Tag: community
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“Democracy Is More Than Voting”: Sami Atris on Organising Communities in Berlin
WHP: Can you briefly introduce the Berliner Bürgerplattformen? What is its main purpose in Berlin? Sami Atris: Who actually decides what happens in our lives? How much influence do we have over how high our rent is — or whether we can even afford to stay in our neighbourhood? Who decides whether our children go to a good school? What the…
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Ukrainian Voices in Berlin: “People Are Not Objects for Integration Debates”
WHP: Can you briefly introduce the Allianz Ukrainischer Organisationen e.V (Alliance of Ukrainian Organizations)? What is its main task in Berlin? Oleksandra Bienert: The Allianz Ukrainischer Organisationen e.V. is a nationwide association currently bringing together 23 civil society organizations in eight federal states. These organizations were founded by people with a Ukrainian migration background and work predominantly on a voluntary basis.…
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WahlheYmat Turns Two — And Invites You In
WahlheYmat is looking for new members.That is the message I would like to write about today. Before my life in Berlin, I was never this direct. I am learning a lot here. And I don’t just mean the famous Berliner Schnauze — like going into a bakery and saying: “Good morning, so sorry for disturbing you, but maybe you could give…
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No Permission, More Love: Building Your Vision in Berlin Like Nalan Sipar
When Nalan Sipar asked her boss at Deutsche Welle if she could create content in Turkish to help inform the German-Turkish community during the early days of the 2020 global pandemic in Berlin, the answer was no. Her boss at the time told her that a state contract prevented the government-funded broadcaster from covering information in this way, so she started…
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“Discrimination is not an individual problem, but a structural one”
WHP: Can you briefly introduce Yekmal? What is your main task in Berlin? Remziye Uykun: Yekmal e.V. is a migrant education, parent and community organisation based in Berlin that now operates nationwide, with locations in several federal states. Our main task is to strengthen multilingualism as a democratic resource, enable equal participation and structurally anchor anti-racist educational work. Yekmal works at…
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Building Home in Berlin: The Inside-Out Approach with Katarina Stoltz
Katarina Stoltz, originally from Sweden, spent her first months in Berlin crying over Prosecco on a friend’s balcony in Prenzlauer Berg. She’d left behind a thriving career as a Reuters photojournalist in Warsaw. Her work was published in the New York Times, capturing Poland’s entry into the European Union. She’d quit her job, sold her newly renovated apartment, and moved to…
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