3rd Austrian Anti-Racism Fair

Wann

13. März 2026

10:00 - 19:00

Wo

CEU, Central European University
Quellenstrasse 51-55, Wien, Wien, 1100

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60 Years of UN Day Against Racism | Asian Communities Empowerment – The Filipino Europeans | The Headscarf Debate | Good Practices from Vienna & Upper Austria

On Friday, March 13, 2026, the 3rd Austrian Anti-Racism Fair will open at the Central European University (CEU), Quellenstrasse 51, 1100 Vienna. The fair marks the launch of the nationwide Anti-Racism Days (Antirassismus-Tage) and brings together stakeholders from civil society, academia, and community work. This year’s program features a special focus on Asian Community Empowerment and the 60th anniversary of the UN Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In addition to information booths from 16 participating organizations, the event offers compelling panel discussions on topics such as Anti-Racism & Climate Justice and the current headscarf ban (presented from the perspective of Muslim women). We are particularly pleased to welcome Upper Austria as this year’s guest province, providing valuable „Good Practice“ insights into their regional anti-racism initiatives.

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Provisional programme

10:00 a.m. – Welcome & Greetings

Mathias Möschel, Pro-Rector for External Relations and Professor at the Department of Legal Studies (CEU)
Francesco Motta, Director of the newly established Vienna-based Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
simon INOU, Initiator and Organizer

Opening Speeches

Vina Yun, journalist and author – Common Cause: Connecting Anti-Racist Struggles
Theodora Manolakos, Head of the Department of Integration and Diversity (MA 17), City of Vienna

10:30 a.m. – Presentation: Regional and Community Work

Ranjit Kaur, Head of Regional and Community Work – Presented by the City of Vienna (Integration and Diversity)

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Documentary Shorts: Belonging, Visibility, Resistance

Presented by CEU. This curated screening features three short documentary films by CEU alumni exploring the complexities of racism and belonging in Austria and Hungary.

Just Carmen (8:53): A reflection on Afro-Austrian identity in rural Austria and the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement. By Tayla Myree, Anna Gersh, and Annika Augusiak.
We are Ali (7:04): A portrait of a „guest worker“ generation activist participating in Vienna’s anti-racism protests. By Sena Uslu and Johana Cernochova.
Anyák (9:59): A look at the experiences of two women raising Black children in Hungary, focusing on motherhood and intergenerational identity. By Mayya Kelova, Andrea Kóbor, and Adina Tulegenova.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Good Practices from the Host Province of Upper Austria

Anti-racism in Upper Austria: What does it mean to take a stand today?

Upper Austria has sent two powerful signals recently: In November 2025, lawyers participated in a specialized symposium in Linz entitled „Using Law Against Racism.“ In December, the City of Linz launched the campaign „Together Linz – For Respect. For Diversity. Without Racism.“

Discussion with: Mag.ª Ulrike Salinger (Ombuds Office for Equal Treatment, Upper Austria) and Mag.ª Abena Carty-Pinner (Green Party councillor in the city of Linz).
Moderation: simon INOU

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Good Practices from Vienna: Future-Oriented Projects

Public presentations by: SOS Mitmensch, KPH Wien/Krems (racism-critical education), Project Start Scholarship, House of Austrian History, and the new art space MEZEKERE (requested).

Moderation: Doreen Ighama

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Antiracist Visions of Ecofutures

Presented by CEU. This panel explores how ecological transformation and racial justice are deeply interconnected. Moving beyond technocratic approaches, the discussion examines how colonial histories and extraction shape today’s environmental crises.

Speakers: Tyanif Rico Rodriguez, Andya Paz, and Emiliana Reinoso Gutierrez.
Moderation: Anke Schaffartzik and Ambika Sairam.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Ending the Endless Headscarf Debate

Bans, mandates, and countless external opinions—but rarely the voices of those affected.

With

Dr.in Amani Abuzahra
Moderation: Esma Bosnjakovic

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Filipino Europeans: Remaking the Past, Shaping the Future

How second and third-generation members of the Philippine diaspora shape their identity and influence social and political developments.

Speakers: Arlene Castañeda & Marina Wetzlmaier.
Moderation: Christiane Evelyn Götz
In cooperation with Sentro (Center for Austrian and Philippine Culture and Languages).

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Hunting, Mapping, Owning – from Safari Empire to Climate Crisis: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the Colonial Invention of “African wilderness”

Our panel explores how the idea of “African wilderness” was not a natural fact but a colonial construction. From Austro-Hungarian hunting expeditions and scientific mapping practices to today’s conservation finance and carbon markets, we want to trace how hunting, mapping and owning became interconnected tools of power. The invention of “empty” landscapes enabled extraction, racialized displacement and the erasure of Indigenous land stewardship — dynamics that continue in contemporary climate politics. By linking safari imperialism to today’s climate crisis, we ask: how do historical imaginaries of wilderness shape current conservation regimes, and who benefits — or is displaced — in the name of protecting nature?