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Berlin Obdachlosenhilfe e.V.

We help those in need


06/01/2026

Every year, more people are living on the streets in Berlin. Very rarely is there someone who takes care of them, talks to them or cooks for them. We, the Berliner Obdachlosenhilfe e.V., are a nonprofit organisation that wants to render our services for the sake of social cooperation.

Since 2013, we have been organising several weekly tours, in order to make the lives of the homeless and people in need somewhat easier.

On our tours, we drive to different locations in Berlin and supply people there with warm meals, coffee, tea, fruit, sandwiches, clothing, sleeping bags, and camping mats.

The food is cooked by us out of donated groceries or also cooked by restaurants or hotels for our guests. The clothing, sleeping bags and camping mats come from donations or we purchase them with donated money.

Moreover, we collect information about free doctors, emergency shelters, soup kitchens, detoxification centres, psychiatric clinics, and other helping institutions, so that we can also support in an advisory capacity.

According to our principle “helping is easy”, everybody can support us. With our tours as well as in our team.

Oury Jalloh Family Campaign

That was murder


30/12/2025

January 7, 2026, marks the 21st anniversary of the murder of Oury Jalloh in cell no. 5 at the Dessau police station. Commemoration without clarification and change is used by the state as appeasement and theater. We refuse to go along with this and will continue to fight.

That is why we are traveling to Dessau on January 7, 2026. For 21 years, this day has been a tradition of remembrance and resistance. People are mobilizing nationwide. Come to Dessau and join the calls for action.

The Oury Jalloh Family Campaign remembers Oury Jalloh and all those who lost their lives through police violence and in state custody. On January 7, we will be on the streets of Dessau for Oury Jalloh. We insist on the truth, not as a favor, but as a duty. Where institutions fail, public pressure builds: in solidarity, informed, persistent.

Support and solidarity are needed for the relatives. A full investigation and consequences are needed. There must be no impunity. There must be acknowledgment of guilt, an official apology, and compensation. De-escalation is needed instead of armament, and clear limits on police force and powers.
Redress and reparations now.

Come to Dessau in large numbers. Bring flowers and banners. Carry the names and photos. Also bring empty lighters as a sign against lies and manipulated evidence. We stand together, walk together, stick together, and leave no one behind.

If you can’t travel to Dessau, join us online, light a candle, and share the official material. Please do not organize any parallel demonstrations on this day.

Let’s come together in Dessau in 2026, strengthen the family, and make this day visible. Dessau remains the central place of remembrance and resistance.

Share facts, research, voices of those affected, and experiences. Talk to the people around you. Every city can be an echo, every square a space for remembrance, every voice a piece of pressure against the wall of silence. No closing the book.

For Oury Jalloh.
For truth, justice, and consequences.

January 7, 2026 · 2:00 p.m. · Dessau Central Station
See you on the streets.
No Justice No Peace

Follow @ouryjallohfamilycampaign and the official fundraising campaign.

In addition to Dessau, other actions are taking place.

Art Prints for Gaza

Organised by pass_on_print


16/12/2025

In conversation with our friend Ibrahim in Deir al Balah, Gaza, we’ve created this new series of risoprinted art prints to support his family and his mutual aid work. 100% of the proceeds from these prints are donated to Ibrahim and his family to purchase daily necessities for themselves and their neighbours.

The price of these art prints reflects the current price of the illustrated item in Gaza.

€10 1 kg fresh vegetables (A6)
€10 2 L of cooking oil (A6)
€20 A whole chicken (A6)
€20 5 kg of rice (A6)
€100 A food parcel for one family (A4)
€350 A water truck delivery (A4)

Drawings by UK based illustrator @harrymaltdrawing and Berlin based illustrator Amanda Priebe, printed by @coloramaprint .

All risoprints are printed on heavyweight archival paper and come in a sealed plastic folder with a certificate explaining that this represents a donation to a mutual aid project in Gaza.

