I read a book which said, “Berlin will slap you in the face, and then kiss you on the forehead.” After four years and a global pandemic, I can say that is a true statement. While the slaps made me stronger, it was the kisses that kept me here. One of those kisses is this …
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Day 6 of 16: The Laws Are Here … Where Is The Justice?
by Shweta Gupta, AWC Berlin member It was a sensational case that forcefully thrust gender-based violence – this time, in India – once again into the spotlight, and placed a renewed call to end gender-based violence (GBV). It was December 16, 2012, in Delhi, India. A 23-year old female student was brutally gang raped by …
AWC Writing Workshop
We held a writing workshop with Annie Brandt of the Berlin Writing Group – below are two short but poignant essays from an exercise we did. Our hope is to start a writing group within the AWC where we can motivate and support each other to put pen to paper. Assignment: write up to 99 …