You Me Oui Activisms Chilbi
Various stands, games and workshops
Political and child-friendly programme as part of 1st of May
Important: At the Chilbi everything is CASH ONLY. However, most of the offers are free of charge & admission is free too!
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Reitschule Bern
Program
STANDS AND GAMES
From 1 to 7 pm, inner courtyard
Inaya Bern
Game – Hit the mackerel! & info material and merch
Bern for Palestine
Info stand & … info to follow
Communicators
Information stand, games and short consultations
Open Eyes
Info table & popcorn
Resolut
Info stand & bull slingshot
MIDADA & Platformist Youth
Tombola, cotton candy, coloring contest
FAU
Info table & chocolate marshmallow spinner
BORKE Infoladen
Zine workshop
Climate strike Bern
Information stand, thriller dinner and much more
Feminist strike collective Thun-Bernese Oberland
Information stand and buttons
BFS – Movement for Socialism
Information stand and games
Kleinstadtfreund*innen
Interactive games & painting mini-transpis
AntiRep Bern
Crêpes and darts
Shamaran Collective
Info to follow
CSD Bern
Info coming soon
Kafete
Kafete serves Coffee 😉 – Info to follow
OAT Bern
Dosenweren & lecture
Sous Le Pont and Medina Container open from 1 pm
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WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS
Why the left should be interested in football
Thursday, April 24, 8 p.m. – Cinema in the Reitschule
Lecture event preceding the Chilbi
Not only since the introduction of the so-called Hooligan Concordat has the (surrounding) field of football served the authorities and politicians as a testing ground for repression and measures, some of which undermine otherwise applicable basic rights. For example, barred cars to restrict gatherings of people, MobGren or parts of the district bans are just a few examples that were first used in the context of football before they also became common practice on the occasion of left-wing demonstrations. The approximately one-hour lecture will show which measures are already in place in football and what we as civil society must continue to focus on in the future. It also raises the question of what and where mutual support can be provided.
Unblock activism!
Workshop by “Be and stay active”
Saturday, April 26, 1:50 p.m. – Dachstock
Why do people not become active despite political awareness? In order to drive change as activists, we need not only more sustainable structures but also more people to get involved. However, when we try to grasp the social reality of oppression, we often encounter resistance from ourselves and others. The mere mention of words like “racism” and “sexism” can cause people to react with guilt, anger or withdrawal, no matter how carefully we try to address these issues. Using Leticia Nieto’s approach, we will try to address these issues with methods and images that help people to be compassionate towards themselves and others, rather than fueling conflict and aggression. In doing so, we attach great importance to not writing anyone off and accepting ourselves in order to win more people over to our cause.
Whether you are politically active or not, you are welcome. No prior knowledge is necessary.
Dept for Climate – A movement of movements
Info event & workshop
Saturday, April 26, 5:00 pm – Workshop – Cinema at the Reitschule
Debt for Climate is a global grassroots movement of movements initiated by the Global South from an anti-colonial perspective. They build power from below by bringing together workers, indigenous and local communities, feminists and faith, environmental, social and climate justice movements in both the global North and South. Their goal is to cancel the illegitimate financial debt of the global South to end exploitation and extractivism and enable self-determined, just transitions.
Debt is the strongest common denominator behind which our struggles can unite to fight for global social, economic, environmental and climate justice.
The interactive workshop will focus on the Global South’s demand that illegitimate debts, some of which have existed for a long time, be canceled in recognition of the blame for the climate crisis. Debt for Climate is campaigning for the forgotten idea of the Jubilee to be revived. 2025 is a Jubilee year.
Antifa in the countryside
Workshop organized by OAT Bern
Saturday, April 26, 6 p.m. – Rössli
How can we recognize fascist movements and their actors and what ways are there to counter them?
We will discuss why antifascist action is so urban and how we can also be active in the countryside and in various structures. At the same time, we will look at how Antifascist Action has developed. The development was often also a reaction, which is why we will address the question of how the fascist movement from before the Second World War came to the Burezmorge table with the SVP and how it shapes public debates today.
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Thursday May 1, 2024
DEMONSTRATION
6.30pm Uhr
Rosengarten Bern
«Fight the rich, not their wars»
The „You Me Oui“ Activism Chilbi is an independent event in which around 25 political collectives, groups and organisations participate with information and action stands, lectures and other contributions. The aim of the event is to unite different political topics, to find common multiples, to overcome borders in order to enable a strong common movement.
The „You Me Oui“ Chilbi is therefore an attempt to combine serious political content with playful elements and sweeties. This combination can be irritating in the first place, because political topics rarely have anything to do with fun and games. We would therefore like the participants to be mindful of their topics, their fellow human beings and the political realities depicted. We would like to point out that this Chilbi is also a space for political events that have existential consequences for many people around the world and will affect visitors.
Our aim is to create an accessible and family-friendly festival that focuses on political issues, education and networking. We want to treat these issues with the seriousness they deserve while inspiring people of all ages to get involved in activism.
Still got some questions? Feel free to contact us directly 🙂
youmeoui@immerda.ch
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