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## Wir feiern Sprache! Das Goethe-Institut wird 75 Jahre alt und das möchten wir gebührend feiern! Aus diesem Anlass veranstalten wir ein großes Sprachfest unter dem Motto „Wir feiern Sprache” am Goethe-Institut Berlin. Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns die Bedeutung von Sprache! \*\*\*\*\* **13:30\-16:00 Uhr \| Forum: Über Worte hinaus – Migrationserfahrungen erzählen** Evgenia Gostrer (Trickfilmkünstlerin), Imad Al Suliman (Autor) und Kefah Ali Deeb (Autorin und bildende Künstlerin) sind selbst diesen Weg gegangen: von einer Heimat in ein neues Land, von einer Muttersprache in die deutsche Sprachwelt. Auf ihre jeweils ganz eigene Art und Weise, erzählen sie anhand von Literatur, Kurzfilm oder Schreibwerkstätten von ihren Migrationserfahrungen. Gerne kommen sie im Forum persönlich mit euch ins Gespräch. Neben unseren Highlights, spannenden Workshops zum Mitmachen und kulinarischen Leckereien erwartet euch noch vieles mehr! Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns!⁠⁠

\#\# Wir feiern Sprache\! Das Goethe-Institut wird 75 Jahre alt und das möchten wir gebührend feiern! Aus diesem Anlass veranstalten wir ein großes Sprachfest unter dem Motto „Wir feiern Sprache” am Goethe-Institut Berlin. Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns die Bedeutung von Sprache! \*\*\*\*\* **Uhrzeit: 17:15\-18:45 Uhr \|** **Podiumsdiskussion: Warum lernen wir heute noch Fremdsprachen?** Wie Sprachen unsere Weltsicht verändern. Was Sprachen mit unserem Selbstverständnis machen. Wozu Sprachen gut sind. Diskutieren Sie mit den Autorinnen **Olga Grjasnowa** und **Yoko Tawada** sowie dem Sprachwissenschaftler und Autor **Prof. Dr. Roland Kaehlbrandt**. Neben unseren Highlights, spannenden Workshops zum Mitmachen und kulinarischen Leckereien erwartet euch noch vieles mehr! Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns!⁠⁠

\#\# Wir feiern Sprache\! Das Goethe-Institut wird 75 Jahre alt und das möchten wir gebührend feiern! Aus diesem Anlass veranstalten wir ein großes Sprachfest unter dem Motto „Wir feiern Sprache” am Goethe-Institut Berlin. Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns die Bedeutung von Sprache! \*\*\*\*\* **14:00\-15:30 Uhr \|** **Podiumsdiskussion: Fachkräfte gesucht – aber bitte nicht zu kompliziert! Wie Zuwanderung wirklich gelingt.** Der demografische Wandel stellt Deutschland vor enorme strukturelle Herausforderungen. Zuwanderung aus dem Ausland ist daher ein zentrales Zukunftsthema für Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Welche Erfahrungen machen Zugewanderte und Unternehmen? Welche Möglichkeiten eröffnen sich Ausbildungsinteressierten auf ihrem Weg nach Deutschland? Welche Unterstützungsangebote bieten Institutionen wie das Goethe-Institut? Neben unseren Highlights, spannenden Workshops zum Mitmachen und kulinarischen Leckereien erwartet euch noch vieles mehr! Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns!⁠⁠

!!!! ننتظركم على الوقت قبل أن نبدأ بنشاطاتنا، لذلك رجاءً تحديث الحضور (RSVP) قبل اللقاء بيوم !!!! أهلاً بكم محبي وممارسي هواية الكتابة باللغة العربية! ندعوكم للانضمام إلينا في لقائنا القادم: سنبدأ بجولة تعارف سريعة، ثم نقوم بأحد تمارين الكتابة الإبداعية الممتعة، وفي النهاية سنفتح المجال لمن يريد مشاركتنا نصاً كتبه أو فكرة لمشروعه، لنناقشها ونتبادل الآراء بموضوعية. بغض النظر عن مستواك الحالي، حتى وإن لم تكتب من قبل - لا تتردد في الانضمام إلينا! الهدف من هذه اللقاءات هو خلق مساحة للكتابة ومشاركة التجربة مع الآخرين، لتنمي هواية وعادة الكتابة. كل ما تحتاجه هو الرغبة وبعض الوقت. (وورقة وقلم أو لابتوب) لا تترددوا في التواصل معي إن كان لديكم أي أسئلة أو اقتراحات نور

Every fourth Saturday at ImprovWorks Berlin, we've got an amazing lineup of standout standup comedy. Join us in our beautiful theater in Friedrichshain and laugh along with comedians from around the world! They'll make you laugh. They'll make you think. They'll make you drink. Doors 19:30, Show 20:00. Advance tickets at https://www.improvworksberlin.com/shows

