Urban Citizenship in Transition
International Lab
Urban Citizenship in Transition
International Lab
Urban Citizenship in Transition
International Lab
We have selected participants and are excited about diving into the lab experiences together. Stay tuned for the outcomes!
Germany, Moldova, and Georgia are facing somewhat similar challenges in migration processes. In the past years urban canvas and urban contexts, in which "new" citizens are struggling to find their place, has been rapidly transforming.
We want to address these challenges and practically explore the right to the city and the potential for empowerment through urban citizenship. In the lab (September 15 — 21), we will bring together 18 young professionals from civic organisations and initiatives across the three countries who are actively engaged in working with individuals with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
Germany, Moldova, and Georgia are facing somewhat similar challenges in migration processes. In the past years urban canvas and urban contexts, in which "new" citizens are struggling to find their place, has been rapidly transforming.
We want to address these challenges and practically explore the right to the city and the potential for empowerment through urban citizenship. In the lab (September 15 — 21), we will bring together 18 young professionals from civic organisations and initiatives across the three countries who are actively engaged in working with individuals with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
Germany, Moldova, and Georgia are facing somewhat similar challenges in migration processes. In the past years urban canvas and urban contexts, in which "new" citizens are struggling to find their place, has been rapidly transforming.
We want to address these challenges and practically explore the right to the city and the potential for empowerment through urban citizenship. In the lab (September 15 — 21), we will bring together 18 young professionals from civic organisations and initiatives across the three countries who are actively engaged in working with individuals with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
We want to address these challenges and practically explore the right to the city and the potential for empowerment through urban citizenship. In the lab (September 15 — 21), we will bring together 18 young professionals from civic organisations and initiatives across the three countries who are actively engaged in working with individuals with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
Germany, Moldova, and Georgia are facing somewhat similar challenges in migration processes. In the past years urban canvas and urban contexts, in which "new" citizens are struggling to find their place, has been rapidly transforming.
We want to address these challenges and practically explore the right to the city and the potential for empowerment through urban citizenship. In the lab (September 15 — 21), we will bring together 18 young professionals from civic organisations and initiatives across the three countries who are actively engaged in working with individuals with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
We want to address these challenges and practically explore the right to the city and the potential for empowerment through urban citizenship. In the lab (September 15 — 21), we will bring together 18 young professionals from civic organisations and initiatives across the three countries who are actively engaged in working with individuals with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
We want to address following questions:
- How can we approach inequalities in cities and create diverse spaces?
- How can we support newcomers in navigating their city's public environment and fostering interactions with others?
- What sociocultural and creative urban practices can empower newcomers to become active community members and citizens?
We want to address following questions:
- How can we approach inequalities in cities and create diverse spaces?
- How can we support newcomers in navigating their city’s public environment and fostering interactions with others?
- What sociocultural and creative urban practices can empower newcomers to become active community members and citizens?
We want to address following questions:
- How can we approach inequalities in cities and create diverse spaces?
- How can we support newcomers in navigating their city's public environment and fostering interactions with others?
- What sociocultural and creative urban practices can empower newcomers to become active community members and citizens?
1. Learn from peers across borders:
Connect and share knowledge with fellow professionals and activists from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany. This is a chance to broaden your understanding and build a network with people who are passionate about the same issues.
2. Get inspired and educated:
Discover and learn from projects and practices that are making a difference in Berlin and the Lab countries. These projects use culture and creativity to help people with migrant and refugee backgrounds feel more at home in their cities.
What can you gain from this lab?
1. Learn from peers across borders:
Connect and share knowledge with fellow professionals and activists from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany. This is a chance to broaden your understanding and build a network with people who are passionate about the same issues.
2. Get inspired and educated:
Discover and learn from projects and practices that are making a difference in Berlin and the Lab countries. These projects use culture and creativity to help people with migrant and refugee backgrounds feel more at home in their cities.
What can you gain from this lab?
1. Learn from peers across borders:
Connect and share knowledge with fellow professionals and activists from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany. This is a chance to broaden your understanding and build a network with people who are passionate about the same issues.
2. Get inspired and educated:
Discover and learn from projects and practices that are making a difference in Berlin and the Lab countries. These projects use culture and creativity to help people with migrant and refugee backgrounds feel more at home in their cities.
