UnConference’s Workshop
Call for session proposals: Imagine, demand, enact for a better Europe
UnConference | 26 October 2013 | 12:00 – 17:00 | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
Sick and tired of this Europe? Reshuffle the cards with us!
European Alternatives invites you to participate in our UnConference on 26 October 2013. Together with activists, artists, civil society actors, decision-makers and interested individuals, we will imagine ideas for a better Europe, shape our demands and discuss how, with whom and when to enact them at this crucial point of European history.
You have a thing or two to say on Europe’s future? Is there any issue that you care about which could benefit from a Europe-wide perspective?
Propose a session now!
The sessions should beone hour long.
The format of the session could be anything: presentation, workshop, moderated discussion, a walk, a performance…Make it interactive and keep in mind the moto of Transeuropa Festival: Imagine, Demand, Enact a better Europe.
The language of the UnConference will be English, so the session you propose should be in English too.
If you are not in Berlin, travel bursaries will be available for one or two people per session for pre-selected sessions
Check out below for more detailed information about that day and… Submit your proposal! – transeuropafestival@euroalter.com
What is the UnConference about?
Despite 2013 being the European Year of Citizens and despite the elections to the European Parliament just around the corner, more and more people feel disconnected from the idea and do not identify with this Europe anymore. What kind of Europe do we want? How can we make it happen? How can we address the challenges ahead?
European Alternatives believes that no way out of the economic, social and political crisis in Europe can be found without putting citizens at the centre of the decision-making process and having European debates that go beyond national perspectives. That is why for the last three years we gathered citizens, civil society organisations and local authorities from all over Europe to formulate a Citizens Manifesto, a shared set of demands for change in EU decision-making on topics ranging from employment and welfare to civil rights and economic and political reforms.
This is our way forward, what is yours? Join the UnConference and have your say on the European issues that really interest you.
How does this “UnConference”-thing work?
In an UnConference the agenda is created by the attendees. Being a “bottom-up event”, the topics will be decided on by democratic polling. Anyone who wants to initiate a discussion on a topic can claim a time and a space (a session). In our UnConference we will have four parallel sessions (see grid below). The format of a session could be anything: presentation, workshop, moderated discussion, a walk, a performance… just make it interactive. An UnConference is about exchange!
12:00 – 12:30: Group discussion, explanation of concept
12:30 – 14:00: Walking Lunch | proposal and voting time
14:00 – 15:00: Session 1 A, B, C, D
15:00 – 16:00: Session 2 A, B, C, D
16:30 – 17:00: Session 3 A, B, C, D
In our UnConference, there are two ways to participate:
1. You have an idea now! Great!
… then we will give you a head start! Out of the 12 sessions, 5 will be selected and will definitely take place during the UnConference. This way, we hope for everyone to be inspired, to have a better idea of what to expect and possibly even to create synergies. Send your proposals to transeuropafestival @ euroalter.com.
The most engaging proposals will be preselected, but if yours has not been selected you can still propoese it to the audience on the spot.
2. You still need some inspiration? Great, too!
… then just come to the UnConference directly. At 12:00, we will start with a moderated opening phase that will inspire, explain and guide you through the process of creating a collaborative agenda.
During lunch, the following will happen: If you got inspired, you can then add your proposal to the grid. You will also receive stickers to have your say on which sessions of the other participants are the most interesting. But no idea will be left behind: Our moderators will help you to pool topics and foster collaboration. Come on over!
We are looking forward to your ideas for a better Europe!
European Alternatives
The UnConference is part of TRANSEUROPA Festival Final Forum in Berlin: 3 Days on Imagine, Demand, Enact.
