Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Germany, Berlin and Pankow in recent weeks. They showed their protest, concern and anger at the inhuman ideas that, according to media reports, were spun up and discussed by people here in our country. They show their determination against hate and incitement against people who are to be ostracized and disenfranchised on the basis of racist ideas and ethnic definitions. They demonstrate for freedom, diversity and human rights. It is th…

World Refugee Day is celebrated worldwide on June 20 — a day when we pause to remember the millions of people who have been forced to flee their homes as a result of war, persecution, climate crises and poverty. There are also many refugees living in Berlin and in particular in our Pankow district, who are confronted every day with the challenges of arriving, waiting, uncertainty and often difficult access to participation and protection.The Pankow District Advisory Council for Participation and…

The Pankow Integration Advisory Council is committed to respectful, solidarity-based and ecologically responsible coexistence in the district. We stand for community instead of opposition, for dialogue instead of division. We are concerned to see that refugees are increasingly being exploited in the public debate about the planned construction of modular accommodation for refugees (MUF) on Kavalierstraße. Refugees must not serve as an argument or projection surface for political or urban plannin…