What can you gain from this lab?
3. Come up with new ideas:
Brainstorm and develop new practices to take back to your organisation. Use these fresh ideas to make a positive impact in your local communities of people with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
4. Get support to make your ideas happen:
The Lab offers mentorship and funding through mini-grants to help you put your ideas into action.
5. Share your success and learnings:
Use the Lab’s online platform to share what you’ve accomplished and what you’ve learned. This helps to increase the positive effect of your project and can inspire others to make a difference too.
1. Learn from peers across borders:
Connect and share knowledge with fellow professionals and activists from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany. This is a chance to broaden your understanding and build a network with people who are passionate about the same issues.
2. Get inspired and educated:
Discover and learn from projects and practices that are making a difference in Berlin and the Lab countries. These projects use culture and creativity to help people with migrant and refugee backgrounds feel more at home in their cities.
What can you gain from this lab?
3. Come up with new ideas:
Brainstorm and develop new practices to take back to your organisation. Use these fresh ideas to make a positive impact in your local communities of people with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
4. Get support to make your ideas happen:
The Lab offers mentorship and funding through mini-grants to help you put your ideas into action.
5. Share your success and learnings:
Use the Lab’s online platform to share what you’ve accomplished and what you’ve learned. This helps to increase the positive effect of your project and can inspire others to make a difference too.
1. Learn from peers across borders:
Connect and share knowledge with fellow professionals and activists from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany. This is a chance to broaden your understanding and build a network with people who are passionate about the same issues.
2. Get inspired and educated:
Discover and learn from projects and practices that are making a difference in Berlin and the Lab countries. These projects use culture and creativity to help people with migrant and refugee backgrounds feel more at home in their cities.
What can you gain from this lab?
3. Come up with new ideas:
Brainstorm and develop new practices to take back to your organisation. Use these fresh ideas to make a positive impact in your local communities of people with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
4. Get support to make your ideas happen:
The Lab offers mentorship and funding through mini-grants to help you put your ideas into action.
5. Share your success and learnings:
Use the Lab’s online platform to share what you’ve accomplished and what you’ve learned. This helps to increase the positive effect of your project and can inspire others to make a difference too.
Whom do we hope to see at our Lab?
Motivated individuals with different skills from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany who work with or support people with migrant and refugee backgrounds and are eager to interact and share their professional experiences with others. Professionals, who are ready to be actively involved in all stages of the project — this includes creating follow-up projects, publishing them online, and sharing them with a wider audience.
3. Come up with new ideas:
Brainstorm and develop new practices to take back to your organisation. Use these fresh ideas to make a positive impact in your local communities of people with migrant or refugee backgrounds.
4. Get support to make your ideas happen:
The Lab offers mentorship and funding through mini-grants to help you put your ideas into action.
5. Share your success and learnings:
Use the Lab’s online platform to share what you’ve accomplished and what you’ve learned. This helps to increase the positive effect of your project and can inspire others to make a difference too.
Whom do we hope to see at our Lab?
Motivated individuals with different skills from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany who work with or support people with migrant and refugee backgrounds and are eager to interact and share their professional experiences with others. Professionals, who are ready to be actively involved in all stages of the project — this includes creating follow-up projects, publishing them online, and sharing them with a wider audience.
Motivated individuals with different skills from Moldova, Georgia, and Germany who work with or support people with migrant and refugee backgrounds and are eager to interact and share their professional experiences with others. Professionals, who are ready to be actively involved in all stages of the project — this includes creating follow-up projects, publishing them online, and sharing them with a wider audience.
Whom do we hope to see at our Lab?
