Video (49:57): A panel from Tango Connects Berlin Conference 2025 – International Transdisciplinary Conference held on 4–6 Sept 2025, Berlin, Germany.

Panel: Astrid Weiske, Veronica Toumanova, Dr. Maria Milbert – TANGO COMMUNITIES & SOCIAL CHANGE, Making tango a safe and welcoming space for everyone.

In this panel discussion we will welcome speakers with experience in creating change in tango communities by engaging in social activism, such as Queer Tango and feminism, with the goal to make the worldwide tango community a more inclusive and progressive space.
Astrid will talk about her 20+ years of experience of building a queer and open role tango community in Berlin and worldwide. Veronica will talk about her engagement with La Connexion Féministe, an activist group in Paris combatting sexism in tango in Paris and France. Maria will speak about a long-running feminist tango initiative that supported people affected by gender-based violence, seminars on topics like bias in tango, leading for followers and the process of drafting a Code of Conduct for the Nou Community.