21st January 2012, at 18:00 o’clock in Mehringhof, Gneisenaustraße 2a, 10961 Berlin
(U-bahn station Mehringdamm U6 / 7, Bus M19, 140, 248)
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The term "racial profiling" refers to the use of profile characteristics as a determining factor in the course of a criminal prosecution by the police / regulatory agencies / law enforcement organs. The reports and experiences of affected people show that these profile characteristics are determined arbitrarily by the officers and are most often the result of racist mentality. Thus at the root of all racially motivated police brutality also lies "racial profiling". In Berlin, this practice is amongst others supported by the ASOG-law § 21 II No. 1, which states that in certain places classified as "dangerous", the police can, with no obvious and explicit reason for suspicion, ask people to provide their personal details. Two exampels of areas classified as such are the Hasenheide or the Hermannplatz in Neukölln/Berlin. "Dangerous" places can also be locations in which the police assume the increased presence of "people violating residence law provisions." Hence "racial profiling" constitutes a two-fold risk for people without secure residence in Germany. Mr. Biplab Basu from ReachOut Berlin, counselor for victims of right-wing, racist and anti-Semitic violence, will present various forms and consequences of "racial profiling" and show how it is an indispensable part of the institutionalized racism in Germany. The presentation will take place on
Saturday, January 21st at 18.00 o’clock in Berlin Mehringhof, Gneisenaustraße 2a 10961 (U-bahn station Mehringdamm U6 / 7, Bus M19, 140, 248).
There is great food and drinks! Donations woul be greatly appreciated.
For more information please view: http://plataforma-berlin.de, http://thevoiceforum.org/ or https://thecaravan.org/
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