Event: Country seeks specialist with Libuše Černá

Our board member Libuše Černá is a guest at the “Land sucht Fachkfraft” event organized by the Visionskultur association.

About the event:

Under the title “Land seeks skilled workers”, we will be talking to experts about the opportunities and challenges of recruiting skilled workers. Measures for qualification and further training in Bremen will be discussed as well as the integration of skilled workers into the labor market, the effects of the increased rejection of immigration and the competition for skilled workers between cities.

Discussing guests:

Andreas Meyer, Managing Director of the Chamber of Skilled Crafts

Peer Rosenthal, Managing Director of the Chamber of Employees

Libuše Černá, Netzwek Ukraine

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Maren Petersen, Vice Rector of the University of Bremen

The evening will be moderated by Marc Fucke, Managing Director of Visionskultur, who will ensure an exciting exchange and interesting impulses.

Program schedule:

18:00 – Welcome & introduction of the panelists

18:15 – Introduction to the topic and start of the discussion

From 19:15/19:30 – Networking over drinks and snacks

Join the discussion and contribute your perspective!

This event offers you the opportunity to make valuable contacts, exchange ideas with other players and think about solutions for recruiting and integrating skilled workers. We look forward to your participation!

Date: December 09, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Klub Dialog e.V., Am Deich 86, 28199 Bremen

Please register free of charge via Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/Zukunftsschnack

26. April 20244. March 2025

Team of the project “NS injustice” introduces itself

Get to know us

Hi, we are the German team behind the project: “NS Injustice ‘Degenerate Music'”.

We would like to introduce ourselves in the following article.

We are based at the Bremer Bündnis für deutsch-tschechische Zusammenarbeit e.V. and work in Bremen.

Natalie Reinsch

Hi, my name is Natalie Reinsch and I am the director of the project “Nazi Injustice ‘Degenerate Music'”. I am a historian and curator with a focus on the history of the 20th century. As I am passionate about swing dancing, I was aware of the persecution of swing youth by the Nazi regime, having seen the movie “Swing Kids”. I conceived the project to develop new educational programs about the history of National Socialism and the resistance to it. Dealing with the history of Lindy Hop and the persecution of swing dancers during National Socialism opens up the possibility of dealing with various topics such as racism, anti-Semitism and antiziganism, but also with resistance and the scope of the individual in a totalitarian state.

Philipp Mangels

Moin. I am Philipp Mangels, a cultural historian specializing in East Central Europe and part of the team of the Bremen Alliance for German-Czech Cooperation. During my studies, I was already heavily involved with subcultures and youth cultures and I see many links to this topic in the swing youth. What I find particularly fascinating is the self-determination of young people, who don’t let adults or regimes tell them how to live their lives. In our project, I am particularly looking forward to the educational work with young people who still have clear ideas about their own lifestyle today. I don’t just want to teach about history, I also want to learn a lot from the young people.

Ramona Rücker

Hello, my name is Ramona. Together with Melika, I’m responsible for the project’s social media. I studied public history and media studies with a focus on cultures of remembrance as well as media communication and coming to terms with National Socialism.
I have been dancing since my childhood, mainly hip hop, which is why I find the persecution of swing dancers all the more unimaginable and their commitment courageous and self-determined.
I am looking forward to this project because I love meeting different people and learning with and through them. I am also excited to share the story(s) of swing youth with you.

Melika Yildizová

Hi, I’m Melika Yildiz, a student at the University of Bremen.
I’m studying political science and religious studies and I’m interested in the history of Jewish life because I have Jewish roots. I have been working in the PR department of the ŠTETL FEST, an international Jewish festival in Brno, for three years. I am also a member (as a Czech) of the Bremen Alliance for German-Czech Cooperation.
The topic of the project “NS-Injustice degenerated music” is extremely interesting for me, as it provides a different perspective on the Nazi era. That’s why I’m very happy to be part of the team. Together with Ramona, I am responsible for the project’s social networks.

Nazi injustice "Degenerated music"

The transnational project takes a comparative look at the Nazi persecution practices of the northwest German swing youth, the Czech potapki and the swing and jazz music scene in occupied Poland and develops multi-perspective, interdisciplinary and participatory mediation formats.

6. April 20244. March 2025

Launch of the Nazi injustice project “Degenerate Music”

Launch of the Nazi injustice project "Degenerate Music"

Kick-off of the “How to make spring” festival with the presentation of our project.

At the beginning there was an exciting panel discussion with Birgit Köhler, Petr Koura and Andrzej Rumianowski about the Czech “Potápky”, the Bremen “Swing Kids”, the appearance of swing youths in general and the persecution of jazz musicians in Poland.

Then Eléna and Christin showed the basic rhythms of Lindy Hop.
The two literally made the participants “bounce”.

Finally, “the best swing band” in the Czech Republic (Jakub Šafr & Swing Trio Avalon) played together with Sophia Lamoš.

The dancing continued well into the night.

Thank you to everyone who attended and to the entire team for this wonderful evening!

Impressions of the event

4. April 20244. March 2025

Kick-Off: Nazi persecution of swing dancers and jazz musicians in Bremen, the Czech Republic and Poland

Nazi Persecution of Swing Dancers and Jazz Musicians in Bremen, the Czech Republic and Poland

To open the festival and launch the project “Nazi Injustice ‘Degenerate Music’. Persecuted swing dancers and jazz musicians in north-west Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland” by the BBfd-tZ, the project partners from Prague, Warsaw and Gdansk will discuss the different methods of persecution used by the Nazi regime with Bremen historian Birgit Tillmann. They also present the activities planned at the four locations until December 2025 in order to anchor this hitherto little-known Nazi injustice in the public consciousness of the three countries as well as transnationally.

The Czech swing band Jakub Šafr & Swing Trio Avalon will play afterwards. The concert takes place as a social dance in cooperation with the Bremen dance club Swing Man Tau.

Welcome: Michael Maj, designated Czech Honorary Consul in Bremen

Sat., 06.04.2024

Discussion, concert and dance

United Evangelical Church Bremen-Neustadt (Große Krankenstraße 11, 28199 Bremen)

7:00 p.m.

Free admission

Registration (click here)

Guests: Birgit Köhler, Petr Koura, Andrzej Rumianowski, Justyna Gorgoń

Moderation: Natalie Reinsch

The project is funded by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) as part of the educational agenda on Nazi injustice.

Jakub Šafr & Swing Trio Avalon

Piano: Jakub Šafr

Clarinet: Martin Voříšek

Drums: Jan Kubeš

Vocals: Petra Chlebníčková