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Peter Schink: “We want to make this city more accessible to people”
At the S-Bahn station Greifswalder Straße, you can find one of my favorite lines: “The best thing about Berlin is the Berliners.” However, the majority of people here, like myself, weren’t actually born in Berlin (we mapped this out geographically a long time ago). I myself came to the city in 1999, and still believe today that diversity is what fundamentally…
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WahlheYmatPost Keywords and Definitions
Community: Community is more than a group of people – it’s a space where experiences, knowledge, and inspiration are shared. WahlheymatPost aims to unite Berlin’s international community and the city’s democratic life. Participation: Participation is more than voting: it’s about having a voice, engaging in dialogue, and being present in Berlin’s civic and political life, including decision making. The newsletter opens…
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What are you? New here? — Tips and advice for the newly arrived — Dispatch 02
(Disclaimer: these are just some observations and tips from yours truly. This is neither legal advise nor does it represent the views of Wahlheymat e. V. Your mileage may vary.) One of the aims of Wahlheymat is to provide resources for folks that are trying to come to terms with their new lives in Berlin in specific, and Germany as a…
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What are you? New here? — Tips and advice for the newly arrived — Dispatch 01
(Disclaimer: this are just some observations and tips from yours truly. This is neither legal advise nor does it represent the views of Wahlheymat e. V. Your mileage may vary.) The aim of Wahlheymat is to provide resources to folks that are trying to come to terms with their new lives in Berlin in specific, and Germany as a whole. I…
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Wahlheymat Talk: Tech, AI and Democracy. Some notes and resources.
TL;DR I talk about planning and approach to this talk. Intro to some resources. Estimated Reading time between 7 and 15 minutes (including all the resource notes)… without following links, of course. When Ivan asked me to do this, I felt honored, excited, and more than a little anxious. This is a huge topic! We could do a whole lecture series…
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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 –…
WahlheYmat Writes Newsletter
Our association’s own updates, including news about upcoming events, new initiatives, organizational news, and project developments from WahlheYmat e.V.
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