Myanmar Exile Community Workshop

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We are excited to invite you to an one-day Myanmar Exile Community Workshop focused on fostering connections, enhancing knowledge, and inspiring collective action among newly arrived members of the Myanmar community in Germany.
  

Workshop Goals

🔗 Build Connections
 Meet fellow members of the Myanmar exile community and establish a trusted support network.

📚 Gain Knowledge
 Learn about your rights and key legal frameworks for living in Germany through expert-led sessions.

🤝 Collaborate and Organize
 Voice your needs, share ideas, and plan future initiatives to strengthen our community.

Agenda

9:30 AM – Welcome and Introductions

• Get to know each other, clarify expectations, and establish community guidelines.

10:15 AM – Block I: Legal Rights and Support in Germany

• Input by Christopher Wohnig, Lawyer (with Burmese translation).
• Discuss asylum, passports, and your rights in small groups.

11:15 AM – Coffee Break

11:30 AM – Block II: Learn from Other Exile Communities

• Insights from Afghan and Belarusian communities in Berlin, and Exile Hub working with the Myanmar community in Chiang Mai
• Group discussions on community organizing and diaspora activities.

1:00 PM – Lunch (will be provided by Heinrich Böll Foundation)

2:00 PM – Block III: Open Space for Future Planning

• Collaborate on ideas for future activities, including community-building events and information-sharing sessions.

4:15 PM – Fun Common Activity

• End the day with a joyful group activity, such as cooking and sharing a meal together.
   

Who Should Attend?

Approximately 15-20 participants from the Myanmar exile community in Berlin and across Germany are invited to join this interactive workshop.
(Are you struggeling financing your trip? Please get in touch with us. We do have a small amount of money to support you with that)

This is a unique opportunity to come together, strengthen our bonds, and shape the future of the community in Germany.

Contact: 
Mia Kruska
E mia.kruska@boell.de

» Participation on site
at the the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Conference Center, Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin

Please register in advance. Unfortunately, the number of seats for this event are limited. If we are at capacity, the conversation will be transmitted via video to other rooms.