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In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Ruhr region experienced a time of tension and economic uncertainty. Mines and smelters were closing and the region was in upheaval. In this crisis, neo-Nazis stir up hatred against migrants, while the migrant community organizes itself and opposes the increasing violence.

Chris Herzog and Alexander Bauer take us on a journey through Duisburg, Bochum and Gelsenkirchen - cities that were the scenes of intense conflict at the time. Using unpublished archive material and interviews with contemporary witnesses, they bring back to life a time that was characterized by resistance and the struggle for survival.

Grauzone Pott sheds light on a repressed history: How migrants had to fight in a hostile environment back in the 1980s and build their own networks to defy hatred, supported by courageous people who stood up against neo-Nazism and racism despite threats.

You can find the podcast on all common podcast platforms or directly on grauzone-pott.de. The first episode will be released on January 9, 2025 and all further episodes will be published every 2 weeks.

Alexander Bauer Concept & Management
Chris Herzog Concept & Management
Zeynep Alan Voice
Sevinç Onart Editorial collaboration
Kim Busch Content collaboration
Ceren Türkmen Content consulting and research, interview partner
Wolfgang Ullrich, Bengü Kocatürk-Schuster, Marie-Cecile Duclercq, Wilhelm Funcke, Mahir Kuruçay, Martin Dietzsch, Lukas Bastisch Interview partners

Grauzone Pott is a production of Peira GbR and is funded by Fonds Soziokultur and Kunststiftung NRW. All contents are, unless otherwise stated, property of Peira GbR.

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Art mediation and application training for freelance artists @Brücke-Museum

Do you have an idea for an art education project and would like to learn how to develop a concept and apply for funding? We offer a two-day training course at the Brücke-Museum on how to apply for funding, financial planning and legal forms. Participants have time to develop an educational concept. A selected concept will later be realized in the Brücke-Museum.

The workshop is primarily aimed at artists or artists with a history of migration. If there is still capacity, freelancers without a history of migration can also take part.

Date: April 11 and May 16, 1-6 p.m. (two-day training course)
More information on the Brücke-Museum website.

Easter vacation workshop at sister*hood

05.04. 16:30

Easter holiday workshop Our “Sister*hood” project is entering its second year. During the Easter vacations, we are offering rap workshops for girls* and young women*. Together with rappers Haszcara and Alice Dee, participants will learn how to write lyrics and rap.

Kick-off workshop at the EL ELE Festival (from 14 years)
April 5, 4:30 p.m.

Easter vacation workshop (from 10 years)
April 22-26, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.

All workshops take place in the Houseclub of HAU Hebbel am Ufer

Latest episode of Grauzone Pott is here

The 5th episode of “Grauzone Pott” has been released. The podcast sheds light on the previously unnoticed history of migrant resistance and neo-Nazi violence in the Ruhr region in the 1980s and 1990s. A second season is being planned.

Listen to the episodes wherever there are podcasts, or at grauzone-pott.de

Cinema tour “Sisterqueens”

The documentary “Sisterqueens” has been released in cinemas. On March 9, we were guests at a special screening at Babylon Kreuzberg for a Q&A and subsequent discussion about the cultural cuts in Berlin. You can find the latest cinema dates on the film's Instagram channel @sisterqueens_film

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