Category: Opinion

As a result of the massive influx of migrants, which saw the largest groups coming from Syria and Afghanistan, a German “Wilkommenkultur,”or Welcome Culture, quickly developed. Instigated by German civil society, groups voluntarily mobilized en masse to support refugee integration in numerous ways. This included the establishment of a number of grassroots organizations – an estimated 150 in Berlin alone.

Around this table, our relations became closer, and we became more than a family. We became close, and this table became the nucleus of our supposed homeland, which we built together, meal by meal and cup by cup.

Leaving your home behind to begin anew may positively affect your life. However, it also creates psychological challenges that all who migrate face.

Sudanese refugee Alhag Ali introduces us to some of the interesting aspects of the Arabic language.

World Cities Day is celebrated each year on the 31st of October. But what is it about? Take a moment to read Clotilde Vivier's article on the future of our cities.

It is February - LGBT and Black History Month. Lucie Wirz invites us to think about the neglected and untold stories of LGBTQI+ and Black people.

Write a piece on LGBTQI+ and Black History for the GSBTB Online Magazine!

We did it again! Our Open Music School received the Active for Democracy and Tolerance 2020 Prize of the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance.

GSBTB's website manager Rein Vyncke shares some thoughts about the global consequences of the current Corona crisis, and how to approach our uncertain new world.

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.

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.

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.