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Change of perspective
Initial reception center

 

The initial reception facility in Suhl - almost everyone has an opinion, but who can really get a comprehensive picture? We are convinced that we can only find humane solutions if we listen to and consider different perspectives on a problem.

The newspaper

Wir haben mit sieben Menschen geredet, die alle auf unterschiedliche Weise direkt oder indirekt mit der Erstaufnahme zu tun haben. Sie berichten von unterschiedlichen Erfahrungen und haben sich unterschiedliche Gedanken dazu gemacht.

Vorwort und Inhaltsverzeichnis

You can order the newspaper in our web store only for shipping costs order or grab one for free in the Community Art Center (Steinweg 28). We are happy about any donations.

The exhibition

Since December 2024, we have been displaying a selection of photos from the newspaper together with additional images by Carlotta Steinkamp. We are presenting excerpts from each of the seven long interviews. The exhibition is open by appointment and during events at our Community Art Center, Steinweg 28, Suhl. Admission is free. We are also happy to offer guided tours of the exhibition for school classes or other groups by appointment. Since the end of April 2025, the exhibition has also been available in audio format: you can listen to the perspectives of the seven interviewees directly through headphones.

Game Theatre

Bist du auch wie wir so ein Nerd fรผr Spiele, bei denen man etwas rausfinden kann, was wirklich stattgefunden hat? Genau so was wollen wir zur Erstaufnahme in Suhl entwickeln!

Wir werden den รถffentlichen Raum auf neue Art erkunden, Menschen interviewen, kleine Theaterszenen entwickeln und alles zu einem Spiel zusammen bauen, was in Suhl und online gespielt werden kann!

Wenn du SpaรŸ und Interesse an Theater, dem Entwickeln von Spielen oder Geschichten hast: Melde dich hier an und komm zum ersten Workshop am 28. Februar im Community Art Center, Steinweg 28.

Du brauchst keine Vorkenntnisse und alle Workshops sind fรผr dich kostenlos! Fahrtkosten aus der Umgebung kรถnnen erstattet werden, schreibt uns das bei der Anmeldung ๐Ÿ™‚

Wer ist Gast, wer Gastgeber*in?

Wir leben in einer Welt, in der Frรผchte einfacher reisen als Menschen. Die aus Kolumbien stammende Kรผnstlerin Natalia Castillo Rincรณn lud uns unter dem Namen ยปPapaya Patioยซ ein, zusammen zu kommen und sich รผber Grenzen hinweg auszutauschen. Eingeladen sind alle โ€“ ob sie im Zentrum, einem Ortsteil oder in der Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung wohnen.

Ab Sommer 2025 fanden zunรคchst mit Natalia und dann mit anderen Kรผnstler*innen zahlreiche kleine Workshops statt, wo wir beim Kunst selber machen ins Gesprรคch kamen: u.a. ein Stickworkshop an der Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung und im ร–ffentlichen Raum in Suhl sowie mehrere Kochabende im Community Art Center.

2026 wollen wir regelmรครŸige Kochtreffen im Community Art Center etablieren und suchen dafรผr noch eure Unterstรผtzung.

Discussion forum

โ€˜What happens after initial reception?โ€™

The initial reception centre in Suhl, which has been stirring up emotions since 2014, is now set to close in 2026. It will probably not be fondly remembered by the people of Suhl or its employees โ€“ nor by most of the refugees who stayed there.
Mithilfe von Ausschnitten aus sieben sehr persรถnlichen Interviews haben wir am 16.9.25 nochmal unter die Oberflรคche geschaut, wo wirklich die Probleme lagen und liegen.
Together with the political and administrative leaders present and you, dear audience, we discussed what we can learn for the future from over 10 years of EAE. So that we can start afresh together.ย 

Soon we will publish the recording of the event here.

Theatre workshop for school classes

Theatre educator Julia Pรถhlmann has developed a workshop for school classes based on our newspaper. In up to six school lessons (e.g. a project day), young people explore the topic of foreignness in a playful and creative way. The newspaper is used as a resource to create a space for open exchange and give young people the opportunity to express their own thoughts โ€“ without fear of saying or doing something โ€˜wrongโ€™.

On 18 December 2024, class 10a from Friedrich-Kรถnig-Gymnasium Suhl was the first class to spend a morning with us at the Community Art Centre Suhl. As there were no specific requirements in terms of content and the focus was on simple artistic expression, there were no reservations. The presentations of the group work attracted a great deal of attention and interest. In the subsequent discussion, the young people expressed their own exciting thoughts on the topic, which were not borrowed from the newspaper. At the end, some participants even wanted to take newspapers with them for a geography club. On 24 June 2025, a second very intensive workshop took place with a vocational school class.

In accordance with Section 6 (1) of the VersG, persons who belong to right-wing extremist parties or organisations, who are associated with the right-wing extremist scene, or who have already made racist, nationalist, anti-Semitic or other inhuman statements in the past are excluded from attending. The organisers reserve the right to exercise their domiciliary rights.