By Lakshmi Sarah Berlin-based nonprofit Welcome Mamas formed in 2016 in order to help pregnant refugees navigate the complicated German bureaucracy around birth and healthcare. We spoke…
Temi Hollist describes herself as a storyteller. Hollist worked as a creative strategist at BBC WorldWide and the Guardian News and Media where she helped to connect…
By Sage Van Wing On October 3, 1990 East and West Germany were reunited. The German Democratic Republic (GDR) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (BRD), and…
By Lakshmi Sarah Berlin’s Mohrenstraße has seen its share of protest in the past few years. Mohrenstraße’s name, rooted in the word “Moor” (said to originate from “dark”…
More than 44,000 runners will participate in the 45th annual Berlin Marathon this Sunday, passing by iconic sites from start to finish. Of the tens of thousands of runners…
People from all over Germany came out on Monday to challenge a wave of far-right demonstrations in Chemnitz. The “Wir Sind Mehr” concert was organized following a wave…
Born to parents who grew up during World War II, 67-year-old Gertrud Graf said she’s all too familiar with far-right extremism and the ways to rise against it. She recalled one story often told about her grandmother, who, when ordered to raise her arm in Nazi salute, acted on an impulse of civil disobedience.
The unification of refugee families in Germany has been one of the most divisive issues of the Merkel government. Following large numbers of migrants and refugees coming to Germany…
Life in a city is challenge enough, without the added stress of limited mental health care available in your native language. The founders behind private counseling practices such as Mittelweg…
30 years ago today, Bruce Springsteen headlined the biggest concert in East German history. On July 19, 1988, Springsteen, one of the biggest rock stars in the world,…
