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Silence is also a conversation
Speaking public spaces

Namibia has a number of old and new monuments which represent the country’s past and its future. These monuments have become part of an independent nation, but the public appears to be complacent and silent. [more …]
Acrobatic skills are sometimes required to avoid moving traffic. Photo: Jörn Blind © Goethe-Institut Modern Life

Cycling in Berlin
Between lifestyle and life-threatening

Cycling – for many Berliners, that means a lifestyle choice, the ideal form of transport and a steadfast belief that even 200 years after its invention, the future belongs to the bicycle. [more …]
Vanda Černohorská: “Feminism isn’t a popularity contest.”Photo (detail): © Helena Fikerová Society and Current Affairs

Feminism in the Czech Republic
New battle arenas for feminists

Is the internet accelerating the end of patriarchy? Vanda Černohorská researches how online activists are changing society. [more …]
Daniel Raisen lives in Stuttgart and has worked as a translator in Germany since 2008. Photo (detail): © Daniel Raisen Society and Current Affairs

Brits in Germany
The Aftermath of Brexit

More than 100,000 Brits have built lives in Germany, and all have been affected by their homeland’s determination to leave the European Union. We asked them what they think about Brexit and how they are handling the situation.  [more …]
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Berlinale Bloggers 2018
MAYA/MATANGI/M.I.A. - Portrait of the artist never quite reveals the whole M.I.A

Artist. Mother. Activist. The British/Sri Lankan musician M.I.A. has many personas. This film doc attempts to encompass all of them. [more …]
„Toppen av ingenting“ von Axel Petersén, Måns MånssonPhoto (detail): © Pierre Björk Film

Berlinale Bloggers 2018
Seven things you need to know about the Berlinale

Spectacular, forgotten, memorable and utopian: Why the Berlinale is what it is. [more …]
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Otjiwarongo Secondary School
Another Namibian school joins PASCH

The German Embassy Windhoek and Goethe-Institut Namibia on Tuesday 07 November officially handed over the PASCH (Schools: Partners for the Future) accreditation to Otjiwarongo Secondary School (OSS) and signed an Agreement of Cooperation. [more …]