? These topics were explored in the seminar, and, amongst other things, the students enhanced the FrauenOrt with a bench for people to sit and relax, as well as flowers and plants. An opening ceremony was also held in July 2025, during which the importance of critically remembering German colonial history was discussed.

Now, almost a year later, we were invited to share the story of the commemorative plaque and our collaborative work once again on Radio Sterchen.fm. The programme has been online since 7 June and can be listened to here: FrauenOrt Bilillee Machbuba in Cottbus – sternchen.fm

Further information (including a video of the opening ceremony) on the work relating to Bilillee Machbuba as part of BT4Future

Further information (including an audio walk) on the Brandenburg FrauenOrt dedicated to Bilillee Machbuba