First Aid
This grey, rainy day was very convenient for me (Sabine). In preparation for our upcoming autumn tours, I went to the basement and checked the inventory of materials for the book table. An information brochure that we put out at all our events is the “Guideline for Depression for Those Affected and Their Relatives”, published…
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Beeing touched
A very touching story reached us recently in the aftermath of one of our “Some good, more bad.” events: The head of the self-help contact point who had booked us told us about the following incident in a reflection discussion: A lady who had come to the advice center as a relative a long time…
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Osnabrück
On a mild early summer evening, we recently welcomed almost 50 people who had come to our event in the VHS Osnabrück building. In addition to the enriching content of many interesting questions and contributions from the audience, it also became clear to all those involved how valuable and helpful low-threshold offers can be for…
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“Some good, more bad.” on spring tour 2023
We were invited to Magdeburg, Schwetzingen and Reichelsheim with our lecture series. All three organizers had a common background this time: self-help. Accordingly, there were many people in the audience who could report how supportive and strengthening they found participating in such a group – whether they were depressed themselves or as relatives. In addition…
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Here we go again!
The anti-stigma depression project “Sometimes good, more bad.” is going on spring tour! With our audiovisual presentation and subsequent talk, we will be guests here in March: 22.03.2023 | 7 pm, Netzwerk Freie Kultur e.V. in Magdeburg. Organizer: Caritas 23.03.2023 | 7 pm, Palais Hirsch in Schwetzingen Organizer: Heidelberg Self-Help Office 24.03.2023 | 6 p.m.,…
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Bielefeld
The ZAB (central contact point for barrier-free access) invited us as part of their 5th anniversary. According to its own statement on the homepage, it sees itself as a “low-threshold contact point for students and employees at Bielefeld University. Under the motto “achieve more together”, the merger of the severely disabled representative and the representative…
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Darmstadt
An entry to us in the guest book: “THANK YOU for the great, impressive pictures. THANK YOU for sharing the personal stories. And THANK YOU for the open words. Because of this trust, others also have the courage to open up.” That is exactly what we were able to experience in numerous and touching ways…
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Aachen
In addition to those affected and their families, we are always able to welcome people in the audience who have come into contact with depression through their work. On our evening of lectures in Aachen at akis (self-help in the Aachen region), a question from a spectator developed into a very lively discussion about how…
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Auerbach
An entry from our guest book from the evening of 10/13/22: “Thank you for the impressive insights into the depression. Perfectly captured and portrayed. I recognized myself in Mrs. Fröhlich’s description. Amazing and impressive what you can show with pictures. I wish you all the best for your further work and always well-attended and successful…
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Bonn
According to project coordinator Frederike Hartje, 70-80% of the sponsorships in the “Huckepack” project, which provides parents with mental illnesses with volunteer godparents who are supposed to become confidants for the children, are the main diagnosis. Accordingly, Sabine Fröhlich’s experiences with depression, especially as a mother, the possible effects of a parental illness on the…
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Höchstädt
In the beautiful ambience of Höchstädt Castle, at the invitation of the Schwaben district, we were once again able to take a very interested audience on a journey into the inner worlds of the Depression with our project “Some good, more bad.” On behalf of many other great supporters behind the scenes, we would like…
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telephone counseling center Konstanz
The telephone counseling website says: “The offer is there for everyone, for old and young people, professionals, housewives, trainees or pensioners, for people of all religious communities and also for people who do not belong to a church. Around one million calls are made every year, free of charge and around the clock. Because worries…
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Friedrichshafen
We followed the invitation of the highly committed StudentCare team at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen. According to their own statements, the team’s offer is based on the theoretical concept of “self-compassion” according to the psychologist Dr. Kristin Neff. The implementation of “self-compassionate thinking” combines the promotion of the elements self-love, cohesion and mindfulness. Accordingly, StudentCare strives…
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Konstanz
The invitation from the Konstanz self-help contact point brought us to Lake Constance. In the meeting room of the district office we were able to experience an intensive discussion with the audience. A key topic was the experience of relatives of a person suffering from depression, which many found to be extremely challenging. It is…
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telephone counseling center Ulm
“I can’t take it anymore!” or “I’m worried about being depressed!” Many conversations that the employees of the telephone counseling center in Ulm are currently starting with statements like these. The long duration of the pandemic, the lack of psychotherapy and counseling in many places and, last but not least, the social uncertainty caused by…
