Social conflicts in Gelsenkirchen: Together against the challenges!

Social conflicts in Gelsenkirchen: Together against the challenges!

Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland - In Gelsenkirchen, the districts of Rotthausen and Horst are in the focus of a new conflict management project, which the city administration has launched in cooperation with Forumzfd . An interdisciplinary strategy is to be promoted with the title "Presentation of social peace - together for Horst/together for Rotthausen", which, among other things, combines upset social work and conflict management. Uwe Gerwin, head of the immigration and integration department, emphasizes that the city has recognized that it has reached its limits with its previous means. "As a city, we reach our limits as a city," said Gerwin, while the ForumzfD team should contribute to improving the situation with external specialist knowledge. The aim is to sustainably strengthen the community gathering and social peace.

integration despite challenges

At the same time, the city of Gelsenkirchen addresses the situation of the Roma community, which has come to the city since the free movement of workers from the Balkan countries. Experts, including the Roma activist Sami Dzemailovski, emphasize that the challenges are not in the origin of people, but in poverty. This view is supported by Gerwin, who notes that immigrants often live in social hotspots where cheap living space is available. At the same time, however, there is a high insertion rate and frequent complaints about living together. The city has already developed an integrated concept of action that has been in force since 2013 and is aiming for successful integration. "Not origin, but poverty is our challenge," said the experts during an information event that illuminates the integration of Roma in Gelsenkirchen.

With the aim of reducing prejudices and promoting a better exchange between different cultural communities, the city of Gelsenkirchen plans to carry out similar events as part of regulatory measures and community activities in the future. These should not only serve to transfer information, but also to the mutual understanding of the realities of life of all citizens, such as the project of the city of Gelsenkirchen in cooperation with the