**Narrative Identity: Culture, War, Memory, and the Search for One’s Own Life** Narrative identity means that human beings understand themselves through stories. A person does not only live from one moment to the next. They try to make sense of their life by asking: Who am I? Where do I come from? What has shaped me? What do my experiences mean? In this way, identity is not only something we have; it is also something we create and understand through a life story. This life story is never completely private. It is shaped by family, language, education, religion, culture, history, social relationships, and collective memory. People need words, symbols, traditions, and examples in order to understand themselves. A culture gives individuals the material from which they can build a meaningful narrative about their own lives. However, this process becomes difficult when cultural transmission is broken. Many societies have experienced war, colonialism, revolution, dictatorship, displacement, exile, migration, or political violence. These historical events do not only destroy cities and institutions. They can also interrupt memories, weaken traditions, divide families, and create silence between generations. As a result, people may inherit fragments of culture without fully understanding them. This problem is not limited to Europe after the World Wars. It can also be seen in many other countries and regions, such as Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Korea, Bosnia, Rwanda, and many others. Each case is different, but they all raise a similar question: How can people form a stable sense of self when the stories, values, and memories that should help them understand their lives have been damaged or divided by history? In such situations, identity can become fragmented. A person may feel caught between different narratives: family memory, national history, religion, political ideology, exile, trauma, and personal experience. Sometimes people are expected to accept an official story about who they are, while their own feelings and memories do not fit into that story. This can create alienation: the feeling that one’s own life is not fully one’s own. Narrative identity is therefore connected to the overcoming of alienation. A person begins to overcome alienation when they can understand their experiences as part of their own life story. Pain, fear, loss, migration, silence, shame, hope, and resistance are not only private emotions. They can become meaningful parts of a narrative when they are expressed, understood, and connected to a wider historical context. Art can play an important role in this process. Literature, music, film, painting, theatre, poetry, and other forms of artistic expression can give shape to experiences that are difficult to explain directly. Art can make hidden memories visible, give voice to trauma, and create a space where personal and collective history can be reinterpreted. Through art, individuals may find new ways to tell their own stories and reconnect with themselves, others, and their culture. This discussion invites a critical exploration of identity as a personal, social, cultural, and historical reality. Narrative identity is not simply about remembering the past. It is about understanding one’s life within history and finding a way to appropriate that life as one’s own. In societies shaped by war, displacement, and cultural rupture, the search for narrative identity becomes a search for meaning, and belonging. *** 📅 Event Details 🗓️ Date: Saturday, 27 Juni 2026 ⏰ Time: 14:00 📍 Location: Hardenbergstraße 10, 10623 Berlin 📱 WhatsApp: For prep materials and directions (Group Chat) [Group Chat Bio KI](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ba8ZAaH2Yuk6FGmD3LLO7H)

**Step right up for a fortune-telling experience that's barely accurate, but definitely unforgettable.** Magdalena, the "fortune teller", combines a crystal ball, questionable predictions and a healthy dose of dark humour in a show that's as absurd as it is entertaining. Described by the 'Scotsman' (top newspaper in the UK) as 'unexpected, clever, ridiculous but great stuff, crystal ball and all', this interactive comedy has left audiences worldwide laughing and wondering what just happened. Some say it's life-changing, others call it pure nonsense-but no one escapes without a few laughs, some spirit summoning and answers you probably didn't want. **Sold out run in Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025** Reserve your seat for just €2, and at the end of the show, you decide what it was worth (suggested contribution: €10-15). Reservations are held until 10 minutes before the show starts. This is a paid show—you just get to choose how much to pay. **Make sure to reserve your ticket [HERE](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/01-accurate-english-comedy-night-tickets-1975608368813?aff=meetup)**

Inspired by our successful events like "Saturday Mornings @ East Market" and other "Pot Luck in the Park" lunches, this gathering promises to be a blend of fun conversations, language exchange, and cultural insights, all while sharing wonderful foods with each other. **Please bring a dish to share and anything you would like to drink.** We will provide plates, plastic silverware and napkins. So, come hungry and ready to chat!

**This event is 2:30 - 4 pm Sunday.** Conversation tends toward intermediate/advanced, but everybody is welcome. If you come and don't see us right away, keep looking. We could be anywhere in the restaurant. Or out on the patio.

Hey Everyone! Let's meet at Belle's Bread Bakery and Cafe. There is lots of free parking and easy access to the cafe and many shops and restaurants as well. This is a great way to meet new and old friends while chatting about life and practicing English language speaking skills. All are welcome and encouraged to join us anytime between 11am and 1pm. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Be prepared for an entirely different type of sci-fi movie! Unofficially, the second movie in director Lars von Trier's "Depression Trilogy," 2011 Melancholia depicts the events that occur before a rogue planet is about to collide with the earth. Considered by many to be a masterpiece, the film was included in BFI's 2022 Sight and Sound Poll of the greatest movies of all time. It is available at the library as well as on Kanopy.

Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.