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exhibition opening Münster/Germany
after several Corona postponements, the time has finally come! The expanded to double “Mal gut, mehr schlecht.” Exhibition will open on 3/20/2022 at 4pm. The beautiful Fürstenbergsaal will host the exhibition. Opening: 20.3.2022, 4 pm, Greeting: Angela Stähler (Mayor of the City of Münster) Artist talk: Nora Klein with Dr. Barbara Rommé (Münster City Museum)…
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Magdeburg
“For me as a psychotherapist, the evening was very inspiring and I found the content and creative implementation great!” , so the feedback from a participant after our event in the Studiobühne in Magdeburg. We are very happy that we are often allowed to hear statements – similar to these – from psychotherapists or people…
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Berlin
“My granddaughter is severely depressed and has already attempted suicide. I’m here tonight in the hope of getting helpful tips on how best to behave as her grandmother and to learn more about the disease.” With this statement from a courageous participant, we have started the discussion in the atmospheric cinema of the Casablanca in…
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Bonn
In the full hall of the Catholic educational institution in Bonn, in addition to numerous interested spectators, there were also family members and friends of Sabine Fröhlich. “I am incredibly proud of our daughter, our son-in-law and our granddaughters. They managed to stay together as a family and to stand there stronger than ever today.”,so…
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Haltern am See
A good year after our first visit, the highly committed and motivated team from the family counseling center “pro anima” invited us to Haltern am See again. This time for an internal pilot project with students from secondary schools and for an open closing event on the last day of the successful pilot series. We…
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The project goes to schools
“I am so impressed by my students how attentive, reflective and respectful I have seen them here today.”, “I still get goose bumps when I think back to the special atmosphere in the room.” The “Some good, more bad” project is visiting schools for the first time. Pupils from a vocational college and a secondary…
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Registration for lectures
Due to the pandemic, the number of participants in our events is often limited. You can register for the following events at: 11/11/21 // Haltern am See // m.schorn@caritas-ostvest.de //02364/10 90 22 12/11/ 21 // Bonn // postmaster@fbs-bonn.de // 0228 – 944900 18/11/21 // Berlin // eigeninitiative@ajb-berlin.de //030 631 09 85. 19/11/21 // Magdeburg //…
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Göttingen
Our audience in Göttingen was characterized by great openness, interest, appreciation and a high level of professional competence. The telephone care in Göttingen had offered our event format as a training course for its employees and many came. There was a stimulating and intensive discussion and sharing with one another regarding the individual interpretations and…
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General Assembly of the Deutsche DepressionsLiga e.V.
A lively Saturday is behind us. The general meeting of our project partner Deutsche DepressionsLiga e.V. brought numerous interested parties to Frankfurt. The board reported on the projects carried out and future ideas. It was nice to meet familiar faces personally again. We are happy to be part of this committed association with our project…
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Olpe
The Alliance against Depression Olpe-Siegen-Wittgenstein is once again holding the MUT-MACH-WOCHEN this year; a series of different types of events to educate people about depression. And we were allowed to be there again. This time in the Lorenz-Jaeger-Haus in Olpe. At this point, a big thank you again to Ms. Lütticke from the Olpe district…
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Kleve
“What a touching, impressive evening. For two hours we were on an island that made closeness and openness possible. Thank you! ” This is one of the numerous entries in the guest book after the successful and fully booked evening event in Kleve; well prepared by the self-help office. Motivated by the positive feedback, we…
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AKTION: Freiexemplar für Bibliotheken
Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Die Deutsche Depressionsliga e.V. und die BARMER freuen sich 100 Exemplare des Bildbandes „Mal gut, mehr schlecht.“ Bibliotheken kostenfrei zur Verfügung zu stellen. Das Buch thematisiert die Gefühls- und Gedankenwelt von depressiven Menschen auf einfühlsame Art und Weise und trägt dazu bei, dass Depression besser verstanden wird,…
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Hannover
A very special venue awaited us in Hanover. The Hannover-Linden parish together with the Hannover telephone counseling have invited us to the St. Martinskirche with its special architecture. About 30 spectators took part in the event despite or perhaps because of the current corona dynamics and the upcoming second lock down. Because there is now…
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Regensburg
An invitation from the FESTIVAL FOTOGRAFISCHER BILDER brought us to Regensburg with a double event. In this artistic setting, the power of the photographic images created by Nora Klein was particularly well expressed. They invite you to feel, can “describe” what is felt and are a suitable medium against speechlessness. The contribution of a participant…
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Postponed to 2021
The event in Kleve has been canceled this year due to the Covid 19 crisis.
