How does the Program WG work?

The Program-AG sees itself as a coordination structure between people and groups in the various movements and the System Change Camp organization. We take care of the Call for Content, the contact with the external tents, the moderation material and are generally available for questions about the program. (Have a look at the FAQ to see if we can answer your question before you contact us).

There will again be several hundred different program points and we are a group of seven people. We cannot provide close contact with individual speakers, decisions on the content of the workshop or speaker support.

The contribution descriptions are often the only thing we know about the content of a submission. We cannot afford to do background research for every submission. At the same time, it is also important for us to open up spaces for discourse at the camp and to talk to each other as the left, even more and with more diverse opinions than is the case elsewhere. We believe it is important to promote a culture of solidarity and debate. We are aware that it can be challenging to be confronted with other political opinions. However, the groups and speakers themselves are primarily responsible for the specific content and therefore criticism of content is best dealt with there.

At the same time, we have red lines as a program working group, but these are very broadly defined. Last year, for example, out of over 300 submissions, we only rejected 2 contributions from authoritarian groups. It is important for us to find out if groups, speakers or contributions that oppose the struggle for a liberated society have made it into the program. In such cases, we will deal with the criticism in order to learn from it for the coming years and draw the necessary conclusions.