JINA – The Girl Whose Name Means Life

JINA is inspired by the true story of Jina Amini, the brave young Kurdish woman who stood up against injustice and sparked a global movement for girls and women rights. When people around the world heard about JINA, they started shouting “Woman, Life, Freedom” demanding equal rights for women and girls everywhere. The response to Jina’s courage still echoes and poses questions to all of us: How do we find the right words to explain injustice to our children? And how do we find the tools to strengthen their voices?

With the JINA picture book, young readers, aged 6-11 are introduced to the real life story of a woman who stood up for her freedom and human rights. The book encourages children to tap into their own lives and question ideas of injustice.   

For children: 
3:00 pm 
Reading of the JINA picture book by Zilan Sarah Kößler. 
Illustration views with Clara Gilod. 
Q&A 

4:00 pm 
JINA-Workshop. 
Children 6-11 - Caregivers are welcome.  
Languages: German, English and Kurdish. 
Discover Jina’s story through the interactive JINA story box with musician Berfin Aktay and the Blue Boat Books team. Through 3 stages of unique, creative, and musical activities we will discuss and explore the questions of freedom and courage. 
Please sign up. 

For adults:  
6:00 pm 
Talk: Jin Jiyan Azadi - more than a slogan: 
Voices between resistance and hope. 

With Gilda Sahebi german-iranian journalist and Günay Darici director of the Yekmal Academy and of the Yekmal e. V.

19:30 – 20:00 Uhr    Yalda Yazdani Iranian Musician  
20:00 – 20:15 Uhr    Afghan Dance Performance AWA Theater 
20:30 – 22:00 Uhr    Concert with Berfin Aktay and Faravaz Farvardin