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“Against Speechlessness” Photographic images about depression
The current podcast about our work in the series “New Thinking Photography”
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Kiel
“As a psychotherapist, I mainly work with patients who are currently suffering from acute depression and who find it difficult to imagine that things could get better at some point. Tonight it was very good for me to hear how Ms. Fröhlich found her way out of the depression and I had the rare opportunity…
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cancelled
The events in Moers and Dinslaken have been canceled this year due to the Covid 19 crisis.
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Haltern am See
The highly committed and motivated team from pro anima invited us to Haltern am See on September 29, 2020. This date was fully booked in a short time and that is why we were very happy to agree to an additional event – also fully booked – on September 28, 2020. On the first evening,…
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Lecture tour continues!
The BARMER health insurance company has agreed to continue funding our Germany-wide lecture tour. So Sabine Fröhlich and I will be doing anti-stigma work on the subject of depression for the next 2 years. Events
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Michelstadt
Self help for depression. Participation in a self-help group can have a supportive and healing effect for both affected and relatives. The existing, extensive range of such groups in the Odenwald region confirms this. Two providers, namely the self-help group (SHG) Angst Panik Depression and SHG Semikolon have invited us to Michelstadt in cooperation with…
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Oberhausen
The small theater “Gdanska” in Oberhausen with its screen and red velvet armchairs offered a wonderfully fitting atmosphere for the presentation of our pictures and texts. This probably also inspired a participant to make an – almost poetic-sounding – entry in our guest book: “Beautiful photographs, sad photographs, sad beautiful photographs. Honest words, thoughtful words,…
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Krefeld
The self-help contact point Krefeld invited us to the beautiful Muchesaal of the VHS Krefeld. One of the main topics in the lively discussion round related to the experience of relatives and friends, in whom a close person suffers from depression and the illness extends over a long period of time. Thanks to the openness…
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Bad Bederkesa
A very exceptionally invitation came from a telephone helpline office in the north of Germany. Within the setting of regular training sessions for their voluntary employees we were able to present our project. The participants showed a remarkable high level of professional compentence and openess for the manifold appearences of the illness Depression. For Sabine…
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Bremervörde and Zeven
The Alliance against Depression in the district of Rotenburg / Wümme invited us to two events for their “autumn tour” to Bremervörde and Zeven: “It is important to talk about depression as an illness,” said Andreas von Glahn, Vice Chairman of the Alliance against Depression in the district. “Our idea is that we want to…
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Erfurt/Germany
Katrin Göring-Eckardt, member of the German Parliament, came to Erfurt to open the conference „Suddenly you were gone“ – Grief after sudden death and suicide. Appropriate to this theme we could show in our presentation the perspective of people who have gone through suicidal crises; a subject that is treated as a tabu in our…
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Siegen/Germany
„Who can I talk to, if suicidal thoughts circle in my head?“ has been one question asked during our event in Siegen. A counsellor of the Socio-psychiatric service Siegen, who was present that evening, turned out to be the right person to answer that question: „We are here for you! Well trained for crisis situations…
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Hof/Germany
„Thank you so much for this impressive presentation. The topic depression has been very well portrayed. I did recognize myself in many details. Good for everyone who has managed to talk about his illness and called for help. I shall do so myself now!“ This quote was left in our guestbook after yet another touching…
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Leipzig
What an atmospheric and appropriate to the topic venue we had last night in Leipzig in the „Moritzbastei“. A big thank you to the association „Leipziger Bündnis gegen Depression e.V.“ for bringing us here. Many comments of the evenings discussion-round did refer to Sabine Fröhlich‘s great openness towards her personal handling of the illness. Participants…
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Freiburg
„I would have loved to participate at your important project, Miss Klein. Your sensitive approach combined with a lot of respect for the illness Depression as well as the participants that took part, is highly encouraging.“ This is one quote that was shared after our presentation of the inside world of depression. A huge thank…
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Göppingen
