Aleksandra and David
... are visiting. So far they are still living in Prague. In the summer they are going to see Venice. After that they want to decide where they want to spend their future together. Prague? Dresden? Venice?
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Karin
... from Reick would like to see more green in Dresden. More should be done in her neighbourhood to better integrate the newcomers. "It is important not only to make the façades colourful, but also the houses should be designed more lovingly. Even if you can't afford to live in a villa, you still want to feel welcome."
Alessia
... from Italy came to Dresden to study over 20 years ago and has stayed. She still hasn't got used to the German mentality. The seclusion into the private sphere and the lack of openness to strangers make it difficult to get in touch with people. That's why Neustadt is still the nicest place to live for her.
Daria
... from Ukraine has been living in Dresden for a year. At home, she studied tourism management. Now she is attending a German course so that she can work here soon.
Nuslätta August 2023 – In memory of Ales Pushkin (1965 – 2023)
Since the end of the GDR, we no longer have people who have to go to prison for expressing their opinions freely or for subversive art actions. This is a great achievement. The situation in Belarus, on the other hand, is still very different. There are currently around 1.500 political prisoners there.
As it comes, so it goes
Dresdner Nachbarschaften have a number of associations right on their doorstep, such as the NHV e.V. In 2000, ten founding members rolled up their sleeves to create a leisure meeting place and a contact point for neighbourhood help, problems, worries and offers. Manja Schubert took over the management of the Gorbitz association about four years ago.
Back to the future. New old building from the translator’s office
Buildings are guardians of identity and architecture therefore creates identity. According to the motto: show me how you build and I'll tell you who you are. And every house built by the Dresdner Nachbarschaften thus speaks of the society in which it was built, of its relationship to people, nature …
Long noses do not understand
From his Chinese wife's point of view, Andreas Opfermann will never understand the subtleties of martial arts. But her initial doubts were soon shattered. Different cultures meet again and again in Dresdner Nachbarschaften.
Accidental encounters at Kunstverein
Sometimes chance helps, then you meet - unexpectedly - the right people. That was also the case in our case. It was not foreseeable that Kultur Aktiv and Kunstverein Dresden would come together. But it was clear from the first moment we met that yes, we were doing something together. About Dresdner Nachbarschaften on the Hauptstraße.
Actually, you should ring every doorbell
Although Laura won't manage to ring the bell this year, she is optimistic that the small festival in the courtyard of the Florian-Geyer-Straße / Elisenstraße neighbourhood in Dresden's Johannstadt district will become a tradition. How Dresdner Nachbarschaften organise themselves!
Island time on Bönischplatz
And yet another district festival in Dresdner Nachbarschaften! In Johannstadt, around Bönischplatz, a lively place between the drinking fountain and the bookcase with a stage and stalls from various (district) initiatives, with residents and all those who come here.
Encounters in the neighbourhood café
For the second time, the Dresdner Nachbarschaften will be visiting the Malteser's Prohlis meeting point, where an open neighbourhood café is held every Thursday. The regular programme includes a German regulars' table and help from the authorities, where visitors are supported in answering letters or making applications.