| Date: | 25.03.2026 |
| Time: | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| Location: | Zoom |
At the 13th ARA Community meeting we were happy to have Bastian Fraunhofer as our guest. In his thesis he examined anti-racism and the role of Whiteness in German development and humanitarian non-governmental organisations and found that while German organisations frequently address international power imbalances vis-à-vis the Global South, they have largely failed to scrutinise racist structures and White supremacy within their own internal organisational processes.
Following a short input by Bastian, we discussed:
- Why is anti-racism sometimes particularly difficult in humanitarian organisations?
- How do you reflect on your role and motivation for anti-racist engagement?
- When and how should White allies consciously step back, make space or give up their places?
- How do we avoid anti-racism work becoming too centred on White sensitivities, while at the same time having to deal strategically with White fragility and White backlash?
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The event was in German, took place under Chatham House Rule and thus was not recorded.
