Agora: Multicultural initiatives and stories from the city we love - Berlin

As the co-hosts of Agora, Gaby D’Annunzio and Marie-Theresa Helmschmied are normally the ones asking questions. In the latest episode of the podcast, however, they are on the other end of the microphone. They talk about the journey that brought them to Give Something Back to Berlin and why the organization and giving back to the community are so special for them.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Host: Ragip Zik

Guests: Gaby D’Annunzio, Marie-Theresa Helmschmied

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

More information

https://gsbtb.org/

https://gsbtb.org/donate/

In this episode of Agora, Ricarda Bochat of Open Kitchen tells us how food can be a venue for people to connect and share stories about Berlin and beyond.

One of the longest standing projects of Give Something Back to Berlin, the Open Kitchen enables newcomers of all backgrounds- as well as locals- to interact, socialise and share recipes through a number of cooking projects. We see cooking and food as an exceptional platform to break down barriers and get to know people and their culture.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Audio-only version of this episode is also available on:

Apple podcasts: https://apple.co/3fGnjMX

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3joeAjC

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-569758316

Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3AloRUm

Host: Gaby D'Annunzio

Guest: Ricarda Bochat

Videography: Böbe Barsi

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

https://gsbtb.org/projects/open-kitchen/

https://gsbtb.org/donate/

n this episode of Agora, we chatted to Louis Bazalgette from Rückenwind about how having a bike can help integration.

The mission of Rückenwind (meaning tailwind) is to provide refugees with donated bicycles. Those who sign up for a bike are invited to Rückenwind’s workshop where they repair their future vehicle with the help of volunteer mechanics. Eventually, they can move around Berlin independently, environmentally friendly and free of charge while making new connections in the city.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

The episode is also available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_ng61OLwHA

Host: Marie-Therese Helmschmied

Guests: Louis Bazalgette

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

Rückenwind: http://www.rueckenwind.berlin/

In this episode of Agora, we chatted to Viktoriia Koliesnikova. She is a community member of GSBTB from Ukraine who volunteers at our Sprechstunde or consulting hours, helping refugees arriving from Ukraine.

At the Sprechstunde, anyone can receive information on residency, education, employment or simply social activities in Berlin. Our colleagues are at the Refugio Café every Tuesday and Wednesday from 12:00 to 14:00 to help you navigate through the jungle of information. No appointment is needed. For more information on the Sprechstunde, visit our website: https://gsbtb.org/activity-calendar/

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Audio-only version of this episode is also available on:

Apple podcasts: https://apple.co/3fGnjMX

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3joeAjC

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-569758316

Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3AloRUm

Host: Gaby D'Annunzio

Guests: Viktoriia Koliesnikova

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

Support our work: https://gsbtb.org/donate/

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In the new episode of Agora we focus on an important yet rarely discussed issue: the situation of queer refugees. We talked to Hans Kalben, social worker and team lead at the refugee department of Schwulenberatung Berlin, a counselling centre that offers help to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans* and inter* (LGBTQ) refugees.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Host: Marie-Therese Helmschmied

Guests: Hans Kalben

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Production assistant: Bissan Awwad

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

JACK Berlin: https://www.jack-berlin.org/

Support our work: https://gsbtb.org/donate/

Daniela Dachrodt introduces JACK, an education centre for female refugees and women in need of shelter in Germany. JACK offers a diverse course program like literacy and German classes to interested women who are denied other access to education. The organisation's goal is to strengthen women's autonomy and social participation.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Host: Marie-Therese Helmschmied

Guests: Daniela Dachrodt

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Production assistant: Bissan Awwad

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

JACK Berlin: https://www.jack-berlin.org/

Support our work: https://gsbtb.org/donate/

For this episode of Agora, we talked with Iranian composer and visual artists Iman Jesmi. We asked Iman about his sonic experience of living in Berlin and what he noticed about the city soundscape.