Open call for applications
Timeline:
Participant selection and online preparatory meeting
Program in Berlin
Consultations and implementation of follow-up projects
Online publication of projects and public evaluation meeting
Berlin Program:
July
August
September 15 - 21
October - November
December
Participants arrive
Getting to know each other & Introduction to the topic and program
Exploration of creative urban practices through workshops and visits to organisations
Development of ideas for follow-up projects, along with evaluation
Participants departure
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3-5
Day 4
Day 5
September 15 - 21
Open call for applications
Timeline:
Participant selection and online preparatory meeting
Program in Berlin
Consultations and implementation of follow-up projects
Online publication of projects and public evaluation meeting
Berlin Program:
July
August
September 15 - 21
October - November
December
Participants arrive
Getting to know each other & Introduction to the topic and program
Exploration of creative urban practices through workshops and visits to organisations
Development of ideas for follow-up projects, along with evaluation
Participants departure
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3-5
Day 4
Day 5
September 15 - 21
Open call for applications
Timeline:
Participant selection and online preparatory meeting
Program in Berlin
Consultations and implementation of follow-up projects
Online publication of projects and public evaluation meeting
Berlin Program:
July
August
September 15 - 21
October - November
December
Participants arrive
Getting to know each other & Introduction to the topic and program
Exploration of creative urban practices through workshops and visits to organisations
Development of ideas for follow-up projects, along with evaluation
Participants departure
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3-5
Day 4
Day 5
September 15 - 21
Natasha Borenko
Experts and organisations of the program:
Fluid theatre maker. Born in Siberia, based in Berlin. Creates theatre and art projects using methods of Game Design, Theatre of the Oppressed, participatory, documentary and site-specific theatre. Her participatory performances she co-makes with local communities and diverse groups of citizens. She also initiates international peacekeeping art projects made by interdisciplinary horizontally-structured collaborations between artists, educators, peacebuilders and activists.
Refugio is a place where new and long-time Berliners live and work together.
The NGO arose from a network of 100 women from arts and culture, science, journalism and public life under the association wearedoingit e.V. in 2015. Its goals are: to successfully foster support, participation and the recognition of diversity in the context of refugee movements and migration.
fem_arc collective is a group of six women that have set out on collaboratively forming a practice, positioning themselves in the broader field of architecture, or, more precisely, setting up a critical spatial practice.
Transnational Network engaging with Communities through Architecture and Design
PANDA platforma e.V. exists as a non-profit association for over 12 years in the Kulturbrauerei — the significant location of the Berlin art scene. During this time, PANDA developed into an interdisciplinary platform for art, politics and culture.
Quarteera e. V. — is a community of LGBTQ+ people living in Germany and communicating in Russian. Our mission is to counteract the multiple discrimination of queer people with a migrant background. To do this, we form a community, develop civil society, support the arts and engage in political education.
Natasha Borenko
Experts and organisations of the program:
Fluid theatre maker. Born in Siberia, based in Berlin. Creates theatre and art projects using methods of Game Design, Theatre of the Oppressed, participatory, documentary and site-specific theatre. Her participatory performances she co-makes with local communities and diverse groups of citizens. She also initiates international peacekeeping art projects made by interdisciplinary horizontally-structured collaborations between artists, educators, peacebuilders and activists.
Refugio is a place where new and long-time Berliners live and work together.
The NGO arose from a network of 100 women from arts and culture, science, journalism and public life under the association wearedoingit e.V. in 2015. Its goals are: to successfully foster support, participation and the recognition of diversity in the context of refugee movements and migration.
fem_arc collective is a group of six women that have set out on collaboratively forming a practice, positioning themselves in the broader field of architecture, or, more precisely, setting up a critical spatial practice.
Transnational Network engaging with Communities through Architecture and Design
PANDA platforma e.V. exists as a non-profit association for over 12 years in the Kulturbrauerei — the significant location of the Berlin art scene. During this time, PANDA developed into an interdisciplinary platform for art, politics and culture.
Quarteera e. V. — is a community of LGBTQ+ people living in Germany and communicating in Russian. Our mission is to counteract the multiple discrimination of queer people with a migrant background. To do this, we form a community, develop civil society, support the arts and engage in political education.
Natasha Borenko
Experts and organisations of the program:
Fluid theatre maker. Born in Siberia, based in Berlin. Creates theatre and art projects using methods of Game Design, Theatre of the Oppressed, participatory, documentary and site-specific theatre. Her participatory performances she co-makes with local communities and diverse groups of citizens. She also initiates international peacekeeping art projects made by interdisciplinary horizontally-structured collaborations between artists, educators, peacebuilders and activists.
Refugio is a place where new and long-time Berliners live and work together.
