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Photo: Marlou Taenzer

#ARTBITS STREET ART DISCOVERIES FROM MEXICO, CANADA AND THE US

Covering walls and surfaces in cities around the world, Street Art is appreciated by thousands every day as they go about their daily business. Street Art was born in New York City towards the end of the 1970s. People utilized walls as canvasses to express themselves.

A truly green wave: the Reforestation Program’s production center. Photo (CC BY-NC-ND): Alberto Veiga

FUTURE PERFECTA GREEN WAVE FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

In a low-income city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the socio-environmental NGO Onda Verde has sustained ecological projects and offered professional training to men and women for 23 years.  [more …]

© Jakob Rondthaler und Ute Elena Hamm

Traditional Fairs in GermanyOf Cotton Candy and Zeitgeist

Carrousel, oompah music and the aroma of bratwurst and spun sugar – not only the Oktoberfest is a tradition, each year traditional fairs are held throughout Germany. But what looks like tradition requires much innovation. Between family legacy and modernity: carnies tell of the love of their lives, the traditional fair. 
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Goethe- Institut Chicago

Goethe-Institut ChicagoThe Green Goethe-Institut

Using a disposable coffee cup on your way to work, accidentally making a few extra copies, not recycling your microwavable lunch packaging – in only one day alone Goethe-Institut staff, teachers, students and guests produce a lot of waste.
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Photo: Arndt Oehmichen © Deutscher Bundestag

Germany Votes

On September 24th, 2017 Germans go to the polls to decide who will serve as legislators in the Bundestag. Wir begleiten die Wahl in Veranstaltungen, einem Webdossier und unter dem Hashtag #GERvotes auf Twitter.