You can find the prints at @casinoooooooooooo (Sonnenallee 100, Berlin-Neukölln) from 17/12/2025.

How to order online

Please select the prints you would like to buy and send the total amount plus €3.50 to cover shipping and handling by PayPal to: wiederstands@gmail.com

Put the full shipping address and your print selection in the note. Thank you

Activestills

Documenting Israeli colonial violence and Palestinian resistance


09/12/2025

Activestills was formed by activist photographers who wanted to document and support Palestinian popular resistance. What started as a small group has grown into a larger collective of Palestinian and international photographers, as well as Israelis who reject Israeli settler colonialism, while understanding their position as being part of it. The collective sees its work as part of the struggle against all forms of oppression, racism, and violations of the basic right to freedom.  Activestills’ constantly evolving online archive consists of more than 60,000 photos documenting life and death under Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid.

Since 2005, the Activestills collective has been documenting Israeli colonial violence and Palestinian resistance. The exhibition Documenting Life, Death, and Resistance in Palestine presents a visual narrative that spans two decades of struggle, shedding light on continuities of violence culminating in Israel’s present-day genocidal war on Gaza – while also portraying moments of Palestinian resistance and everyday resilience amidst incessant oppression and dehumanisation. 

The exhibition, last shown in the Finnish Museum of Photography and now coming to Berlin, includes documentation of attacks on Gaza and the current genocide, the ongoing ethnic cleansing across Palestine, as well as the remains of villages depopulated by Zionist forces in 1948.

Activestills’ work strives to portray Palestinians not only as victims but also as individuals and a diverse people with political agency in their struggle. The collective perceives its continuous practice of documentation and archiving as a form of counter-narrative, as well as decolonial memory and knowledge production. Hence actively challenging dominant media representations and hegemonic historiographies, while resisting the delegitimisation, silencing, and erasure of Palestinian lives and heritage. 

In the German context, Activestills – Documenting Life, Death, and Resistance in Palestine plays a vital role in destabilising the often tendentious discourse within the dominant political and media landscape by centering Palestinian perspectives and experiences.

The exhibition further seeks to pay tribute to and demand justice for the ever-increasing number of Palestinian journalists, photographers, and media workers killed since October 2023, honouring their vital role in documenting and disseminating truth in the face of targeted assaults. 

An extensive event programme will accompany the exhibition, including panel discussions, artist talks, a film screening and guided tours.

Afghan Mothers’ Kitchen

Support Afghan women living in Berlin and their families


02/12/2025

Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they have enforced a strict interpretation of sharia law, and there have been numerous human rights violations, particularly against women and girls. Corporal punishment has been brought back, especially in the form of public floggings. Girls are banned from attending school beyond the sixth grade. Women cannot access many businesses, government offices, and other public spaces without an approved male escort and are increasingly limited in the types of work they can engage in. Child marriage rates have increased. Journalists working with diaspora media outlets face harassment and arrest, and the vast majority of female journalists have been forced to leave their jobs. Looking at the overall Afghan economy, over half a million jobs have been lost, with unemployment doubling. As of 2024, three-quarters of the population did not have sufficient food and other basic amenities considered necessary to survive.

Due to these harsh conditions, some Afghans have attempted to flee the country. Most of the thousands of Afghans who have immigrated to Germany since 2021 previously worked with the German army or German aid agencies in Afghanistan. However, when they arrive in Germany, the refugees are often not able to work with the same or similar organizations, due to lack of German language skills and other qualifications. They therefore struggle to make a living and support their families, both in and outside Germany.

Afghan Mothers’ Kitchen آشپزخانه مادر is a women empowerment initiative focused on providing Afghan women an opportunity to raise funds and simultaneously share their culture with others in Berlin. It is a space where Afghan women in Berlin can come together and cook specialties from their homeland to raise money to help cover their families’ basic living expenses. In this way, they can support their family members, not only in Berlin, but also those who are still in Afghanistan and in dire need of assistance. And of course, this project is also about introducing other Berliners to the unique, delicious Afghan cuisine.