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2025 Berlin fogs at Gleisdreieck while Swiss snow is for consensus
Snow is bright in Swiss mountains, less so in Berlin, Germany, these days.
Local politics appear foggy, yet clarity emerges with forthcoming federal elections and local decisions being made: with the Gleisdreieck project called `Urbane Mitte neu denken: Bebauungsplanverfahren ergebnisoffen gestalten`, Berliners seek consensus in their fight for communal rights. The bike path Berlin-Leipzig is just one of the various most relevant actions being discussed towards the second half of 2024. At the end of the day, Berlin will have to continue to fight against all ecological harm that the city`s land-use plan may cause. The communal group at Gleisdreieck will continue to connect with neighbours and initiatives on both ends of the park, be it Kreuzberg, Mitte (Tiergarten Süd) or Schöneberg. With more than 30.000 supporters, the Petition against the `Urbane Mitte` continues its path of efforts. The same applies to fundraising initiatives the action group Gleisdreieck e.V. prepares against possible claims with regards to the land-use plan Urbane Mitte: `weiter so` we say, for 2025!
Ecstasy in living … December 2024
… sagte sich Emily Dickinson vor gut 200 Jahren …
While we tend to think of Kreta summer times, Berlin BER says: more than one million visitors expected between Christmas and New Year 2024 to 2025:
great for Berlin! We are happily receiving those who come, and some who might stay: welcome to Berlin! Happy festivities to all, stay well and come back, if you wish so.
Berlin during November Days …
There is quite a lot to DO here in Berlin at grey and somewhat cold November days, such as visiting one of the many museums like the New National Gallery, or the new ´museum of exile` at Anhalter Bahnhof under Herta Mueller`s patronage, see https://stiftung-exilmuseum.berlin/en.
Plenty of cafés and restaurants invite us to sip a cup of coffee while reading a nice article about ugly politics, chatting with people we do not really know, or to check out current theatre and movie events. This entails screening original features at streets we would stroll along thereafter …
Parks and winter markets let us think of festive moments towards Christmas and end-of-the year attractions, although we all suffer ongoing war situations in South East Europe, the Middle East or beyond. We won’t really go for Spa-visits either that let us drown in wellness and relaxation, matters we do not really fancy these days.
picture source: https://pixabay.com/de/photos/berlin-spree-herbst-wasser-baum-6907526/
Late Autumn near Berlin 2024
Late autumn flowers between Bavaria and Berlin ease our sorrow for ugly US elections and worrying results.
We will see what this all will bring, we know: `there is work to come` for us who remain at unease.
Let us convincingly fight for better outcomes here in Berlin and everywhere, locally and globally!
Berlin – Zürich Autumn 2024
https://www.maag-moments.ch/maag/de/events/event/detail/2024/leonardo-da-vinci.html
Commuting from Berlin to Zurich by train takes approx. 8 hours, worth a visit again!
October 2024 showed https://www.maag-moments.ch/maag/de/events/event/detail/2024/leonardo-da-vinci.html
Audre Lorde and May Ayim: Sister Souls in Berlin
Walking home along Audre-Lorde-street in Berlin Kreuzberg feels so right!
… wandering what these young women near Omar Ibn al-Khattab Mosque might think about?
Audre Lorde and her much younger soul sister May Ayyim would have, eventually, discussed black – African and German identity while walking there to confront white male dominance …?
Bandenburg an der Havel: a Visit nearby Berlin
Brandenburg`s Stonegate Tower – der Steintorturm – stands for a 15th Century monument housing a museum landscape along the river Havel today. Fishing and crafts had been part of the local past, and remain such until today’s artisanal activities in a region employing more than a million out of 2.5 mid inhabitants in most diverse and innovative trades, see https://mwae.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php/155705.
Theodor Heuss 75 years ago
Great to learn that Theodor Heuss, 1st President for Germany back in 1949, spoke clearly and performed as a designer. He meant to convey a newly emerging democracy by the art of communicating, also by design.
“Wegwerfen?! Denkste!” Repair options in Berlin Kreuzberg
Instead of throwing away things, there are always means and ways to get your tools repaired: this is why I took this picture passing by in my neighbourhood – test it out for yourselves!