The Members of the Migrants Advisory Council Leipzig
Who are the members of the Migrants Advisory Council, which positions and topics accompany them and which motto drives them. All these questions are answered on the following page. Here, the members of the Migrants Advisory Council of the current election period are briefly introduced.
Mohamed Okasha
Country of Birth/Origin: Egypt
Languages spoken: Arabic, German
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: Chairman
Profession: Project Manager, Political Education Consultant
Motto: "I believe in the political participation of migrants. The migrants' advisory council is a good opportunity to achieve this goal. I would like to bring the views and suggestions of migrants into the local political discussions and I can achieve this well through the migrant advisory council".
Dr. Francesca Russo
Country of birth/origin: Italy
Spoken languages: Italian, Spanish, German, English
Topics/function in advisory board: Co-chair, member of the internal working group on health, inclusion, equality, LGBTQIA+, working group on employment and training, working group on refugees, authorities and political participation
Profession: Doctor (psychiatry and psychotherapy, neurology, emergency medicine)
Contact: migrantenbeirat@leipzig.de
Motto: "As an immigrant doctor, I know that access to the German health system is difficult or impossible for people with an immigrant background and that we do not have the same career and educational opportunities as other citizens. My main goal is to improve health services for people with an international history and to strengthen the presence of staff with a migration background in Leipzig's health system."
Alhasan Al Hallak
Country of birth/origin: Syria
Spoken languages: Arabic and German
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Member
Profession: Employee
Contact:hassanalhallak7@gmail.com
Carolina Alvarado Solórzano
Country of birth/origin: Mexico
Languages spoken: Spanish, German and English
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: WGs Health, Education and Women's Rights
Profession: Doctor
Motto: "A healthy society is only achieved through social justice."
Nelma Batista dos Santos Hahne
Country of Birth/Origin: Brazil
Languages spoken: Portuguese, Spanish and German
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: Women's rights and political participation of migrants
Profession: Project manager, consultant for political education
Contact (Social Media): nelmahahne@gmail.com or Instagram: nelmabatista_migrantenbeirat
Motto: "Together we can build better opportunities and structures!"
Tara Bonyad
Country of Birth/Origin: Iran
Languages spoken: Farsi, German
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: Refugee and Asylum Policy/Substitute
Profession: Professional Social Worker
Contact (Social Media): Tara Bonyad (in Facebook and Instagram)
Motto: "I am not a politician but I grew up with politics. In Iran, I studied journalism to be politically active for society. In Germany, I studied social work to helpfully influence politics and society.
A place in the Migrant Advisory Board gives me the opportunity to get closer to my goals and to make a difference. After 10 years of homelessness, Leipzig has become my home. With the help of other "migrants" I would like to make Leipzig a pleasant, livable city for a "migration society" in which people want to stay."
Yameli Gomez Jimenez
Country of birth/origin: Mexico
Languages spoken: Spanish, English and German
Topics/Function in Advisory Board:
Working Group on Refugees and Authorities and
Working Group Health, Equality, LGBTQIA+
Profession: Integration coordinator
Contact (social media):
Instagram: @yameligomez_migrantenbeiratle
Facebook: @YameliGomez.MigrantBeiratLeipzig
Motto: "Get informed and demand your rights!"
Carmen Krebs
Jana Rogozkina
Country of birth/origin: Latvia
Spoken languages: German, Latvian and Russian
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Member
Profession: Philologist, Journalist / Social Worker
Motto: "I would like to actively participate in building bridges of mutual understanding. With the guiding principle: Understanding instead of prejudice."
Malika Autorkhanova
Pawel Matusz
Country of birth/origin: Poland
Languages spoken: Polish and English
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: LGBTQ Refugees and Migrants, Social Affairs (AG Jobcenter)
Profession: Sociologist
Contact (social media):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pawelmatuszLE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pawelmatu
Motto: "'Never again Germany', 'Refugees Welcome, Nationalists out!', 'Capitalism is the enemy, not migrants'"
Chinonye Odor
Country of birth/origin: Nigeria
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Member
Profession: Student
Motto: "I have been working closely with African migrants and asylum seekers as well as foreign students since 2016 on various issues such as capacity building, empowerment through education, institutional discrimination as well as problems related to language barriers. Therefore, my motivation comes from my experience and deep understanding about the problem of migrants in Leipzig, which I have gained for over 5 years with the association Cassed e. V."
Azim Semizoğlu
Country of Birth/Origin: Germany/Turkey
Languages spoken: German, Turkish and English
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: Adolescent work for Muslim-migrant adolescents, anti-Muslim racism, migrant businesses, Eisenbahnstraße, member of the monitoring committee „Leipzig. Ort der Vielfalt“
Profession: Lawyer/Jurist
Contact (Social Media): Facebook: Azim Semizoglu
Shemsu Abdella Sultan
Country of birth/origin: Ethiopia
Spoken languages: German
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Member
Neam Tarek
Country of birth/origin: Egypt
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Member
Profession: Harpist & socio-political artist
Motto: "I have always felt responsible for resolving many intercultural and inclusive conflicts and challenges. Creating a cultural dialogue has always been my passion. Also, I think it's important that enough women participate in the election and that migrant artists are also represented to create a nice dynamic between all institutions of society."
Linh Vu
Country of birth/origin: Vietnam
Spoken languages: Vietnamese and German
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Member
Profession: Location marketing / public relations / investor relations officer, interpreter, moderator
Motto: "Leipzig is home to Germany's second-largest Vietnamese community. I would like to give them and the coming Vietnamese a voice and a face. As the first-born of an immigrant family, I want to set impulses in the city to promote migrant youth and create more equal opportunities. As a mediator between the city, migrant citizens and diaspora, my goal is to see our city unleash its potential through diverse perspectives."
Moustafa Yasino
Country of birth/origin: Syria
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Member
Profession: School assistant
Motto: "I stand up for the rights and duties of migrants, especially promoting the integration of refugees. I am also concerned with raising the awareness of the Arab community. The Migrant Advisory Council is an important instrument as a mouthpiece between migrants and the city council."
Representatives of the Parties
Juliane Nagel
Country of birth/origin: Germany
Spoken languages: German and English
Topics/Function in Advisory Board: Representative of the parliamentary group DIE LINKE
Profession: Project coordinator, student
Contact (social media):https://twitter.com/luna_le
Motto: "Equal social and democratic participation opportunities for all!"
Nuria Silvestre Fernández
Country of birth/origin: Spain
Languages spoken: Spanish, Galician, French, Italian, English, Portuguese and German
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: Representative of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group
Profession: Social pedagogue
Contact:https://www.gruene-fraktion-leipzig.de/nuria-silvestre.html
Roland Ulbricht
Country of Birth/Origin: Germany
Languages spoken: German
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: Representative of the AfD coalition party
Profession: Lawyer
Contact (Social Media): kanzlei@strafverteidiger-ulbrich.de
Christopher Zenker
Country of birth/origin: Germany
Spoken languages: German
Topics/Function in Advisory Council: Representative of the SPD Parliamentary Group
Profession: Staff member of the North-West Regional Office of the SPD-Sachen