Opening Panel enough. 2023: capitalism, exploitation und racism
19:00–20:30, Zentralwäscherei
Panel – Simin Jawabreh, Timothy Raeymaekers, Migmar Dolma
In this panel, we’ll discuss the relationship between racism, (racist) state violence, and capitalism. Our focus during this discussion will be based on the following questions: Why do migrants, asylum seekers and marginalized people often end up in jail? Are national borders a necessity for a capitalist system? Does capitalism need cheap migrant labor to function? And how does this come together in the concept of “Racial Capitalism”?

“Racial Capitalism” conceives of the capitalist past and present as a history of exploitation and expropriation. Exploitation, exclusion and expropriation operate along axes of racialization. Capitalism is inherently racist - it builds on the foundation of colonialism and slavery and perpetuates them in neocolonial economic and border regimes. But what does this mean specifically in relation to everyday realities and the forms of oppression and resistance associated with them? Together with different experts, we will explore this question.

Venue: Zentralwäscherei, Neue Hard 12, 8005 Zürich, Google Maps

Language: English and German, Translation available

About Simin Jawabreh
Simin Jawabreh is currently completing her master’s degree in political science at “Freie Universität Berlin”. Jawabreh works in political education work at Humboldt University Berlin in the Department of Political Theory and is an anti-racist organizer. Her work focuses on abolitionist theories, de-colonialism, and Marxism.
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About Timothy Raeymaekers
Timothy Raeymaekers is an assistant professor at the Department of History and Cultures at the University of Bologna. In addition, he runs an internet blog on liminal geographies, bordered places and intersecting spaces. In his blog and academic work, Timothy explores labor relations and the living conditions of migrantized persons in Italy, as well as the embedding and reinforcement of structural violence and capitalist exploitation through European border policies.
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About Migmar Dolma
Migmar Dolma studied International Relations at the University of Geneva. From 2010 to 2014, she was on the board of the Tibetan Youth in Europe Association, which advocates for Tibetan independence. Since 2020, she has been working for a Swiss trade union as a national branch leader. She is on the board of the Institute New Switzerland (INES) and is involved in the Democracy Initiative Committee for a new Swiss Civil Right.
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