»The Struggle Is Real« – A Video Portrait of Berena Yogarajah

Type: Video
Published: 10.08.2023
Language: English
Level: Beginner
Length: 5 Minutes

Categories: Community & Union Organizing, Grassroots Movement Building, Intersectional Alliances

Authors

Berena Yogarajah

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CREDITS

Concept & Production: School of Transnational Organizing
Video Shooting & Editing: Jonas Brander (@jonasbrander) & Abou Baker Sidibé (@aboulboss)
Animation Design: Elena Bianco (@daiddenne)

About the contributor

Berena Yogarajah

Anti-Racist & Social Justice Activist & Educator

Berena Yogarajah is a political activist and educator based in Cologne. She has mainly been active in anti-racist struggles in Germany. She is primarily concerned with identity politics and utopia. Observing that some debates around anti-racism make us paralyzed instead of powerful, determined and witted, has influenced her work strongly. Therefore, her political work focuses on overcoming social hardships and fears towards social justice.

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