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In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Ruhr region experienced a time of tension and economic uncertainty. Mines and smelters were closing and the region was in upheaval. In this crisis, neo-Nazis stir up hatred against migrants, while the migrant community organizes itself and opposes the increasing violence.

Chris Herzog and Alexander Bauer take us on a journey through Duisburg, Bochum and Gelsenkirchen - cities that were the scenes of intense conflict at the time. Using unpublished archive material and interviews with contemporary witnesses, they bring back to life a time that was characterized by resistance and the struggle for survival.

Grauzone Pott sheds light on a repressed history: How migrants had to fight in a hostile environment back in the 1980s and build their own networks to defy hatred, supported by courageous people who stood up against neo-Nazism and racism despite threats.

You can find the podcast on all common podcast platforms or directly on grauzone-pott.de.

Alexander Bauer Concept & Management
Chris Herzog Concept & Management
Zeynep Alan Voice
Sevinç Onart Editorial collaboration
Kim Busch Content collaboration
Ceren Türkmen Content consulting and research, interview partner
Wolfgang Ullrich, Bengü Kocatürk-Schuster, Marie-Cecile Duclercq, Wilhelm Funcke, Mahir Kuruçay, Martin Dietzsch, Lukas Bastisch Interview partners

Grauzone Pott is a production of Peira GbR and is funded by Fonds Soziokultur and Kunststiftung NRW. All contents are, unless otherwise stated, property of Peira GbR.

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2024, Duisburg

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