Cultural diversity? Challenging, full of opportunities, surprising, interesting, threatening – sometimes, normal, enriching, common, inspirational, exhausting – but also fun, always there – always different. Our opening film of the award ceremony for the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2018 provides a variety of ideas and views.

A life dedicated to a free society, a united Germany and a life of peaceful coexistence in solidarity. A fight against collective forgetfulness and for a vibrant interaction. Joachim Gauck – brigde-builder in a culturally diverse society. A portrait.

So-called arrival districts can become a stepping stone or a trap for migrants. In this video, Canadian journalist Doug Saunders describes the arrival districts in Germany and explains how cities can shape them successfully.