Based in Berlin as a mentership fellow at Forecast Platform, Iman is interested in the concept of everyday sounds and capturing sonic interactions of people from different cultures and parts of the world. He has recently exhibited interactive artworks and sensory experiences at Radialsystem - he delves into the correlation between sounds and smells in European cities, and how they have shifted through immigration.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Audio-only version of this episode is also available on:

Apple podcasts: https://apple.co/3fGnjMX

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3joeAjC

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-569758316

Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3AloRUm

Host: Gaby D'Annunzio

Guests: Iman Jesmi

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Production assistant: Stavroula Valachea

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

Forecast Platform: https://forecast-platform.com

Support our work: https://gsbtb.org/donate/

Ben Osborn joins Gaby D'Annunzio to tell how they built a community of music producers from scratch. The two co-founders chat about the crossroads of music and migration, Berlin life and belonging.

The Open Music Lab is an inclusive community that empowers people to make their own music with the vision of building a more equitable music scene. It offers free production workshops to everyone who wants to learn and improve skills in the field of music.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Audio-only version of this episode is also available on:

Apple podcasts: https://apple.co/3fGnjMX

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3joeAjC

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-569758316

Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3AloRUm

Host: Gaby D´Annunzio

Interviewee: Ben Osborn

Music Performers: Ben Osborn & Kimia Bani

Creative Direction & Video Production: Dan Gizzie & Giovanni Dominice

Production Managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Creative Assistant: Marie-Therese Helmschmied

Production Assistant: Lucie Wirz

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

Open Music Lab: https://www.openmusiclab.org

Support our work: https://gsbtb.org/donate/

Amani Kaskin and Antonina Stasiuk talk about how they can engage people deeply and foster a sense of belonging. Open Hearts Space helps migrants and refugees to build their own support network and thrive in a new environment.

All Open Hearts Space activities are free and open to everyone, with priority given to women and children. You can join art workshops, language cafés, and support groups taking place online and in-person at Refugio Berlin.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Host: Gaby D’Annunzio

Guests: Amani Kaskin & Antonina Stasiuk

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Music: Felix Godden

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

Many people build the Open Hearts Space community, and we would like to say a special thanks to those that are currently taking care of the activities:

Fatima Alhaji

Teeb Aljamal

Bissan Awwad

Hanna Bargheer

Toulin Balabaki

Tanja Bächle

Maria Bither

Maximilian Brase

Małgorzata Burkot

Alessia Cecchini

Ewa Cichocka

Phili (Philippa) Cumming

Carlotta Duken

Berit Eisele

Anna Fedas

Leo Friedmann

Angela Gonzalez

Gethin Griffith-Jones

Maya Kim

Rebecca Kirch

Alzbeta Knerova

Chiara Lioba

Marta Łepkowska

Elisa Moll

Eva Morchen

Giulia de Pascale

Julia Pelta-Feldman

Phoebe Pimlott

Alys Randall-Smith

Annick Reppelin-Holzgreve

Omnia Saad

Javier Silva Mora

Joanna Simson

Lisa Somicheva

Amélie Stenglin

Lotti Stolze

Christoph Thun

Alejandro Urrutia

Clotilde Vivier

Ken Wallingford

Agata Waśko

Lucie Lou Wirz

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

Open Hearts Space: https://gsbtb.org/projects/open-hearts-space/

Support our work: https://gsbtb.org/donate/

Rinky Miri and Fayaz Ghaznavi tell us how the Open Language Cafés are helping to change the way migrants learn languages. This space offers a friendly environment to form friendships and build solidarity networks while learning about different cultures and languages.

All Open Language Cafés classes are free and open to everyone. You can join us at Refugio on Tuesdays at 18:00 for English Language and Wednesdays at 17:30 for German Language Sprachcafé.

Agora podcast brings you stories from our multicultural community.

Audio-only version of this episode is also available on:

Apple podcasts: https://apple.co/3fGnjMX

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3joeAjC

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-569758316

Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3AloRUm

Host: Marie-Therese Helmschmied

Guests: Fayaz Ghaznavi & Rinky Miri

Videography: Bethania Medina

Location: Refugio Berlin

Production Managers: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ragıp Zık

Music: Felix Godden

Audio mix: Richard Salazar Muñoz

Designer: Ohad Ben Moshe

More information

Give Something Back to Berlin: https://gsbtb.org

Open Language Cafés: https://gsbtb.org/projects/open-language-cafe/

Support our work: https://gsbtb.org/donate/