The German AfD party publicly humiliated Roma individuals in Gelsenkirchen by forcing them to clean the streets, which sparked a response from the art exhibition “Radikale Hoffnung” that addresses resistance against racism.

The exhibition features works by Roma artists, including Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, who highlights the struggles of Roma women against discrimination, and Selma Selman, who critiques societal exclusion through performance art. The exhibition emphasizes the importance of collective action and social justice, linking historical labor struggles to contemporary issues of marginalization and identity loss.

• Die AfD hat Roma in Gelsenkirchen gedemütigt. So antwortete eine Kunstausstellung darauf. In: Freitag. 15.06.2026. https://www.freitag.de/autoren/hannes-klug/die-afd-hat-roma-in-gelsenkirchen-gedemuetigt-so-antwortete-eine-ausstellung