The NGO arose from a network of 100 women from arts and culture, science, journalism and public life under the association wearedoingit e.V. in 2015. Its goals are: to successfully foster support, participation and the recognition of diversity in the context of refugee movements and migration.
Fem_arc collective is a group of six women that have set out on collaboratively forming a practice, positioning themselves in the broader field of architecture, or, more precisely, setting up a critical spatial practice.
Transnational Network engaging with Communities through Architecture and Design
PANDA platforma e.V. exists as a non-profit association for over 12 years in the Kulturbrauerei — the significant location of the Berlin art scene. During this time, PANDA developed into an interdisciplinary platform for art, politics and culture.
Quarteera e. V. — is a community of LGBTQ+ people living in Germany and communicating in Russian. Our mission is to counteract the multiple discrimination of queer people with a migrant background. To do this, we form a community, develop civil society, support the arts and engage in political education.
CISR e.V., coordinator, Berlin
Anastasia has been implementing various non-formal educational, sociocultural, exchange and volunteering projects between Eastern Europe and Germany/Western Europe since 2007. Since 2019, she has been working for CISR e.V. and coordinating civil society projects to support and network urban activists, initiatives and youth work experts, media makers and artists (in exile). Recent projects: Wake Up! Cities, Citizens Art-Lab, Time to Act, etc.
Anastasia Puschkarewa
Independent facilitator, producer of urban educational programs
From 2018 to 2021, he was the Night Mayor of the Ulyanovsk City — with the team he oversaw the development of nighttime cultural life. In addition, he implemented practices for appropriating urban spaces with urban citizens: revitalising an abandoned park, returning the embankment on the Volga River, etc. Currently, he is actively involved in working with communities of politically active migrants and refugees in different countries.
Pasha Andreev
Millenium Training and Development Institut, coordinator, Chisinau
Facilitator working with young people from Moldova and Ukraine. With a passion for community service and project management, she has been actively involved in these areas since 2018. In addition to her facilitation work, Maria is a journalist, photographer, videographer and animator who uses her creative skills to capture and convey stories in a variety of mediums.
Maria Gavrilcenco
Interra Saqartvelo, coordinator, Tbilisi
Рroducer of urban educational programs, educational designer, researcher and creator of educational programs. From 2017 to 2022, she implemented an educational urban program for teenagers from small towns and rural areas in Russia. Lives in Georgia since 2018.
Natalia Pavlenko
Project team
CISR e.V., coordinator, Berlin
Anastasia has been implementing various non-formal educational, sociocultural, exchange and volunteering projects between Eastern Europe and Germany/Western Europe since 2007. Since 2019, she has been working for CISR e.V. and coordinating civil society projects to support and network urban activists, initiatives and youth work experts, media makers and artists (in exile). Recent projects: Wake Up! Cities, Citizens Art-Lab, Time to Act, etc.
Anastasia Puschkarewa
Independent facilitator, producer of urban educational programs
From 2018 to 2021, he was the Night Mayor of the Ulyanovsk City — with the team he oversaw the development of nighttime cultural life. In addition, he implemented practices for appropriating urban spaces with urban citizens: revitalising an abandoned park, returning the embankment on the Volga River, etc. Currently, he is actively involved in working with communities of politically active migrants and refugees in different countries.
Pasha Andreev
Millenium Training and Development Institut, coordinator, Chisinau
Facilitator working with young people from Moldova and Ukraine. With a passion for community service and project management, she has been actively involved in these areas since 2018. In addition to her facilitation work, Maria is a journalist, photographer, videographer and animator who uses her creative skills to capture and convey stories in a variety of mediums.
Maria Gavrilcenco
Interra Saqartvelo, coordinator, Tbilisi
Рroducer of urban educational programs, educational designer, researcher and creator of educational programs. From 2017 to 2022, she implemented an educational urban program for teenagers from small towns and rural areas in Russia. Lives in Georgia since 2018.
Natalia Pavlenko
Project team
CISR e.V., coordinator, Berlin
Anastasia has been implementing various non-formal educational, sociocultural, exchange and volunteering projects between Eastern Europe and Germany/Western Europe since 2007. Since 2019, she has been working for CISR e.V. and coordinating civil society projects to support and network urban activists, initiatives and youth work experts, media makers and artists (in exile). Recent projects: Wake Up! Cities, Citizens Art-Lab, Time to Act, etc.
