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Culture

“Either we smash everything, or we turn our rage into dance”

How Maïmouna Coulibaly teaches Booty Therapy, inspired by African urban dances, to release trauma
Maïmouna Coulibaly stands with arms crossed over her chest. She is looking at the camera with confidence and a subtle smile. Her braided hair is gathered up behind her head although a few light blue braids are visible. She has pink glittery eyeshadow, a hint of red in her eyelashes, and bright red lipstick. She is wearing a yellow sequin dress.
Culture

“Art still has a romanticism or beauty that is unable to be censored”

A protestor's face is just centimeters away from the helmeted face of a police officer. The protestor's nose and mouth are covered by a magented tube scarf. The protestor's head is covered with a black and pink kuffiyeh. The protestor's eyes look straight at the helmet. It is impossible to see the police's face.
Berlin

“Sexualised violence is deployed to force us back within the confines imposed by the state and the system”

Culture

“To know the whole state is against you with all its resources”

by Inês Colaço on 14/10/2026
Interview with Miriam Coretta Schulte & Mohit (Momo) Thatte, the artists behind the exhibition The Last Word / Das letzte Wort. 
Culture

“Art can make people think differently,  but we also need concrete steps to change the world”

by Phil Butland on 12/10/2026
Interview with Dani Mo from the Grieving Doves about the upcoming Radical Performance Making workshops
Berlin

“Instead of sending weapons that will kill people, Germany could think about sending agricultural machines”

by Phil Butland on 12/10/2026
Interview with Mike from Time for Congo
Demonstrations & Direct Action

“It’s essential to recover the strength of the activism of 25 years ago”

by Nerea Menor on 07/10/2026
Interview with the mother and sister of Carlo Giuliani
Culture

Kreuzberg as a Migrant Art History

by Hans Krestel on 06/10/2026
In conversation with the curators of the Kreuzberg show at Gropius Bau
Culture

“If you buy from Amazon, Jeff Bezos gets to have a bigger wedding”

by Phil Butland on 29/09/2026
Interview with Gabriel from the Schwarze Risse bookshop
Berlin

“It’s a historic win for Die Linke, and a ‘fuck you’ to extreme policing on the streets of Berlin”

by Phil Butland on 23/09/2026
Interview with journalist Hanno Hauenstein about the elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Culture

Interview with Sara Arsalane, founder of lilipad

by Rafael Sergi on 17/09/2026
"The library is the physical space, but I think it's the relationships that give it continuity."
Culture

“A festival like Unframe can become a bridge between political discussion and political practice”

by Phil Butland on 15/09/2026
Interview with Damineh Vaezpour from the Unframe Festival
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