• Witnessed – on startnext

    by  • 2012/05/16 • 0 Comments

    Witnessed is a book series written in English by Black authors, who live or have lived in Germany, and is edited by Sharon Dodua Otoo

    Witnessed will issue two publications annually. The first of the series will be published in Autumn 2012. It is called “Imagine if Black Artists Actually Mattered? Visions of Euality in Germany.”
    The authors – who are free to choose how to share their stories – will participate in readings and cultural events. For selected works, educational materials will be developed to support the introduction of the literature in schools and universities.
    The authors will be representative of Black English-speaking peoples regarding gender, sexual orientation, political views, class, religion, nationality, illegalisation status and ability status.

    Witnessed – on startnext

    Berlin by Bike – Route Planner for Cyclists

    by  • 2011/08/07 • 0 Comments

    You don’t like the idea of riding your bicycle all over the city, cause the city seems too big, too dangerous, too much traffic? There’s help: BBBike is a route planner for cyclists in Berlin. All you need to do is enter your starting address and you destination and its finds the best rout to [...]

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    tribute to X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene

    by  • 2011/04/30 • 0 Comments

    Punk singer Poly Styrene, former singer with the X-Ray Spex, has died at the age of 53 after suffering from cancer. She was one of the first female punk icons, whose unorthodox yet infectious style was highly influential. Styrene shot to fame in 1976 with X-Ray Spex, and was immortalised in punk history with the [...]

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    free wireless hotspots in kreuzberg

    by  • 2011/04/28 • 0 Comments

    this is an incomplete list, let me know if you know any more!! These cafes offer free wireless: Zucchero in Berlin Stresemannstr. 37 Rubens Lounge Mehringdamm 65 Neue Bohnen in Berlin Schlesische Strasse 28, Berlin Junction Bar in Berlin Gneisenaustrasse 18, Berlin Sarotti in Berlin Mehringdamm 58 Avril Graefestr. /Boeckstr. Cafe Pfeiffers Heinrichplatz Cafe Übersee [...]

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    Berlin Neighbourhoods

    by  • 2011/04/28 • 0 Comments

    Friedrichshain A popular hang-out for students and young Berliners. Friedrichshain is the last bastion of Berlin’s “alternative” subculture and is the best district to explore if you’re looking for hip bars, cool cafes and underground clubs. Most are centered around Simon-Dach-Straße , Boxhagener Platz and Schreinerstraße. But at the rate that new places are opening [...]

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