Citizens defeat racists in Cologne

You won’t find me at a lot of political rallies.
So when I got my ass up this weekend to go out and demonstrate, you know that it must have been a cause that was very important to me.
This weekend, racists and neo-Nazis from all over Europe had planned to gather in my home town Cologne [...]

Bellydance for tolerance

The people of Cologne have a nice sense of humor. They’ll even turn political protest against Neo-Nazis into a carnival.
Liberal groups in Cologne are calling on the people of the city to stage a mass bellydance on September 20th. They’re hoping that 11 000 dancers will swing their hips to oriental music in protest against [...]

Fly your flag

Germans really went wild during the past weeks of the European Soccer Championship. They’re a soccer-crazy nation. And they showed it by proudly displaying the colors of the German flag: black, red, gold.
It was their way to show their support for the German team at the championship.
Everywhere you looked, you saw black, red and [...]