03/04/2019
A very intriguing observation: Kreuzberg — Marzahn, two very different sides of Berlin.
Whereas it shortens the notion of social hardship in the hip districts like Kreuzberg, as the rents have been rising to absurd extremes over the last few years with more and more precarious housing and living conditions, it also exemplary shows the importance of intercultural exchange and representational diversity. ASH surely is an important factor towards a cosmopolitan, open mindset in the district. Yet, like in all institutions, a constant process of communication, and critique, internally as well as externally, is needed to work towards this common goal we commit ourselves.
ASH will host the Civil Forum on the future of Marzahn-Hellersdorf this Friday, April 5 to discuss exactly these issues:
https://www.ash-berlin.eu/hochschule/presse-und-newsroom/veranstaltungen/news/buergerforum-mein-bezirk-wie-er-mir-gefaellt-zukunft-marzahn-hellersdorf/
Berlin has many sides. Kreuzberg is a multicultural hub that many people have made their home. Marzahn, in contrast, is made up of mainly white Germans who a...