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Draft of a sex work act (SAG – SexArbeitsGesetz)

Zeichnung einer Sexarbeiter_in mit rotem Regenschirm und der Waage der Justitia in der Hand

Press conference June 2, 2025, 11:00 in Berlin, presenting the draft of a Sex Work Act (SAG) written by sex workers themselves. Where: 12-Apostel-Kirche, An der Apostelkirche 1, 10783 Berlin. The launch of the Law for Equity, Respect and Rights in Sex Work is meant to initiate public debate on sex workers’ critique of the current law. It takes place in the the context of celebrating 50 years of International Sex Workers’ Day (1975-2025).

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Queer Theory – Queer_Pedagogy

Cover des Buches Queer Theorie - Queer Pädagogik von Antke A. Engel. Im oberen Drittel ein Muster aus bunten senkrechten Streifen. Sonst schwarzer Text auf weißem Grund

New publication 2024 An introduction to queer theory by Antke A. Engel. Queer theory is explained in a accessible way, yet, without losing sight of complexities and controversies. What’s special: Excerpts of the three experimental video introductions to queer theory (Engel/filmfetch 2021) can be accessed via QR code while reading the book, and guide the reader through the text.

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Queering Audibility

11 April, 2024, 8 pm, Lettrétage, Berlin-Mitte (DE / EN / DGS / with sign language interpretation). Hearing and Deaf performance art exploring their encounter A a collaboration develops between deaf performance artist Eyk Kauly and the hearing sound artists HYENAZ (Kate Fischer and Adrienne Teicher). Together they explore through sound, signs, and performance how conditions of audibility can be challenged.

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self-determination 2.0

flyer queerokratia Konferenz für Selbstbestimmung. Verschwommene tanzende Person, hautfarben, rote Schuhe, fliederfarbender Hintergrund

On 12 November 2023, the SBSG group “Selbstbestimmung selbst gemacht” (“Self-determination done yourself”) published an alternative draft for a self-determination law – egalitarian, for all, against coercion, convinced of the sexual maturity of all people. As the government draft of the self-determination law, which was approved by the Bundestag on 12.04.24, has various snags, there will be a federal conference for self-determination from 30.05.-02.06.24 in Berlin under the title QUEEROKRATIA.

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Collective Editing

Sept. 9 and Oct. 22, 2023 (2-7 pm) preparing the articles and developing the layout of The Multilingual Issue. Two workshops that are part of the series “Queer Multilinguality and Embodied Speech”.

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Planetary Pluralism

visuelle Notizen zum Vortrag Planetarischer Pluralismus. Rosa Schrift auf weißem Grund.

Presentation and discussion by and with Antke A. Engel
 
Wed August 23, 2023, 4-6pm CET, online
Planetary pluralism is a form of pluralism that supports cohabitation of all non/human and more-than-human beings, while following a denormalizing, yet egalitarian perspective of trans*versal justice.

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