Einblicke - Prasanna Oommen

Claudia Roth und Robert Habeck bei der Verleihung der Kultur- und Kreativpilotinnen

Jury member for the Kultur- und Kreativpilot*innen (culture and creative pilots)

For the past twelve years, the German federal government has awarded 32 projects, companies, freelancers, artists and founders of the cultural and creative industries with the Kultur- und Kreativpilot*innen Deutschland.

Prasanna Oommen moderiert die Reihe "Sprache-Macht-Demokratie"

Moderation of the webtalk series " Sprache-Macht-Demokratie" ("Language-Power-Democracy")

The association „Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie e.V.“ initiated the webtalk series „Sprache – Macht – Demokratie“ which was moderated by Prasanna Oommen.

Prasanna Oommen spricht mit Alice Hasters über ihr neues Buch.

Moderation of the reading with Alice Hasters

On November 20, Alice Hasters read from her book as part of the POST/ER CHILD Festival at Pong, Düsseldorf, and then spoke with Prasanna Oommen about her experiences as a prominent critic of racism.

Prasanna Oommen moderiert die MKW-Netzwerkveranstaltung "Neue Normalität"

Moderation of the MKW network event "Neue Normalität"

With the funding programme "Neue Normalität" , the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW) supports cultural institutions in strengthening diversity and participation in their structures.

Prasanna Oommen im Gespräch mit Mischa Kuball und

Moderation Podiumsgespräch „Toxisches Sponsoring“

How can culturally committed companies support art & culture? When does the relationship between business and art become toxic?

Prasanna Oommen hält einen Impulsvortrag auf der Preisverleigung "Zukunftsgut 2022"

Impulse & Moderation at the Award Ceremony of the Commerzbank Foundation: „ZukunftsGut 2022“

Topics: The importance of the future of cultural institutions and the role of mediation (image: © Jörg Puchmüller)

Prasanna Oommen im Gespräch mit Sanae Abdi.

Moderation of the panel discussion "Geschichte in Vielfalt" ("History in Diversity")

Topic: Culture of remembrance in Germany as a country of immigration (image: © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.)

Prasanna Oommen moderiert den Kulturstrolche-Fachtag

Moderation of the Kulturstrolche Symposium in Witten

The project brings together important actors to form a strong and sustainable network. (image: © Kultursekretariat NRW Gütersloh)

Prasanna Oommen mit Nimi Ravindran und Shiva Pathak vom Sandbox Collective

Laudatio for the Goethe-Medaille

Nimi Ravindran and Shiva Pathak from the Sandbox Collective received the Goethe Medal on 28.08.22 in Weimar.

Masala-Podcast Cover

Guest on the Masala Podcast: "Being a (European) Bad Beti (Daughter)".

Sexuality, shame and other taboo topics: In the podcast, Sangeeta Pillai talks with her guests about feminist issues (image: ©Soul Sutras)

Flyer für den Talk "Die Grenzen des INDERNETs"

Moderation Panel Talk: The limits of INDERNET

On 25 June 2022, Prasanna Oommen hosted the closing discussion of the five-year INDERNET anniversary festival. (Image: © Masala Movement e.V.)

Flyer zum Expertinnen-Talk von Prasanna Oommen bei der KulturMut Convention 2022

Expert talk at KulturMut Convention 2022

Cultural practitioners jointly addressed the topic of "Diverse Audience Development" during the convention (Image: © KUMBIG e.V.)

Moderation der Europeana-Konferenz 2022

„Building the common European data space for cultural heritage together: The role of Europeana, content aggregation and strategic frameworks“…

Prasanna Oommen moderiert das Podiumsgespräch auf der MKW-Kulturkonferenz 2022

Moderation panel discussion MKW Cultural Conference: "What cultural policy does the country need?"

Possibly the last year of the pandemic and only three months to go until the state elections in NRW: these were enough reasons to look at what has happened in the past five years. What does culture have in its many manifestations and what does it still need in the future?

Prasanna Oommen moderiert eine Podiumsdiskussion für das Museum Ludwig

Moderation Museum Ludwig: „Kultur & Klima: Vision 2025 – Klartext für grüne Kultur“

The Paris Agreement, Fridays for Future, Climate Change Act - and culture? A "guilty pleasure" accompanied by a guilty conscience because of how much is produced and consumed and transported and illuminated?

Prasanna Oommen moderiert die Podiumsdiskussion "Macht und Sturktur in Kultureinrichtungen"

Moderation of the panel discussion KupoGe/KS Wuppertal: "Power and structure in cultural institutions"

Discourses on identity or discussions on racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination have dominated the cultural scene for several years now, as have debates on different positions in the postcolonial discourse.

Updating the integration concept for the city of Monheim am Rhein

At the beginning of 2021, the office of Prasanna Oommen was commissioned by the Department for Interculturality and Town Twinning of the city Monheim am Rhein to update the municipal integration concept.

Prasanna Oommen moderiert den Kick-Off des Zentrums Kulturelle Teilhabe

Moderation of the Kick-Off of the Zentrum für Kulturelle Teilhabe

Good news for more diversity in culture: On 8 December 2021, the Centre for Cultural Participation Baden-Württemberg was opened, due to the pandemic in a purely digital kick-off event.

Co-moderation of the digital conference „Ungeduld" - Heading to More Diversity in Cultural Institutions"

In November 2021, the German Federal Cultural Foundation held the first public meeting on its "360° - Fund for Cultures of the New Urban Society" program, which supports 39 cultural institutions across disciplines in implementing diversity-oriented change processes in their institutions.

Moderation of the final discussion at the Digital Democracy Conference in Frankfurt am Main

On November 18, 2021, the democracy conference "Auf Dem Prüfstand: Zum Umgang mit Radikalisierung in Zeiten der Pandemie" (On the Test Bench: Dealing with Radicalization in Times of Pandemic) addressed radicalization and anti-democratic attitudes in the population in times of crisis.

Campaign #IchDuWirNRW

Commitment to the immigration society: In 2021, the Ministry for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia continued the campaign #IchDuWirNRW.