On a new tour of sites in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district,some of the citys refugee population share their experiences with touristsOn a chilly winter’s day in Berlin, it’s tough to imagine how Oranienplatz looked 18 months ago. From October 2012 to April 2014, or the tree-lined square in Kreuzberg was the heartland of the German refugee movement,occupied by refugees and activists in protest at the state’s asylum policy. Now it’s gone back to being a largely unassuming urban space, but for those who lived there in that time, and the square still holds significant meaning.“It’s ravishing,” says Mohamed, a Sudanese refugee who arrived in Europe four years ago. “And it was the situation where we had people we could meet and communicate with.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com