Due to extensive advertising we could welcome more than 60 people to our event in Göppingen, where the Christophsbad clinic had invited us. The focus of the event‘s discussion-round was on possible causes of the illness depression and their variety of treatments. The conclusion of the evening: THE depression does not exist. Every case has…
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Rastatt
Sign language interpreter did join us in Rastatt/Germany. The spoken words have been intensified through the impressive gestures and facial expressions. Emotions have been transported even straighter. A very valuable experience for all of us – especially the group of participants with hearing disabilities that come to our event. A big thank you to our…
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Gera
The health board of Gera did invite us to the public library Gera/Germany. As one of many events during the german wide mental health awareness week. In the discussion afterwords several participants expressed their pressure to be perfect in all they do. Do I always have to function? How can I get out of the…
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Patientenkongress Depression 2019
For the 5th time the Depression-patient-coference took place in the Leipzig Gewandhaus. A fully booked event with 1,300 participants that makes a valuable contribution to the de-stigmatization of depression. The Deutsche Depressionsliga e.V., as co-organizer, invited to the LigaLounge on the second day of the congress. A great opportunity to get to know the numerous…
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Brilon/Germany
A very fine summer evening could not hold up the citizens of Brilon/Germany from coming in big numbers to our event „Mal gut, mehr schlecht.“ „Would you also please come to our school one day? My experience is that a lot of my schoolmates do know nothing about depression and more or less dismiss it…
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Trier/Germany
Last night in Trier has been very special for us. Part of the audience was the mother of Sabine Fröhlich. „I am the mum of Sabine and I am very proud of my daughter that she coped with the illness depression so well. To all of you I would like to say: Do not give…
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Bitburg/Germany
“Where can I find support, if I cannot cope with the suicide of a beloved on?“ Was one question from the audience. Mister Mann, representing the support-group Depression Eifel-Mosel, could help by naming local contact persons for this sensitive issue. A big thank you to all that helped us shaping the event and to all,…
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Weimar/Germany
The cellar vaults of Weimars city library enhanced a very special atmosphere for the evening. An attending mother told us afterwards: „Your presentation touched me deeply. In the photographs and quotations I have recognized my son, who suffers from depression since many years. For the first time ever I really get an idea of how…
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Dresden/Germany
We followed the invitation of the public health Department and have come to Dresden/Germany. Thanks to all who came and shared courageously their experiences around the illness depression. A very touching discussion panel, where participants even got the chance to come to new perceptions.
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Kiel/Germany
The student representation of the university of Kiel did invite us to their „Mental Health Awareness Week“. One Student left this note in our guestbook: „I wish, I had a private praxis for psychotherapy with a waiting room, where I could have the picture-book on display for patients who are waiting.“
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Einladung zum Vortrag/Berlin
Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Finissage »CRAZY – Leben mit psychischen Erkrankungen« 17.06.19, 19 Uhr Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen Mauerstr. 53, 10117 Berlin www.behindertenbeauftragter.de
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lecture dates
11.04.19 in Kiel/Germany, 06.06.19 in Dresden/Germany, 12.06.19 in Weimar/Germany, 13.06.19 in Bitburg/Germany, 14.06.19 in Trier/Germany, 08.10.19 in Gera/Germany, 10.10.19 in Göppingen/Germany, 11.10.19 in Freiburg im Breisgau/Germany, 14.10.19 in Leipzig/Germany, 15.10.19 in Hof/Germany, 27.11.19 in Krefeld/Germany, more
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Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Nora Klein and her work „Mal gut, mehr schlecht.“ is presented at german radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
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ttt
Shooting for a german TV channel: Titel, Thesen, Temperamente It will be on TV at the 3rd of February at 11:05 pm, ARD
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exhibition in Berlin
CRAZY – Leben mit psychischen Erkrankungen mit Arbeiten von Laia Abril (Spanien), Sibylle Fendt (Deutschland), Nora Klein (Deutschland), Louis Quail (UK) und Melissa Spitz (USA) opening: 14.02.19, 7 pm exhibition: 15.02.-21.04.2019 f³ Freiraum für Fotografie, Waldemarstraße 17, 10179 Berlin, Germany www.fhochdrei.org
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Bunker D Kiel/Germany
Great atmosphere at that place. 40 interested and observing students helped us to make depression more visible.
