‘The best way to build
community is to sit down and have a meal with someone.’
quite a bunch that come regularly.” With the support of community
leaders, Soup for You! is gain- ing traction as a go-to spot in the neighborhood. To join with more of the East African communities, Nataf has connected with the owner of the Afro Deli restaurant down the street. To link to Christian commu- nities, Matson has connected with Augsburg’s Campus Ministry. Teir efforts are starting to bear
fruit in multiple ways. Somali women from the com-
munity bake traditional bread at the café that is served to diners and sold to restaurants. Nimo H. Farah, a Somali poet, works out of the build- ing as does Isaac Martin of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (Te Center of Workers United in
Tom Ericksen attends Soup for You! daily. Retired, he lives across the street and relies on Social Security. “I knew I was kind of short on funds,” he said, when asked why he visited for the first time. Ericksen said people’s life stories come out over soup.
Struggle), an organization that fights for worker’s rights in the area. “It’s definitely a bridging space,”
said Martin, who regularly eats at the café. “Te best way to build community is to sit down and have a meal with someone.”
Matson said the people visiting
and working out of the church are starting to reflect the neighborhood, but there’s a ways to go. He and Nataf will continue to foster their brand of community-building and invite others to the table.
Explore the “Holy Cologne”
Cologne, the historical city on the Rhine, has always been regarded as a melting pot of cultures. This is demonstrated by the city’s unique wealth of art treasures and cultural artefacts, including Cologne Cathedral, the unique ring of 12 Romanesque churches, the archdiocesan art museum Kolumba and the me- dieval art Museum Schnütgen. “Holy Cologne” refers not only to Cologne as a centre of Catholi- cism or a city of churches, but to Cologne as a cosmopolitan city that welcomes many religions and diverse cultures.
www.cologne-tourism.com
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©Carsten Hensch
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