David von Blohn
Germany
EUROPE
Photojournalist, Germany/ Chile.http://www.davidvonblohn.com
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According to the organisers, around 700 thousand visitors came to see the 75 culture and folklore groups at the street parade of the 18th Carnival of Cultures in Berlin.
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Hundreds of artists from different cultures present traditional dance and folklore at the 18th Carnival of Cultures in Berlin. Up to 1 million people are estimated to attend the street festival.
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Despite rainy weather, around 150 demonstrated against rising rents and gentrification in Kreuzberg, Berlin. Due to constant and significant rent increase over the past years, many of the districts former residents have been forced to move away.
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Every year on the day before the Carnival of Cultures parade, the children's festival takes place in Berlin Kreuzberg and brings children from different social and cultural backgrounds together.
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Around 250 protesters demonstrated against the "Barbie Dreamhouse", a life-sized theme house about the famous fashion doll which opened in Berlin City, which some protesters have called plastic and sexist to women.
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After protests in April, the teachers' union GEW initiated a one week strike with a protest in Berlin City, demanding equal payment for all teachers in Berlin, no matter if they are tenured or not. Teachers are demonstrating at Nikolaiplatz, Berlin.
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Activists of the German trade union protested at Berlin Alexanderplatz against the privatization of the water supply and management of water resources in Berlin and the European Union.
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After protests in April, the teachers' union GEW initiated a one week strike with a protest in Berlin City, demanding equal payment for all teachers in Berlin, no matter if they are tenured or not.
