S.W.E.A.T. Podcast Series by Kathryn Fischer aka Mad Kate
The S.W.E.A.T. podcast series features conversations about perceptions of the marginalised body at work, and reflections on healthy work practices for all types of physical labor.
About Gender Representation in the Music Industry
Four artists reflect on better practices for gender inclusion in the music industry, away from gender binaries, tokenism, and pink-washing.
Music in Exile
Music unites people beyond language and status, at home or on the road - however perilous it may be. Music helps us find our place and hopefully belong there.
Cultural Voices of Berlin
Stifled voices of Berlin’s creative community: cultural workers face censorship, cancelled gigs and lost arts funding for showing solidarity with Palestine.
DEI x Music x New Tech
Oftentimes, artworks featuring new tech use buzz technologies that bring no added-value to the art; and Silicon Valley seems to have already polluted new tech with bias. So why should musical creatives build impactful space on web3 despite all these challenges?
Social and eco sustainability work hand in hand
In the dif intro, we say we advocate for social and eco sustainability, why do we mix DEI with ecology? Simply because ecology is fully part of DEI as pollution first affects individuals and communities already marginalised by the post-colonial and capitalist order.
Roma Culture in Europe
Romani people are most famous in Europe for their rich musical culture. There are many ways that Roma people may be called, some are correct while others are racist slang. Find out more about where Roma people come from and what sort of music and dance they have brought to Europe all the way from India over several centuries.
MENA, WANA, SWANA, a growing force in the music industry
Music from South West Asia and Northern Africa is gaining importance by the minute whether in terms of industry or in the hearts of fans.
DEI in music marketing podcast
Following the project DEI 2023, DEI 2024 launches with a podcast aired on dublab and presenting a panel talk recorded in Los Angeles on the occasion of a new instalment of the LA x Berlin connection by YMA.
DEI in music & entertainment podcast series by Saskhia Menendez
Discover the “Harmonizing Voices: Global Perspectives on Equality & Diversity in the Music and Entertainment Industries” podcast series curated and hosted by DEI activist Saskhia Menendez.
DEI in cultural public funding
A look into the lack of DEI in cultural funding and how it might affect institutions, projects, and diverse cultural workers especially in Europe and Berlin through general observations and specific case studies.
About 2016, 2017, and 2018
Years 2016, 2017, and 2018 DEI wrap-ups by Nadia Says, originally published in Fourculture Magazine.
A history of dif
Here is the little story of how the dif Verein, or in its full version “diverse, inclusive, and fair”, and the accompanying website came to be.