David Hasselhoff tries to save the Berlin Wall – In A Berlin Minute (Week 151)
On Sunday March 17th David Hasselhoff came to Berlin and joined an estimated 7000 people to protest the East Side Gallery being chopped up to make way for luxury condos and a bridge….
Maueropfer / Wall Victims – In A Berlin Minute (Week 37)
From 1961 until 1989, at least 136 people died directly because of the Berlin Wall and border area. These people are referred to as “Todesopfer der Berliner Mauer” or just “Maueropfer” (wall victims). There are disputes as…
May Day – 1. Mai 2011 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 53)
May 1st (1. Mai), or May Day, is a holiday known in Germany and other countries as the International Workers’ Day – a day for political protests, mostly organized by left-leaning groups, which has its history…
National 9/11 Memorial – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 80)
The National 9/11 Memorial at the site of the World Trade Center in New York encompasses the footprints of the two towers turned into cascading waterfalls and surrounded by bronze parapets featuring the names of the…
Occupy Wall Street – Zuccotti Park (Liberty Square) – October 5, 2011 (1 of 3)
On October 5th, I joined tens of thousands of people and went to the financial district of Manhattan to say “enough is enough”. I was also there to record video and take photos….
Occupy Wall Street – Protest march is coming – October 5, 2011 (2 of 3)
On October 5th, I joined tens of thousands of people and went to the financial district of Manhattan to say “enough is enough”. I was also there to record video and take photos….
Flash Mob – Die In – In A Berlin Minute (Week 50)
On April 12th at 6:30pm a German-wide flash Mob called “Die In – Fukushima Wahnt!” took place. Flashmob is an unusual and often pointless-seeming activity that is done by a group of people in a public…
Occupy Wall Street – Wall Street Stand-Off – October 5, 2011 (3 of 3)
On October 5th, I joined tens of thousands of people and went to the financial district of Manhattan to say “enough is enough”. I was also there to record video and take photos….
