Discovering Leipzig together, getting to know the history of Leipzig in connection with the history of Germany as a whole and learning more about religion and politics in Germany…these were the goals of our excursion on 16.02.2019. This took place within the framework of the DOZ project ‘Von Almanya nach Deutschland’ and in cooperation with the DaMigra project ‘MUT-MACHERINNEN*’. The day out generated a great deal of interest: 24 adults, including 13 women and 11 men as well as 10 children were all involved.
We all learning something about the history of Leipzig and the GDR. As part of a walk through the city centre, including a visit to Leipzig University and the St. Nicholas Church, the participants learned more about the Peaceful Revolution and the relationship between religion and politics in the GDR. We then had a guided tour of the exhibition ‘Dictatorship & Democracy in Germany since 1945’ in the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum. The tours were offered in simple German. A language mediator was also on hand to translate into Arabic.
During the tour, one thing that stood out in particular was how many similarities the participants recognized between the history of Germany and their home country. Most were originally from Syria. Many of them saw the Peaceful Revolution in 1989 as an example.
To round off the excursion, everyone enjoyed a shared lunch where it was possible to forge strong new bonds.
Upcoming events
| When? | Where? | What? |
09.03.2019 10.00 – 17.00 |
Pöge-Haus Hedwigstraße 20, Leipzig
| Intercultural workshop on life in Germany – 6 Subject: Education and Vocational Training in Germany |
20.04.2019 10.00 – 17.00 | Intercultural workshop on life in Germany – 7 Subject: Daily life in Germany | |
| 27.04.2019 | Day out in Leipzig Subject: Leisure and Social Work in Leipzig | |
08.06.2019 10.00 – 17.00 | Pöge-Haus Hedwigstraße 20, Leipzig | Intercultural workshop on life in Germany – 8 Subject: Dealing with Extremism, Racism and Discrimination |
| 15.06.2019 | Day out in Leipzig Subject: Women and Democracy in Leipzig | |
13.07.2019 10.00 – 17.00 | Pöge-Haus Hedwigstraße 20, Leipzig | Intercultural workshop on life in Germany – 9 Subject: Living Democracy |
Participation is free Childcare is available.
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