Berlin Café for People of Color Received €660,000 in Public Funding; AfD Vows to Defund Activist Groups

Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) vowed to cut off taxpayer money for left-wing activist groups after reports emerged that a Berlin café excluding white people received substantial public funding, @zerohedge reported. ’ Pure racism! ” The controversy focuses on BIWOC Rising, a nonprofit group in Berlin-Kreuzberg that operates a coworking space and café marketed as a protected venue for Black, Indigenous, and women of color, as well as transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people of color.

” program between 2021 and 2024, according to German media reports citing funding lists from the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Other calculations place the funding figure for BIWOC Rising closer to €800,000 when related funding is included, based on reporting from Tichys Einblick.

” program was created to support democracy, counter extremism, and prevent radicalization.

BIWOC Rising’s official charitable purposes include education, the promotion of tolerance, and support for people persecuted on political, racial, or religious grounds. BIWOC Rising is believed not to have responded to media inquiries about the allegations. This incident follows previous cases in Germany involving exclusive access based on racial categories.

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” In May 2025, the German Evangelical Church (EKD) banned white children from attending a workshop on being “courageous and strong” during its Church Congress in Hanover. The “Become Courage and Strong” workshop was only open to Black, indigenous, and children of color. ” “Black Sheep” identifies as a “post-migrant education initiative” and operates a reporting center for anti-Muslim racism.

White participants in the “Black Sheep” seminar were expected to pay up to €2,290 for the course that runs from March to September.