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Our community
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Getting groovy with the environment through vegetables
An interview with Narane from Groovy Vegetables, in which he expounds upon his environmental ethos, delves into Berlin's relationship with eco-sustainability, and shares some wisdom about reducing one's carbon footprint.
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From New York via London to Berlin, with love
Communications Intern Jamie Sussman delves into his interests, previous experience in Washington, the importance of visual culture in today's time and his outlook for the future.
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Spreading happiness, one pancake at a time
Travelling around the world armed with a frying pan - that's the signature trademark of adventurer Willem Dieleman. Read an interview with him where he talks about the beginnings of Pancake Adventures, what his travels have taught him, and his new book.
What We Do
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GSBTB wins two new prizes
With the end of 2019, and the start of 2020, GSBTB was awarded two prizes for its work; by B.Z. for its community-building work in Berlin, and by the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Fraktion for its project aiming to aid women and young girls.
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A peek into the Open Art Space
A photo-series about GSBTB's weekly Open Art Space, and what the process of self-expression and healing through creativity and art looks like in practice.
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GSBTB 2020: Give Something Back To The Future
Karaoke, good vibes, and nice people... what more could one ask for? GSBTB celebrated the coming of the new year by holding a small get-together at Refugio.
Society
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Bringing up baby (in the office)
What's it like being a mother in a world that constantly links your usefulness to how productive you are? Open Kitchen Manager Ricarda Bochat explores the complexities of being a working mother in today's productivity-driven society.
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Welcome to Berlin – but good luck finding a place to live
Skyrocketing rents and growing homelessness in Berlin. How can you help?
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GSBTB fronts LinkedIn’s nationwide campaign
What does LinkedIn have to do with Give Something Back To Berlin, migrants and refugees? As it turns out, quite a lot.
Mental Health with Eed Be Eed
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GSBTB partnered with Arabic-German newspaper Eed Be Eed for a special edition of the newspaper focused on mental health. Here we present a selection of the articles, many of them available in English, German and Arabic.
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“I love my son differently”
Diana al-Atwani writes about her relationship with her mother, and the lessons she has carried forward when fostering bonds with her own son.
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Birds, prayers and how to play the strings of the soul: thoughts about the Islamic reflections on music therapy
Though modern psychiatry lauds 'new discoveries' such as music therapy, music has been used as a therapeutic tool for centuries in Islamic societies - find out how in this article.
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Overcoming survivor’s guilt
A step-by-step guide to overcoming the survivor's guilt that manifests itself within you.
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What connects us all: survivor’s guilt as a universal human experience
Hania Hakiel and Antonia Stasiuk draw comparisons between the experiences of survivor's guilt in Holocaust survivors with those of Syrian refugees in Berlin, to show how such guilt is a fundamentally human experience.
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I’ve survived the war, but why can’t I make sense of my feelings anymore?
Hania Hakiel retells experiences of people in Berlin who suffer from survivor's guilt, showing the different ways in which this guilt can manifest in the body and the mind as well as steps one can take to address it.
Migration Matters
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Migration Matters was founded in 2016 to address the public’s biggest conundrums and fears surrounding migration and the so-called refugee crisis.
Their free video-based courses break down commonly held preconceptions about migration and offer nuanced and solution-oriented perspectives from leading thinkers in the field: researchers, practitioners, as well as migrants and refugees themselves.
We've partnered with Migration Matters to arm our community with fact-based information about migration, driven by experts.
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Integration: What Works and What Doesn’t Work?
Part six of our course Six Impossible Ideas (after Brexit): Right now, the integration of refugees and migrants is a policy priority for every European government. However, according to Dominik Hangartner of the London School of Economics, we know surprisingly little about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to integration.
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Do Migrants Take Away Jobs?
Part two of our course Six Impossible Ideas (after Brexit): Many people think that migrants take jobs away from citizens, reduce wages, or both. But you may also have heard the argument that immigrants benefit the economy. So, who’s right? Well, it's not that simple, explains Alan Manning of the London School of Economics.
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How Effective Are Borders in Keeping People out?
Part eight of our course Migration 101: Borders have partially returned to the European Union, from Brexit to Hungary’s fences. But borders and visas do not always have their intended effect, argues Hein de Haas, one of the leading scholars in the field of migration studies.
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Are Migrants City-Takers or Makers?
Part one of our course Six Impossible Ideas (after Brexit): Suzie Hall of the London School of Economics takes us to a super-diverse street in South London, telling us what we can learn about the ways migration shapes modern cities and economies.
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Are We Living in a Time of Unprecedented Migration?
Part one of our course Migration 101: More people than ever before are on the move, right? It’s not that simple, explains Hein de Haas, one of the world's leading migration researchers.
Opinion
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(Un)equal access to the dancefloor
Being a woman in the music scene is no easy feat - and being an immigrant often makes it harder. Äggi Blu is here to give you the full run-down of the many layers of discrimination she's experienced during her electronic music journey.
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Tackling the refugee crisis head on: the intersection of mental health and socioeconomic position
Thayjas Patil writes about the lack of mental healthcare provision for refugees in Berlin, and how economic constraints placed on them often exacerbate the situation.
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Humans of climate change
Hertie student Stefanie Mavrakou writes a compelling piece on environmental refugees and how terminology hinders their recognition in the international refugee regime.
Global Kitchen
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The Global Kitchen Series: India
GSBTB Open Kitchen's third workshop in the series - and this time, they're going to India!
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The Global Kitchen Series: Sweden
Another workshop by the GSBTB Open Kitchen, this time featuring young Swedish chef Wilma and seasonal vegetarian food.
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The Global Kitchen Series: Tibet
GSBTB Open Kitchen kickstarts its new workshop series by inviting Tibetan chef Tashi to teach participants how to make momos.