Stories

Barbara Imobersteg, journalist and volunteer, writes regularly for Social Fabric. She shares what's going on in the atelier and how our diverse community is implementing inclusion and sustainability.

New stories are published every month.

It doesn’t happen by chance, this is Social Fabric.

All at the same time, as is so often the case. Martina is cutting fabrics, and Rula is removing buckles and loops—they’re working on a ...

Barbara Imobersteg

Sep 3, 20243 min read

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I never forget my roots

My roots — these are the traditions and customs, the history and culture of the country where I come from and was born.

Barbara Imobersteg

May 6, 20242 min read

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Fatima got a yellow bird

It is calm and peaceful in the Social Fabric sewing atelier. The sewing machines rattle quietly, the scissors cut through sheets of fabric,

Barbara Imobersteg

Sep 5, 20233 min read

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A slight tension is in the air

The flipchart says "heucheln” = to pretend something" and "die Amtssprache = the official language". We don't know what was discussed during

Barbara Imobersteg

Sep 5, 20233 min read

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