Reclaim the Game Speakers’ Tour 2022

As the 2022 Men’s World Cup in Qatar draws closer, we turn our eyes and ears to the people whose labour makes the event possible in the first place: workers. In order to give a voice to those who are often not heard, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is organizing the Reclaim the Game Speakers’ Tour.

Five guests from Nepal and Kenya will speak about their experiences on the World Cup construction sites in Qatar in ten cities across Germany from 18 to 29 September. For each event, simultaneous translation in German and English will be made available.

Below you will find an overview of the individual Speakers' Tour events, including the guests who will be present. The thematic focus varies slightly from event to event.

18 September 2022

Venue:

Beer garden Jockel (interior), Berlin-Kreuzberg
Ratiborstr. 14c
10999 Berlin

Time:

15:00 - 18:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha and Jeevan KC (both Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)
• Katja Müller-Fahlbusch (Amnesty International Germany)
• Dietmar Schäfers (International Building and Woodworkers' Union, BHI)
• Pascal Meiser (DIE LINKE)
• Stephan Lahrem (Gesellschaftsspiele e.V.).

Moderation: Fanni Stolz (Consultant for Trade Union Renewal, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation)

19 September 2022

Venue:

Stadtbibliothek
Breiter Weg 109
39104 Magdeburg

Time:

19:30 - 21:30 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha (Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Jeevan KC, member of the Migrant Workers Network and health, safety and environmental supervisor at construction sites in Qatar
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)

Moderation: Dennis Jannack (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Fan Aid)

20 September 2022

Venue:

Ballsaal FC St. Pauli
Harald-Stender Platz 1
20359 Hamburg

Time:

19:10 - 21:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha and Jeevan KC (both Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Jeevan KC, member of the Migrant Workers Network and health, safety and environmental supervisor at construction sites in Qatar
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)
• Glenn Jäger, footballer and author of "In den Sand gesetzt. Qatar, Fifa and the 2022 World Cup"
• Alina Schwermer, journalist and author of "Futopia. Ideas for a better football world

Moderation: Ronny Blaschke, journalist and author

21 September 2022

Venue:

Kulturzentrum Pavillon
Lister Meiler 4
30161 Hannover

Time:

19:00 - 21:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha and Jeevan KC (both Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Jeevan KC, member of the Migrant Workers Network and health, safety and environmental supervisor at construction sites in Qatar
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)

23 September 2022

Venue:

Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen
Munscheidstraße 14
45886 Gelsenkirchen

Time:

19:00 - 21:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha and Jeevan KC (both Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Jeevan KC, member of the Migrant Workers Network and health, safety and environmental supervisor at construction sites in Qatar
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)

24 September 2022

Venue:

Haus am Dom
Domplatz 3
60311 Frankfurt

Time:

18:00 - 20:30 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha and Jeevan KC (both Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Jeevan KC, member of the Migrant Workers Network and health, safety and environmental supervisor at construction sites in Qatar
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)
• Jeevan Taramu, Advisor GEFONT Branch in Qatar

26 September 2022

Venue:

Fanprojekt Fürth
Theresienstraße 17
90762 Fürth

Time:

19:00 - 21:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha (Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)
• Jeevan Taramu, Advisor GEFONT Branch in Qatar

Moderation: Christoph Ruf, sports journalist

27 September 2022

Venue:

Bellevue di Monaco
Müllerstraße 2
80469 München

Time:

19:00 - 21:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha (Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)
• Jeevan Taramu, Advisor GEFONT Branch in Qatar

Moderation: Christoph Ruf, sports journalist

28 September 2022

Venue:

Schauburg, Fritz-Lang-Saal
Königsbrücker Strasse 55,
01099 Dresden

Time:

19:00 - 21:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha (Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)
• Jeevan Taramu, Advisor GEFONT Branch in Qatar

29 September 2022

Venue:

Crack Bellmer
Revaler Str. 99 (RAW, Eingang Simon-Dach-Str.)
10243 Berlin

Time:

19:00 - 21:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (Nepal Federation of Trade Unions GEFONT)
• Krishna Shrestha (Migrant Workers Network in Qatar)
• Malcolm Bidali (former migrant worker in Qatar and co-founder of Migrant Defenders, Kenya)
• Jeevan Taramu, Advisor GEFONT Branch in Qatar
• Christian Arbeit (Managing Director Communications, 1. FC Union Berlin)
• Katharina Dahme (Chairwoman of the Board, SV Babelsberg 03)
• Rico Noack (Gesellschaftsspiele e.V.)
• Miriam Saage-Maß (ECCHR)
• Nicole Selmer (Sports Journalist, Ballesterer)

Moderation: Ronny Blaschke, sports journalist

Further information and materials are available at: https://www.rosalux.de/en/dossiers/fairplay

The events will be hosted in cooperation with the RLS nationwide regional offices as well as various fan initiatives, including Fanprojekt Magdeburg, Fanladen St. Pauli, Braun-Weiße Hilfe, Schalker Fan-Initiative, Schalker Fanprojekt, Anno 1904 e.V., BoycottQatar2022, KOS - Koordinationsstelle Fanprojekte, !Nie Wieder, Unsere Kurve, Fanprojekt Fürth, Bayernfans der Südkurve, Bayerischer Flüchtlingsrat, Fanprojekt Dynamo and others.