During various (outreach) workshops in the district, children and young people from different social backgrounds were able to come together and put their creative ideas into practice.They worked "sustainably creatively" and conjured up new and exciting objects from various recyclable materials.In a fashion workshop, old items of clothing were reworked using screen printing, sewing and tinkering to create their own fashion creations.During a TikTok workshop, which also took a critical look at the media format, young people were able to become environmental activists in short videos and campaign for recycling, for example.Finally, old skateboards were turned into new shelves and wardrobes for their own teenagers' rooms.Afterwards, we were able to show the results during a small exhibition at Ä.n.d.e.r.e.i. and celebrate with our loved ones.Many thanks to "Künste öffnen Welten" and "Kultur macht stark" for their support, to the Medienkulturzentrum and the Crossmediatour as well as to our partners Montagscafé and Treberhilfe Dresden and the Ferienpass Dresden for their cooperation.Greetings go out to Bautzen rollt ev, with thanks for the skateboards!

On 02.10.2023, a total of 10 technology enthusiasts met on their first day of vacation to do something very special - build their own FM radio.Even the topic was exciting. Today you can buy everything ready-made. But how it looks like in there and how it all works, that's what they wanted to explore here. After a short introduction - what are radio waves and what does VHF actually mean, we started. Unpacking the kit, checking that the parts are complete, assembling the first parts. That went quite quickly for the 4 girls and 6 boys.Then it got more complicated. To make sure nothing went wrong, Rainer showed the next steps with the help of a beamer. After about an hour, the last wires were connected - and here the manufacturer made us sweat quite a bit. The wire ends were too short, so that the springs could not hold the wire. This required a lot of help. All the helpers put in a lot of effort.And then came the moment of truth. Switch on and... The first radioplayed, the second. Unfortunately, there was not enough time to give all the children a radio that was ready to play. Rainer then offered to come by again and troubleshoot. Some of the parents wanted to have another look together with their children right at home.All in all, it was a successful workshop. This is also confirmed by the questionnaires filled out by the children.

In beautiful sunshine on 24.09.23 neighbors from Dresden Cotta were invited to stroll through the flea market, make bargains and talk to each other. 30 booths offered a great variety: from children's things to toys to baby equipment and clothes for adults, there was everything.The volunteers from the Volkshaus served coffee and offered cakes, which some of the stall holders had baked and brought with them.In the end, everyone agreed: even if there could have been even more visitors, it was still a nice day with many conversations and some successful purchases.But there was another event on 24.09.2023 in the house: an interesting exhibition on the topic "70 years of radio, 40 years of radio production in the GDR and 30 years later - what makes collectors' hearts beat faster"Here, more than 50 radio sets, tape recorders and record players mainly from GDR production could be admired. Most of the exhibits were demonstrated ready to play. Also optically these were an eye-catcher.Next year there will be another technical exhibition. Then computers will be presented and an active "programming" is also one of the highlights. So be curious about what is coming.

Am 31.08.2023 konnte unser Team den 100. Gast in diesem Jahr begrüßen.Dazu überreichten wir Kay aus der Nachbarschaft ein kleines Präsent. Die Überraschung war gelungen. Frank, unser Programmierprofi schrieb einen Text extra für diesen Tag als Willkommenslaufschrift, die auch präsentiert wurde. Nach einem Erinnerungsfoto gings ans Reparieren. Kay brachte einen LED Lampenring und eine Taschenlampe mit. Beim Lampenring konnte leider nichts repariert werden aber die Taschenlampe konnte von fest sitzenden Batterien befreit werden.Rainer