What a fantastic outcome of the conference “From the Sea to the Cities”: 33 European cities formed the International City Alliance of Safe Harbours aspiring to provide legal corridors for migrants with local municipalities at its centrum. The hybrid meeting of city mayors took place in Palermo on 25 and 26 June 2021. It wasContinue reading “33 European cities declare themselves as safe harbours for migrants”
3 interesting projects to tackle societal issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Anyone who seeks help in your neighbourhood? Find it out via the newly created website http://www.coronahelfer.eu which was developed in the frame of the German government´s hackathon #wirvsvirus from 20 to 22 March 2020. The platform protects vulnerable people and supports those who work in the health sector or other endangered sectors. It builds uponContinue reading “3 interesting projects to tackle societal issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic”
Hackathon #wirvsvirus by the German government shows highly creative potential in Europe
What the heck is a hackathon? It is an event where technology enthusiasts come together and create digital solutions. Read the article if you want to know more about the latest German government’s hackathon #wirvsvirus and its results.
Saving migrants on the Mediterranean is a moral and a legal obligation
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What I learned from engaging with Seebrücke, the civil society organisation for refugee rights
“Seebrücke” or “Sea-bridge” is an international civil society movement advocating for a safe passage of asylum seekers on the Mediterranean Sea. Everyone can be engaged in the movement, let it be by participating in a demonstration or a flash mob. What I learned is that one does not need more than an idea and theContinue reading “What I learned from engaging with Seebrücke, the civil society organisation for refugee rights”
Meet Samar, student and hobby photographer
Today, I met Samar in a Flixbus going from Amsterdam to Hamburg. She is a 25-year-old student of electrical engineering in Braunschweig and went to the Netherlands for camping over the weekend. Albeit the technicality of her studies, her passion is photography. Coming from Tunisia to Europe to pursue her studies, she started her adventureContinue reading “Meet Samar, student and hobby photographer”
Meet the entrepreneur whose vision is to change the way business is done
Natalie Magee is actually the first person I ever interviewed and a great friend of mine. She inspires me every day.
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It´s there again, the will to not speaking out something, something that is an unpleasant creature crawling up our necks and knocking on our consciousnesses. A silent agreement. Even if it´s omnipresent – in the news, in our heads. Thinking: not our problem, their responsibility. We are seeking distraction in the beautiful sides of lifeContinue reading “/Repression/”
Meet the young entrepreneur whose vision is to place creative minds in leadership positions
We met on the United Nation’s Global Festival of Action in Bonn. Participating gives the unique opportunity to get to know people from all over the world fighting for the realisaton of human rights and for sharing ideas.
Global, entrepreneurial and creative minds unite during the UN Global Festival of Action
For me, the festival was all about the people I met. Over the course of three days, the UN Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development took place in Bonn, a platform for activists with a global mindset striving for a better future. Initiating changes in their communities, the young leaders bring the 17 SustainableContinue reading “Global, entrepreneurial and creative minds unite during the UN Global Festival of Action”
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