Nasser
... is a cultural journalist and has lived in Dresden since 2017. "I often feel excluded. There is racism. Openly or behind closed doors. When people talk about me because they think I don't understand them. That hurts me a lot."
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Robert
... has lived in Dresden for 30 years. "My dream house would be a late-night shop, if the neighbours didn't have beer in the house for once."
Nantawipa
... from Thailand works as a nurse and has lived in Dresden for ten years. Her daughter wishes that the houses should be more colourful and that it should always be summer, too.
Christoph
… was born in West Allgäu and is shockingly in love with Dresden. That's why he now wants to spend his retired life in Dresden. His favourite places are the Neustadt and the Schillergarten on the Elbe. "It's all great here, but making contacts is really difficult."
Mia
"I miss playgrounds."
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?
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 …