Our newspaper "Dangerous Object: Eisenbahnstraße" is a documentary and side-taking investigation of the situation in the area around Eisenbahnstraße in the east of Leipzig, where a weapons ban zone was introduced in 2018.
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Since November 2018, the situation in the area around Eisenbahnstraße in the east of Leipzig has "finally been defused" – according to the BILD newspaper. This is where the first weapons ban zone in Saxony was established. Even before this, the police were allowed to carry out random controls in this "dangerous place". Prohibition signs have now been erected around the area and there is a fine of up to 10.000€ for carrying weapons, as well as up to 1.000€ … Show more
We want to add a differentiated picture to the "single story" (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) of the Eisenbahnstraße. We want to counter the portrayals of certain media, political parties and the police with voices of the local residents and thus break with the stigma of the "dangerous place" that is attributed to the neighbourhood. We do not ignore the fact that there are real problems in the area - on the contrary - but we think that neither the weapons ban z… Show more
If you - like us - believe that for a proper assessment, every issue must be looked at from different perspectives, then you should support us in publishing even more voices from the neighbourhood.
If you - like us - think it is important to clearly contradict discriminatory portrayals and to spread diverse perspectives through our own media, you should enable us to distribute the second newspaper, too, at a free price.
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If we - with your help - reach the first funding goal, we can fully concentrate our work on the 2nd issue of our newspaper in March and April. We will do research and continue to meet people from the neighbourhood for discussions. We will transcribe conversations and turn them into readable texts. With your financial support, we will continue to use the large-format camera around neighbourhood, as well as the body cam and search the internet for suitable p… Show more
Our approach at unofficial.pictures is telling private and political stories through photography and film. We want to bring about social and political change through new perspectives. For this purpose, we develop our own exhibitions, books, newspapers and films and empower other people to use these approaches for themselves and their issues. We want to create space for people and topics that are otherwise rarely discussed in the media. Workshops, exhibitio… Show more
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