Moving between cultures: German, Iranian and American, Hengameh invites us to see the complexities of the desire to belong somewhere that go hand in hand with conflicting experiences of racism, rejection and exclusion.
After a long journey through the Balkans, Parhan became stranded in Germany. In a touching column, he writes about his understanding of "belonging."
Nowadays, when you ride the S-Bahn in Berlin, you will almost inevitably come across homeless people. There are around 10,000 such people in Berlin alone and 26 percent of them are women. How does it happen that there are women living on the streets in a rich country such as Germany? How can it be that too little help is being provided? Teresa Riemann gives insights into her work at a homeless shelter for women.
Daughter of the land of the Sun, Jequié. Teacher, actress, writer, Conteudista Parú, member of the Mulherio das Letras Indígenas, member of the Wonderful Women Collective, light operator and poet, she has been writing since she was 13 years old, in the form of letters and diary.
Why are almost 50 percent defending the government of Bolsonaro? There are millions of impoverished people, who have had no real improvement in their working conditions, nor in their access to health, education and housing.
The notion of having instead of giving is a determining characteristic of this unique time in history. The music of the 60s is being listened to less and less. While the critique of consumerism in the 60’s was widely accepted and many leftists would even knit their own jumpers back then, nowadays people are becoming increasingly silent when it comes to critiquing capitalism in this respect. The consumerist lifestyle not only fits in well with the capitalist economy but also serves as a form of psychological compensation for a lack of love experienced at an early age.
If your moral compass splits into right and wrong without acknowledging any grey zones, then you are missing the point of this text. It draws attention to a certain difficulty experienced by political movements and also to the challenges facing charitable organizations and governmental agencies in reaching people in need. There is a universal aspect of the lived experience of Black families in need of help that can be applied to other groups in society.