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launch of the lecture series
Our lecture series started in Erfurt this monday. We had a brave audience, cosy atmosphere and a inspired discussion. Thanks a lot to BARMER, Deutsche DepressionsLiga e.V, Landeshaupstadt Erfurt and Café Nerly.
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Vortrag HEUTE/Berlin
Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Der Veranstalter musst leider kurzfristig den Termin heute im Stadtteilzentrum Teutoburger Platz absagen. Die Veranstaltung wurde verschoben. Wir melden uns mit dem neuen Termin.
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lecture Berlin/Germany
16th of October 2018, Stadtteilzentrum am Teutoburger Platz, Berlin, Germany Facebook
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photography, lecture, discussion
the book on tour
Help us to visualize depression. In 2018 and 2019, the project will be presented in the form of a lecture series Germany-wide. Thanks a lot to BARMER and Deutsche DepressionsLiga e.V. for the support. Book a lecture for 2018/2019.
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4. Deutscher Patientenkongress Depression
Photographer Nora Klein presented her book »Mal gut, mehr schlecht./Some good, more bad.« at the 4. Deutschen Patientenkongress Depression in Leipzig.
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Termine
Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Ausstellung: Festival Fotografischer Bilder Regensburg 2017 Symposium vom 26.-28.10.2017 Ausstellung vom 26.10.2017- 14.01.2018 https://festival-fotografischer-bilder.de/ Buchvorstellungen und Diskussion: 27.08.2017 ab 10:00 Uhr auf dem 4. Deutschen Patientenkongress Depression in Leipzig https://www.deutsche-depressionshilfe.de/patientenkongress-2017/ligalounge 14.10.17 ab 19.00 Uhr in der Fritz Thyssen Stiftung in Köln (KölnBonner…
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Exhibition opening
Freitag, 7. April, 20 Uhr
GRUSSWORT
Waltraud Rinke, Vorstand der Deutschen DepressionsLiga e.V.
Birgit Dziuk, Landesgeschäftsführerin der BARMER Thüringen
Christian Treumann, Vorsitzender des Vorstandes der Town & Country Stiftung
Einführung
Prof. Dr. Kai Uwe Schierz, Direktor der Kunstmuseen der Stadt Erfurt
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book fair Leizpig 2017
»Mal gut, mehr schlecht.« launched at the book fair in Leipzig. The book »Mal gut, mehr schlecht.« is being presented at the book fair in Leipzig by publishing house Hatje Cantz. Available in stores now.
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German TV-station NDR
For the german TV-station NDR-Kulturjournal we are visiting Sabine. With the photographer Nora Klein they introduce the project »Mal gut, mehr schlecht.« (»Some good, more bad.«)
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DGPPN-Congress 2016
Photographer Nora Klein and the Deutsche DepressionsLiga e.V. are presenting the book at the German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN) in Berlin.
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Exhibition
Nora Klein
Some good, mora bad.
You are cordially invited to attend the launch of the exhibition and presentation of the picture book.
Opening: Friday, 7. April 2017, Kunsthaus Erfurt
Exhibition: 07.-13. April 2017 Kunsthaus Erfurt, Michaelisstr. 34, 99084 Erfurt
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A glimpse into the print shop.
»Mal gut, mehr schlecht.« has gone to press. A glimpse into the print shop.
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