„A Soul for Europe“ Konferenz

10.+11. November 2017
Radialsystem V

“Wer übernimmt Verantwortung für Europa?”
Wie Bürgerinnen und Bürger, Städte und Parlamente für die Zukunft Europas zusammenarbeiten müssen

Unter dem Motto „Wer übernimmt Verantwortung für Europa?“ veranstalten die zivilgesellschaftlichen Initiativen „A Soul for Europe“ und „Cities for Europe“ gemeinsam mit deutschen und europäischen Partnern die „A Soul for Europe“ Konferenz 2017. Leitgedanke ist, dass die Bürgerinnen und Bürger in den Städten und Regionen die Basis und damit die eigentlichen Eigentümer des europäischen Projekts sind – ihre Verantwortung muss gestärkt werden.
Verschiedene Themenschwerpunkte werden in parallelen Workshops vertieft und beispielhafte Projekte auf dem MARKTPLATZ EUROPA präsentiert – sie zeigen, wie aktive Kommunen und einzelne Bürger*innen vor Ort ihre Verantwortung für Europa wahrnehmen. Die Auftaktveranstaltung findet am 10. November 2017 im Allianz Forum statt.
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A Soul for Europe Conference 2017

10 – 11 November 2017, Allianz Forum | Radialsystem V | Berlin In cooperation with ‘Wir sind Europa’ and ‘Cities for Europe’

Who is assuming responsibility for Europe –
How citizens, cities and parliaments should cooperate for Europe

Friday, 10 November, Allianz Forum
Under the High Patronage of the European Parliament

7.00 pm Welcome words by A Soul for Europe and Gerry Woop, State Secretary for European Affairs, City of Berlin

7.15 – 8.45 pm Public debate “Who is assuming responsibility for Europe?
How citizens, cities and parliaments should cooperate for Europe”
Citizens are the cause and goal of the European Union. However, those citizens, as well as the cities and regions they live in, represent not only the basis of Europe – they are also jointly responsible for the success of the European unification process. This panel discussion confronts the citizens with the top-down mechanisms of everyday life in Europe. It demands for new methods of sharing responsibility in order for the European unification process to succeed.

The opening event will discuss statements of representatives from each level of political responsibility: Emil Boc (Mayor of Cluj-Napoca), Elmar Brok (MEP; President Union of European Federalists), Karl-Heinz Lambertz (President Committee of the Regions), Gerry Woop (State Secretary for European Affairs, City of Berlin), Juan Gabriel Vásquez (writer)
The panel is moderated by Laura Kleiner, Carin Tiggeloven members of the initiative “Wir sind Europa!” and Volker Hassemer, Chairman of Stiftung Zukunft Berlin.


Saturday, 11 November, Radialsystem V

09:00 – 11:00 am
Welcome Words
Andreas Bock, A Soul for Europe
Keynote Speeches
by Karl-Heinz Lambertz (President Committee of the Regions) Juan Gabriel Vásquez (writer)

Break

11:00 – 12.30 am

Topic 1: Cities for Europe
Topic 2: Europe From the Bottom-Up
Topic 3: Arts and Politics – A Good Match?

Round of Workshops 1
Organiser: Cities for Europe
Title: How Can Cities and Citizens Strengthen Europe? (Part 1) Introductory statements and presentation of exemplary projects Format: Presentation & conversation
Active participants: Emil Boc, Mayor Cluj-Napoca and Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President Committee of the Regions
Michael Cramer, MEP; Volker Hassemer, Chairman Stiftung Zukunft Berlin; Hella Dunger-Löper, former State Secretary
Host: Brigitte Russ-Scherer, former Mayor
Organiser: Das Progressive Zentrum
Title: #DialogueOnEurope - New Ideas for Migration Policy
Format: Working Groups
Active participants: Joachim Zeller, MEP (tbc); Satu Kuitunen, Forum Aberdeen
Host: Maria Skóra, Senior Project Manager Das Progressive Zentrum

Organiser: internationales literaturfestival berlin (ilb)
Title: New Stories for Europe?
Format: Fishbowl Discussion
Active participants: Priya Basil, writer; Daphne Büllesbach, Executive Director European Alternative; Ivana Sajko, writer
Paul Dujardin, Artistic Director BOZAR; Juan Gabriel Vásquez, writer; Simon Mundy, Vice-President of the Writer's for Peace Committee of PEN International; Nele Hertling, Spokesperson ‘A Soul for Europe’
Host: Simone Schröder, internationales literaturfestival berlin (ilb)

