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 different cities across Germany from 18 to 29 September. For each event, simultaneous translation in German and English will be made available.

Below is an overview of each Speakers' Tour event, including which guests will be present:

18 September 2022

Venue:

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

Time:

15:00 - 18:00 (CET)

Speakers:

• Binda Pandey (als stellvertretendes Mitglied des Verwaltungsrates der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation (ILO) für den an den Verhandlungen mit der katarischen Regierung beteiligt, heute Abgeordnete im nepalesischen Parlament für die Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxists-Leninists))
• 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 (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxists-Leninists))
• 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)

Moderation:

Dennis Jannack (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Fan Aid)

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

The event 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.