What we carry
does not
end with us.
First Gen is a dialogue series for people who are the first in their families to build a life in Germany — and for those who carry what comes with it.
Each edition focuses on a specific theme. But the work remains the same: to create a space where lived experience is taken seriously, where knowledge is shared across generations, and where conversations can happen without simplification.
Because what we carry is not individual. And it does not resolve itself. The series is free to attend, community-led, and built to continue beyond the room.
In partnership with Afrotopia
Why this work
matters.
Across communities, access to support is shaped by stigma, structural gaps, and expectations of resilience. First Gen creates space where these realities can be spoken about — and where knowledge is shared beyond formal systems.
What we
sit with.
Each edition brings different questions into the room. Not to resolve them quickly, but to give them the attention they require.
- 01 Intergenerational trauma and migration-related stress Inheritance
- 02 Pressure to succeed as the first Expectation
- 03 Racism and everyday microaggressions Environment
- 04 Identity across cultures and expectations Belonging
- 05 Mental health and stigma within communities Stigma
- 06 Burnout, anxiety, and emotional fatigue Fatigue
- 07 Ways of healing beyond conventional models Practice
In
conversation.
These are not panels. They are moments where people speak openly, listen closely, and recognize themselves in each other.
Who has
shaped the room.
Across editions, First Gen has brought together practitioners, thinkers, and community voices — people working at the intersection of lived experience and structural reality. Not as distant experts, but as participants in the same conversation.
If your work, experience, or perspective belongs in this conversation, we want to hear from you.
Held with time
and care.
Because some conversations cannot be rushed. The evening moves through welcome, dialogue, rest, and reflection with enough space to breathe.
Three editions in.
Still building.
Each gathering leaves something behind — conversations, recordings, and relationships that continue beyond the room.
Browse the full archive →The room stays
open because
you keep it open.
First Gen is built by the people who believe this work matters. Every euro extends the conversation.
- Space and production
- Documentation and archiving
- Community access
- Speakers and contributors
Before you
support.
What stays
with you.
The work does not end when the event does. Explore conversations, recordings, and materials that continue beyond the room.
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