The exhibition moved me emotionally.
4.6 / 5 average
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As part of a project in Flensburg, teenagers and young adults had the opportunity to share their experiences of fleeing their home countries. They also expressed their personal hopes and visions for their future. The process was sensitively supported, voluntary and participatory.
The exhibition concept was developed together and is supported by everyone involved. Their first-hand accounts were recorded, transcribed and finally laid out together.
The result is a powerful documentary exhibition that offers visitors a deep insight into the lives of young people during and after their flight, encouraging awareness and dialogue.
I am Iris Meschke, an education professional at the Hannah-Arendt-Schule in Flensburg.
Through my work, I brought the idea for this exhibition to life together with the young people, giving them a face and affirming their human dignity at a time of growing stigma, prejudice and a distorted debate about migration.
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November 2024
28 November 2024
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17 / 24 May 2025
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November 2025
26 January 2026
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10 November 2026
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2 February 2027
150 submissions reflecting on the exhibition visit. The number of responses varies by question. These results describe the feedback in this survey.
Scale: 1 = strongly disagree · 5 = strongly agree
4.6 / 5 average
150 responses
3.6 / 5 average
146 responses
4.7 / 5 average
150 responses
4.1 / 5 average
148 responses
For several weeks now, decisions have been arriving thick and fast. The German government has reached agreements with the Taliban in Afghanistan and the transitional government in Syria.
Anyone who talks to those affected knows that this is unacceptable.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban are in power and continue to torture and kill people who worked for the previous government or NATO. Family members are tortured until, for example, former police officers or interpreters return and are then executed. Or they are harassed, forced to pay to stay alive, or deprived of their property.
Our foreign minister visited Syria and said it was not possible for people to return there. Yet they are still being sent back. The German government pays millions to Syria so that people can be returned there.
Anyone who knows what trauma some children, now teenagers, experienced in Syria should understand that returning there is impossible! In their home towns, children saw relatives being slaughtered. And the killing continues. Some bodies are left lying in the streets (Hasakah).
This is where people who have built a life in Germany over two or more years are supposed to go. Under difficult circumstances. The German state has invested a great deal of money in these people and their education, and now sends away people we need. No distinctions are made.
Look around at the people who have integrated here and are now being told to leave.
One more point: everyone has, or has had, a chance here. Anyone who does not take that chance and commits serious crimes is welcome to leave, or to be made to leave.
Iris Meschke
Education professional specialising in
language development and integration
Phone:
+49 (0)152 55787227
Email:
iris.meschke@online.de
iris.meschke2@schule-sh.de