Decolonial Practices Group

The Decolonial Practices Group are a group based primarily at the Rachel Carson Center, comprising of academics at various stages in their careers, including PhD and master's students. Their focus extends beyond the theoretical realms to actively engage in decolonization efforts through praxis-oriented approaches. They are united by their commitment against all forms of oppression and strive to be more than just a discussion forum; the group's goal is to actively organize, motivate, and engage in meaningful actions. They facilitate and participate in various initiatives that promote the process of decolonisation. The Decolonial Practices Group is a space where theory meets action, driving tangible change, and fostering a deeper understanding of decolonial practices.

Offical website: decolonialpractices.org

For further information, please contact Nakul Heroor (nakul.heroor@rcc.lmu.de).

Upcoming Events

03.05.2024, 18:00-21:00: Los Hijos del Viento (Film Screening followed by a Panel Discussion with members of the Latin-American organization Aluna Minga) 
The documentary is directed by Felipe Monroy and lasts for 98 minutes. It is shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Doris, Maria, and Beatriz are mothers of so-called “False Positives”. In Colombia, this term refers to civilian individuals who were killed by the military, falsely reported as fallen combatants. The Colombian Truth Commission has documented 6,402 such state-sponsored murders. There were political and economic incentives for this: the Uribe government offered rewards for killed guerrillas. Thousands of young people from vulnerable areas were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by the national army, which paraded them before the media as supposed guerrillas killed in combat.

Faced with the silence, lies, and impunity of the State, three mothers demand truth and justice. "Hijos del Viento" (Children of the Wind) tells the story of their struggle so that the memory of their children is not swept away by the wind.

Afterward, we will hold a discussion about the documentary with members of the Latin-American organization Aluna Minga. We will talk, for example, about how institutions reproduce colonial forms of extermination of bodies and existences? The role of gender, especially women, in the search for narratives that make visible their differential problems? The struggles to make visible their realities, their obstacles, and possibilities.

Notable Past Events

• 19 April 2024, 18:00–20:00: The Land Beneath Our Feet (Film Screening followed by a Panel Discussion with Director, Producer, and Writer Prof. Dr. Gregg Mitman as well as Shadrach Kerwillain and John S. Fayiah)
• 6 March 2024: Stitching Palestine (Film Screening followed by a Panel Discussion with Producer Muna Khalidi)
• 23 February 2024: Decolonial Food Practices: Farming for Freedom in the West Bank, Palastine (Seminar with Collective Food Pickling)

• 16 February 2024: The Wanted 18 (Film Screening followed by a Panel Discussion)
• 26 January 2024: Decolonial Community Building: Experiences from Indigenous Amazonia (Film Screening with Discussion)
• 19 January 2024: 200 Meters (Film Screening followed by a Panel Discussion)