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bi’bak’s program intersects the diverse disciplines of art, science and community development, and includes exhibitions, film screenings, workshops as well as leisurely music events and entertaining culinary excursions.
bi’bak is very much interested in the development of innovative and locally grounded concepts of communicating and imparting, which equal participation and the exchange of ideas, knowledge and creativity.
 

Bibliothek 2007 - Library Development in Germany Which achievement potential do libraries have for the knowledge society in Germany? How can all libraries contribute to an optimized infrastructure for education and culture in the future? With their joint project "Bibliothek 2007", the Federal Union of German Library and Information Associations (BID) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung initiated a public, professional and political discussion about future concepts for and improvements in German librarianship. [www.bibliothek2007.de] International Co-operation: A salient aspect of the work of the BID is the international co-operation and transfer of know-how in librarianship and information science. The responsible organization for this task is Bibliothek & Information International, based in Hamburg. Conferences: IFLA 2003: The BID was the organizer of the World Library and Information Congress: 69th IFLA Conference: "Access Point Library: Media - Information - Culture

Last year we started the project “Human Rights and Alternative Education- a teacher network” with Masar Institute of Education. The project aims at fostering a bilateral exchange of concepts, methods and gained experience between third sector educational organizations. In addition, it aims at facilitating cross-cultural learning, sharing of practices and joint inquiry into the creation and improvement of educational environments which respect and implement human rights by creating a network of teachers in alternative schools in Israel and Germany. Another project is our Exhibition about human rights in Iran: "Omid is my name - and it means hope". This exhibition will be presented in our center until October 2012.

Or main activities are seminars lasting several days in the fields: education for sustainable development, trainings in pedagogical fields and health-care (working with refugees and youngsters with traumatic experiences, sexual education and prevention of sexual violence, working with children with defiant behaviour, working with persons with disabilities, communication trainings i.e. communication with dying persons and their relatives), outdoor-trainings for strengthening individual and social skills.

Lampedusa, realised 2009 in Göttingen. Keinsternhotel, realised 2010. Next representations in Braunschweig, 5. and 6. march 2011. Tariqs Auftrag, realised 2010. Mobile production for schools. Representations every mnonth, 2011. bread and roses, realised 2011. All Inclusive, Premiere June 2011. Mikili, Premiere Octobre 2011. MAHALA DREAMS (2014) – Production with Roma about the situation for Roma people in Europe STEH DEINEN MANN (2014) – Theatre production for young people about homosexuality in football, invited to perform in 2015 at AUGENBLICK MAL Festival and RUHRGAMES Festival and Szene Bunte Wähne in Austria SCHATTENBOXER (2015) – Dance Theatre with Xolani Mdluli (Durban) and Skhumbuzo Dlamini (Umphiti Theatre Project Pietermaritzburg) about Apartheid System in South Africa DAS SCHLOSS (2015) – Theatre with young refugees about the question how Germany looks like for beginners

1. The "Nomade House project" is an international cultural project initiated and supported by the Company Nouveaux Disparus. It is a project carried out under the Europe Creative program in partnership with organizations from six other countries (Belgium, France, Tunisia, Greece, Italy and Germany). The "Nomade House project" is a process of creation and artistic dissemination as well as scientific research on the topic of migration. The project consists of multidisciplinary creative workshops, a theatre performance, and various cultural activities such as a traveling exhibition and conference debates. The aim of the project is to give space and attention to people from both shores of the Mediterranean on the run and activist groups and their demands by disseminating these life stories through this traveling cultural center and enabling a change in consciousness. 2. Criminalization of migration and solidarity, We work transnationally with those affected (e.g. #Paros3 , #Samos2 , Iuventa Crew ) and support them or their family members in networking with relevant actors such as finding lawyers, litigation, fundraising for legal aid costs and through public relations work. Our work focuses on supporting people from third countries, often refugees, who usually have no or very limited financial resources and support structures in Europe and receive little public attention. This is done in close cooperation with local NGOs such as Porco Rosso in Sicily, the Human Rights Legal Project (Samos), Legal Center Lesvos, and Aegean Migrant Solidarity (formerly CPT - Lesvos) in Greece. 3. Central Mediterranean info 2.0: Since January 2021, we have been sharing parts of our collected data from the Central Mediterranean (Central Med) with the public at the end of the month. These contain all the information we have access to on arrivals, rescues and push- and pullbacks in Central Med. In this way, we contrast the figures from the Italian Ministry of the Interior and the UN with a civilian observation. We collect and process all the information that is available to us via various channels and networks in multiple statistics and tables. In addition to arrival and departure locations, nationalities, ages, and gender, we record any characteristics that may enable individual people or groups to be traced. 4. Externalisation of the borders Within the framework of our research and our work on the outside borders of the EU we are focussing since around 5 years on the externalisation of the borders towards North African countries. Since than we have hosted interns from countries like Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Palestine, Sudan and Tunisia in cooperation with the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (IFA). We are interested to get into contact with Human Rights Organisations from these countries to create networks and also to get to know their perspective and view on Europe and it´s migration policy. As one of the results of this networking activities we are running a project in cooperation with the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) from Sudan to create a database against enforced disappearances. This is a practical result for our intercultural interaction throughout the Mediterranean to confront the eurocentric perspective with the view from the south and to foster greater inclusivity and diversity within the borderline-europe team.

Beside several concerts, theatre shows and activities we organise youth exchanges and meetings with other countries like Czech and Senegal. There are projects like “connecting neighbours”, “where is your country?” and “Minexelda” for youth and children. In these projects we introduce countries and lifestyles and organise performances with foreigners. People from other countries work together in Brakula doing projects with schools and other groups in trhe area.

every year bridgeworks chooses a new partner culture and builds cultural bridges through three project formats: art-lab The art laboratory is a cultural and artistic encounter project, a "crossover" of cultures and art genres. This cultural "two-way street" consists of both respective partner culture visiting each other. Over a period of two times 14 days, cultural "interim-places" are created. copro The collaboration professional promotes cooperation projects that involve professional artists from at least two cultural areas and present the artistic result in the partner culture as well as in Germany. Selected persons or groups are supported by bridgeworks as a partner and co-producer. talking heads The platform talking heads creates dialogue spaces. A digital and real place to share, discuss and ask, argue constructively and seek common answers. Through essays, blogs, lectures and discussion rounds, a visible culture of dialogue is promoted in a sustainable manner.

Establishing a Mediterranean Theatre project with Belgium, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey.
Festival projects in Casablanca, Marrakech
Brecht-Project in Turkey
Theatre and Religion in Russia
Symposia about "Art as Gift"