Author: Ivan
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Stay: The New Migration Challenge Germany Can’t Ignore
If nothing changes demographically, Germany will have 16 million fewer workers by 2060 than today. According to most projections, the country needs around 400,000 new workers every year from abroad. We often hear this fact in the news, but what we hear much less about is how many international people leave Germany again—and this seems to be becoming a growing problem.…
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Bürgerbeteiligung: Participation or Paperwork?
Berlin invites its citizens to participate — but only after the decisions are made. A visit to the Bürgerbeteiligungsbüro: where good intentions meet German bureaucracy. I was so happy when I first discovered the Bürgerbeteiligungsbüro. Yes! Finally, a place for participation! It took me quite some time, though, to understand what this institution is actually about — what it’s good for,…
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WahlheYmatPost – Understanding HOW TO BERLIN
It’s not easy to describe how I feel right now, having the privilege of greeting you in the very first edition of a newspaper dedicated to Berlin’s social and political life. My family and I arrived in Berlin almost ten years ago, literally knowing no one. It was exciting to feel the city’s vibe, to discover places and people, and step…
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Thinkers think and doers do
„Thinkers think and doers do. But until the thinkers do and the doers think, progress will be just another word in the already overburdened vocabulary by sense.” We have chosen this old La Rochefoucauld quote as our New Year’s message. Why? Progress comes from seeing what we do not see. Daring to go where we never allowed ourselves to go –…
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Future of democracy
On the 17th January, we attended a celebratory event in the building of Berlin’s parliament (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin (Berlin State Assembly) We heard three talks about the past, present, and future of democracy in Germany. The discussions spanned 1.5 hours, covering history, challenges from both right and left extremists, and the impact of social media. While remigration was mentioned, there were…
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Top 5 Takeaways from Wahlheymat Talks
We engaged in a wonderful discussion with Alexander S. Wolf Foundation AusserGewöhnlich Berlin and our amazing twenty-five guests, Berliners originally coming from four continents at Wahlheymat Talks #2 on 8.11.2023 in Weltwirtschaft restaurant at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW). Our main Takeaways: MEANING OF WORDS – “Integration is bullshit” – the term integration implies that the newcomer in Berlin society…
WahlheYmatPost — Understand How To Berlin
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