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2mo ago

SPD Migration Group Criticizes Council Steering New Grundsatzprogramm

The party’s Migration and Diversity working group challenges the 33-member drafting body’s makeup as too light on migration expertise.

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Die SPD-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Migration und Vielfalt hat die Besetzung des parteiinternen Programmrates kritisiert, der die Arbeit am neuen Grundsatzprogramm leiten und koordinieren soll.

Overview

  • The working group says the Program Council lacks lived experience and expertise on migration and structural discrimination.
  • Deputy chair Orkan Özdemir warns the omission signals to members with migration backgrounds that they are not being heard.
  • Özdemir proposes three fixes: integration checks for every chapter, inclusion of voices with migration backgrounds, and permanent staffing for the issue.
  • The 33-member council includes senior figures such as SPD general secretary Tim Klüssendorf, Bundestag vice president Josephine Ortleb, and Braunschweig mayor Thorsten Kornblum.
  • Other SPD affiliates like SPD Queer, SPD Women, and SPD 60 Plus are represented, while the Migration and Diversity group is not; the program remains on track for adoption at a party congress next year.