Protests

Depopulation: My home is dying, and no one cares

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"I always thought that I would raise my children in Melgar, and that they would enjoy the same freedom and carefreeness that I did. It never occurred to me that when I finally decide to have kids, there will be no Melgar left for them to love."

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Take a stand against discrimination in Germany

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The ripples we create from where we are help strengthen the growing wave against discrimination around the world - combating the tide that threatens to sweep away our civil rights and ability to be our authentic selves. #unteilbar #CSD2019 #Leipzig

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HGB Leipzig: Rundgang as call to solidarity

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The tone is one of protest. Here's how our city's Academy of Fine Arts is using its annual student artwork exhibition as a platform to demand better conditions. You can take part in the event through the end of Sunday, 17 February.

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Anti-Trump protests reach Leipzig

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Their placards bore messages such as the famous "Dump Trump" and "Not My President," and also "Please grab climate change by the pussy!!!," "NO Trump Petry Le Pen Wilders" and "Make the Earth great again."

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A dance with peers: first anti-Legida demo

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As the anniversary of the first demonstrations in Leipzig approaches, exactly a month from now in January, this text offers a good opportunity for reflection.

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