{"id":157224,"date":"2025-12-18T16:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=157224"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:49:39","slug":"book-dash","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/literature\/book-dash-157224\/","title":{"rendered":"Book-A-Thon"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4597\" data-local-id=\"9b6c4361-1aa6-4a60-bd6e-b860fa6f2e0f\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Book-A-Thon at the Humboldt Forum<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Create stories that matter \u2013 together!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4669\" data-local-id=\"6c2d600f-06a4-4e93-b0fb-66a72952a1c6\">Join us for a one-day creative adventure where children (6+) and their caregivers collaborate with authors, storytellers, and illustrators to co-create picture books that reflect diverse family experiences. Explore themes like different forms of caring, hidden narratives, and alternative kinship through fun, hands-on storytelling, writing, and illustration activities.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"5041\" data-local-id=\"148c2053-01db-4d16-a406-f90b064dbaa0\">By the end of the day, particiapants will see their ideas come to life in digital and print picture books, celebrating the richness of every family\u2019s story. No prior experience needed \u2013 just curiosity and creativity! The workshop is inspired by the Book Dash format originally created in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4196\" data-local-id=\"0955b840-edd7-46ef-ad47-d4f7dcb864aa\">Sa, January 24th, 10:30-14:30: <strong>Workshop <u>with pre-registration via the button above<\/u><\/strong> (Workshop Room 1)<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4196\" data-local-id=\"0955b840-edd7-46ef-ad47-d4f7dcb864aa\">Sa, January 24th, 15:30-18:30: <strong>Drop-in workshop<\/strong> (Workshop Room 1)<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4196\" data-local-id=\"0955b840-edd7-46ef-ad47-d4f7dcb864aa\">Su, January 25th, 12:00-12:45: <strong>Reading of the collectively produced books <\/strong>(Mechanical Arena in the Foyer)<\/p>\n<h5 data-renderer-start-pos=\"5254\" data-local-id=\"b4f28323-52b7-4da3-b5d8-da42d9dc6ebf\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Sign up now and be part of a unique storytelling experience!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-accordion\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<block-accordion inline-template>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<block-accordion-item inline-template item-headline=\"Alain Missala\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div ref=\"item\" data-id=\"AlainMissala\" class=\"block-accordion-item vue-initialize\" aria-expanded=\"false\" :aria-expanded=\"active ? 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After moving to Germany for a second Master\u2019s degree, marrying, and raising three children, he became the central figure in his family\u2014especially in matters of racism and identity.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"7112\" data-local-id=\"2e8e9378-33b0-492d-a60b-f45f205888df\">When his daughter said in 2020, \u201cI am white, not Black,\u201d Alain began searching for ways to strengthen Black representation in children\u2019s books. He founded a community:\u00a0<strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Black Dads Germany (BDG)<\/strong>. What started as casual conversations developed into a national movement, which is now active in eight German cities, connects over 1,000 fathers, and unites more than 400 members in their WhatsApp community daily. 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