Dr. Peter Mitchell is a cultural historian, experienced non-formal education trainer, and co-founder and Executive Director of Lernlabor. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Edinburgh and has studied at the Free University in Berlin and the University of California in Berkeley.
In the last five years, Peter has developed and implemented numerous educational and cultural projects in Germany, Ukraine, Greece and in Mali. In addition to facilitating and managing international projects, Peter contributes to current policy discussions surrounding non-formal education, youth work and inclusion.
This paper draws on the concrete experience of working with a hard-to-reach target group facing several key markers of disadvantage, namely young migrants from Mali. The work featured is in the framework of the Berlin-based Solidarity Project “Café Bamako”.
What if we opened up our hearts, minds and doors to solidarity? In this episode, we’re in Germany to talk to Peter Mitchell. He wrote an article for “Europe Talks Solidarity” about a project for young migrants called “Café Bamako”. He invites us to go beyond the idea of solidarity as assistance by civil society towards “people in need”.
Instead, he suggests that we look at it as an opportunity for people to empower themselves.
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