B.O.S.S. was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer, trans, and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn, build, and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. Somewhere in the space between history and myth, they seek to choreograph a new way of being and existing in the world together. B.O.S.S. was  nominated for the Turner Prize 2021.

At 6:30 pm, a panel discussion with B.O.S.S. members Onyeka Igwe and Marcus MacDonald will be held at the CCA Berlin space to share how the collective draws on the sound system as an archetype of black expression, presenting a nuanced picture of collective concerns rooted in emancipation from structural racisms. Joining them will be DJ and community organizer Luz from ROOM 4 RESISTANCE, a Berlin-based queer femme and non-binary forward collective focused on community-building and creating safer space and visibility for underrepresented artists in dance music.

From 10pm onwards, a club night will take place at OHM Berlin, featuring DJ sets by B.O.S.S. member mellowdramatics, friend of the collective LC, and guests Jaxx TMS and YUNG_WOMB from SLIC Unit, a BIPoC DJ network from Berlin and Hamburg virtually founded in 2020 whose sets combine a breathtaking blend of afro beats, baile funk, UK bass, house, dancehall, perreo, ballroom and rap.