Organiser: Center for Fine Arts Brussels BOZAR
Title: Next Generation, Please!
Part 1 Format: Artistic Workshop
Artist: Leni Huyghe, actress
Host: Melat Gebeyaw Nigussie, Project Manager Next Generation, Please!; Frédéric Meseeuw, Senior Project Manager BOZAR

Lunch break and European Marketplace Impulse Guillaume Klossa & Artistic Intervention

12:30 – 1:30 pm 1:30 – 02:00 pm
02:00 – 3.30 pm

Topic 1: Cities for Europe
Topic 2: Europe From the Bottom-Up
Topic 3: Arts and Politics – A Good Match?

Round of Workshops 2

Organiser: Cities for Europe
Title: How Can Cities and Citizens Strengthen Europe? (Part 2)
Format: Parallel table talks with regard to four topics: ‘Cultural Activities / Sister Cities / Cultural Heritage / Pulse of Europe’
Active Participants: Project representatives (tba); Brigitte Russ-Scherer, former Mayor; Hella Dunger-Löper, former State Secretary

Organiser: Arts Research Institute of Georgia
Title: Civil Society in Georgia on the Way Towards Europe
Format: Panel Discussion
Speakers: Minister Viktor Dolidze; David Sakvarelidze, Artistic Director of Tzsinandali Music festival; Giorgii Sharvashidze, Rector of Javakhisvili Tblisi State University
Doris Pack, former MEP; Volker Hassemer, Chairman Stiftung Zukunft Berlin; Levan Khetaguri, Stichting Caucasus Foundation;
Host: Steve Austen, Felix Meritis Foundation

Organiser: Cafébabel & n-ost
Title: Creating a European Public Sphere
Format: Open dialogue
Active participants: François Famélie, Babel International; Katharina Kloss, Cafébabel Paris; Sébastien Vannier, Cafébabel Berlin
“We are Europe“ group members; Anke Plättner, journalist
Host: Andreas Bock, editor n-ost

Organiser: Center for Fine Arts Brussels BOZAR Title: Next Generation, Please! – Part 2 Format: Artistic Workshop
Artist: Leni Huyghe, actress
Host: Melat Gebeyaw Nigussie, Project Manager Next Generation, Please!; Frédéric Meseeuw, Senior Project Manager BOZAR

Coffee Break

Round of Workshops 3

Organiser: Advocate Europe & Actors of Urban Change
Title: European Cities From the Bottom-Up - New Responses From Civil Society and Local Administration
Format: World Café
Active participants: Tamar Gurdikyan, 70 TK (Istanbul), Refugees for Co- Creative Cities (Oberhausen)
Martina Michels, MEP; Hella Dunger-Löper, former State Secretary; Brigitte Russ-Scherer, former Mayor; Joachim Zeller, MEP
Hosts: Julia Hoffmann, Program Manager Advocate Europe; Christina Nuhr, Program Manager Advocate Europe; Sebastian Schlüter, Program Manager Actors of Urban Change

3.30– 4 pm
4 – 5.30 pm Topic 1: Cities for
Europe
Topic 2: Europe From the Bottom-Up
Topic 3: Arts and Politics – A Good Match?
5.30 – 6 pm

Organiser: GRAD & Felix Meritis Foundation
Title: Creating Active Citizenship: The Notion of Civil Society and Culture in Belgrade and Amsterdam
Format: Panel discussion
Active participants: Silke Gebel, MP; Radomir Lazović, activist; Hala Naoum Néhmé, Municipalicy of Amsterdam
Volker Hassemer, Chairman Stiftung Zukunft Berlin (in English) Host: Steve Austen, Fellow Felix Meritis Foundation

Organiser: Theater an der Parkaue
Topic: What Can Theatre (for Children) Do for Europe?
Format: Round table
Active participants: Karola Marsch, Dramaturge Theater an der Parkaue; Sarah Wiederhold, Dramaturge Theater an der Parkaue (tbc)
Paul Dujardin, Artistic director BOZAR, Nicolas Bertrand, Artistic Director Image Aigue; Nele Hertling, Spokesperson “A Soul for Europe”
Host: Axel Möbius, Theater an der Parkaue
Artistic presentation of the BOZAR workshop & Conclusions