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'Shame!': Germany, Italy Block Effort to Suspend EU-Israel Trade Pact Over Gaza Genocide, West Bank Attacks | Common Dreams Calls to suspend EU trade agreement with Israel have been ignored by German and Italian officials, despite Israel's anti-Palestinian policies and attacks on Gaza, West Bank, and Lebanon.

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The German village running on its own juice — Gerlind Institute for Cultural Studies While war in the Middle East has sent oil prices soaring and households bracing for higher bills, one tiny German village has spent 30 years making itself immune to exactly this kind of shock.

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My Letter to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Refusing the Prize for my book — Gerlind Institute for Cultural Studies I am writing to express my deepest gratitude to you and the members of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for South Asian Studies Committee for honoring my book, Ghostly Pasts, Capitalist Presence: A Social History of Fear in Colonial Bengal with this prestigious award. I am genuinely appreciative

Tithi Bhattacharya, an Associate Professor of South Asian History and the Director of Global Studies at Purdue University, declined the Modern Language Association's (MLA) Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize due to the MLA’s refusal to acknowledge Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Read her letter to the committee:

My Letter to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Refusing the Prize for my book — Tithi Bhattacharya Dear colleagues on the MLA Executive Council, I am writing to express my deepest gratitude to you and the members of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for South Asian Studies Committee for honoring my book, Ghostly Pasts, Capitalist Presence: A Social History of Fear in Colonial Bengal with t

Sexism in the German Bundestag increases with AfD.

Germany: Far-right AfD lawmakers accused of insulting women – DW – 12/04/2025 Female lawmakers have spoken out against "shocking insults" by lawmakers of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). They see an increase in misogynistic heckling in the Bundestag.

Das “Klimaschutzverbesserungsgesetz” (climate protection improvement law) in Hamburg brings a little bit of good climate news. Common Dreams article by Sabine von Mering.

A Victorious Hamburg Climate Resolution Is a Model of Hope-Fueled People Power | Common Dreams ​While the current German government is rolling back or even boycotting climate action, Hamburg is showing the world that grassroots climate action is effective.

All who speak German are welcome at our Klönschnack, a professionally moderated German conversation group! Next meeeting on Saturday, November 15, 2025 • 3:30-5:00 PT • via Zoom • RSVP by November 12 to [email protected]

Thema I: Unsere kulturellen Wurzeln
Thema 2: Wie können wir gesund bleiben?

We're meeting on the third Saturday each month between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. PT, alternating between online and in-person in Oakland or Berkeley, CA.

Klönschnack — Gerlind Institute for Cultural Studies Open to the public. The group has been meeting since 2003. The meeting is facilitated by Dr. Marion Gerlind. Topics are suggested by group members. One sub-group will be dedicated to beginning speakers of German. Usually the third Saturday each month between 3:30 - 5:00 p.m..

Join us at our next Filmnacht discussion of this extraordinary documentary: Petra Kelly - Act Now!

Discussion via Zoom on November 22, 2025 • 7:00 p.m. PST
Petra Kelly, the feminist co-founder of the German Green Party, was a pioneering advocate for peace, environmental protection, and human rights. Inspired by the civil rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s concept of civil disobedience, she championed radical social change and solidarity worldwide. Her issues are today more topical than ever before.
90 mins | 2024 | Director: Doris Metz | English, German, English Subtitles | Germany

Filmnacht — Gerlind Institute for Cultural Studies Normalerweise jeden vierten Samstag alle zwei Monate Usually, on the fourth Saturday every other month…we’re screening a German, or German-related, film. We are showing popular or little-known film gems (usually in German with English subtitles), followed by a moderated discussion. In-person scr...

This is where Dr. Marion Gerlind came from.

"Glücksatlas": In Hamburg leben die zufriedensten Menschen – DW – 27.10.2025 Fast jeder Zweite in Deutschland ist nach einer neuen Studie hochzufrieden. Doch bei manchen Gruppen gibt es auch neue Sorgen.