Anastasia Puschkarewa
Independent facilitator, producer of urban educational programs
From 2018 to 2021, he was the Night Mayor of the Ulyanovsk City — with the team he oversaw the development of nighttime cultural life. In addition, he implemented practices for appropriating urban spaces with urban citizens: revitalising an abandoned park, returning the embankment on the Volga River, etc. Currently, he is actively involved in working with communities of politically active migrants and refugees in different countries.
Pasha Andreev
Millenium Training and Development Institut, coordinator, Chisinau
Facilitator working with young people from Moldova and Ukraine. With a passion for community service and project management, she has been actively involved in these areas since 2018. In addition to her facilitation work, Maria is a journalist, photographer, videographer and animator who uses her creative skills to capture and convey stories in a variety of mediums.
Maria Gavrilcenco
Interra Saqartvelo, coordinator, Tbilisi
Рroducer of urban educational programs, educational designer, researcher and creator of educational programs. From 2017 to 2022, she implemented an educational urban program for teenagers from small towns and rural areas in Russia. Lives in Georgia since 2018.
Natalia Pavlenko
Project team
Non-profit organisation founded in 2015 in Berlin by social researchers, experts and civic activists. We focus on social and urban research, exchange projects and non-formal education programmes in the fields of urbanism, media activism, migration and peaceful conflict transformation.
Non-profit organisation who develops educational programs and trips as well as cultural events.
"MilleniuM" Institute implements programs in the field of personal, organisational and community development. It promotes non-formal education by encouraging civic initiative and youth work at the local level and across Moldova.
The Project is funded within the MEET UP! Youth for Partnership Program of the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ Foundation) and the Federal Foreign Office
Financial support :
International Dialogue for Understanding and Cultural Exchange
Non-profit organisation founded in 2015 in Berlin by social researchers, experts and civic activists. We focus on social and urban research, exchange projects and non-formal education programmes in the fields of urbanism, media activism, migration and peaceful conflict transformation.
Non-profit organisation who develops educational programs and trips as well as cultural events.
"MilleniuM" Institute implements programs in the field of personal, organisational and community development. It promotes non-formal education by encouraging civic initiative and youth work at the local level and across Moldova.
The Project is funded within the MEET UP! Youth for Partnership Program of the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ Foundation) and the Federal Foreign Office
Financial support :
Non-profit organisation founded in 2015 in Berlin by social researchers, experts and civic activists. We focus on social and urban research, exchange projects and non-formal education programmes in the fields of urbanism, media activism, migration and peaceful conflict transformation.
Non-profit organisation who develops educational programs and trips as well as cultural events.
"MilleniuM" Institute implements programs in the field of personal, organisational and community development. It promotes non-formal education by encouraging civic initiative and youth work at the local level and across Moldova.
The project is funded under the grant program "MEET UP! Youth for Partnership" by the Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ Foundation) Foundation and the German Federal Foreign Office.
Financial support :
Telegram: https://t.me/natalypavlenko
(for participants from Georgia)
Natalia Pavlenko
E-mail: mariyagavrilchenko2000@gmail.com
(for participants from Moldova)
Maria Gavrilcenko
E-Mail: a.puschkarewa@cisr-berlin.org
(for participants from Germany)
Anastasia Puschkarewa
If you have further questions about the project, please contact:
Contacts:
Telegram: https://t.me/natalypavlenko
(for participants from Georgia)
Natalia Pavlenko
E-mail: mariyagavrilchenko2000@gmail.com
(for participants from Moldova)
Maria Gavrilcenko
E-Mail: a.puschkarewa@cisr-berlin.org
(for participants from Germany)
Anastasia Puschkarewa
If you have further questions about the project, please contact:
Contacts:
Telegram: https://t.me/natalypavlenko
(for participants from Georgia)
Natalia Pavlenko
E-mail: mariyagavrilchenko2000@gmail.com
(for participants from Moldova)
Maria Gavrilcenko
E-Mail: a.puschkarewa@cisr-berlin.org
(for participants from Germany)
Anastasia Puschkarewa
If you have further questions about the project, please contact:
Contacts:
