Active against racism
Presenting three women who are involved in politics and society against discrimination.
Aminata Belli
The television journalist Aminata Belli has dedicated herself to fighting everyday racism. She is calling on people to intervene whenever people are discriminated against because of their origins. Such responses should not be left simply to the people concerned. She herself took time to reach this position: As a child, racism was something “that I simply had to accept”, Belli said in an interview. Alongside everyone taking a stand in everyday life, she thinks that anti-racist workshops in schools and company workplaces are a good way to curb racism.
Alice Hasters
The journalist and author Alice Hasters regularly becomes involved in debates about racism and discrimination. For her it is important to show what racism really is: Because it doesn’t just begin where one group feels itself superior to another. Racism begins with the assumption that there are groups that differ from each other based on inborn characteristics. Hasters is calling for BIPOC people (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) to be more strongly represented in schools, the media and politics, including in positions where they have powers of co-determination.
Aminata Touré
Aminata Touré fights racism in her capacity as both a private individual and a politician. She has been Schleswig-Holstein’s minister of social affairs, youth, family, senior citizens, integration and equality since 2022. As a member of parliament, Touré was also involved in drawing up a state-level action plan to combat racism. Touré also adopts a stance in social media, for example on Instagram.
