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Belabbes Benkredda

This Platform is Transforming Democratic Participation in the Middle East

Belabbes Benkredda founded The Munathara Initiative, the Arab world’s largest debate platform. It aims to give youth, women, and marginalized communities the opportunity to participate in society and politics.

amalia zepou

Using Co-Creation to Facilitate Community-Led Innovation

Greece's Vice Mayor for Civil Society & Innovation shares how she implemented the digital platform “synAthina” to connect civil society actors after the economic crisis.

Kevin Kühnert

Kevin Kühnert Gets Real on NoGroKo, the EU and Modern Politics

Kevin Kühnert, federal chairman of the Jusos (Young Socialists in the SPD) talks about the NoGroKo (No Grand Coalition) movement, the EU, and the only thing he has in common with U.S. President Donald Trump.

FriendlyFires: Sparking Change from Within

This innovative organisation is harnessing the power of emerging technologies and purposeful entrepreneurs to make big business more responsible.

This article originally appeared on TwentyThirty. The Town Opencast coal mining and glass factories defined the industrial town of Weißwasser in GDR times. After German unification in 1990 there came a downturn that was reflected in population figures. Currently, some 19,000 people live in the town near the Polish border. There used to be almost twice as many. Like many rural communities all over the world, Weißwasser suffers from two key problems: There are more deaths than births, and many young pe

A Mayor’s Fight for the Survival of His Town

Rural flight is a global problem which Germany is also not immune to. In the town of Weißwasser, engaged citizens, led by mayor Torsten Pötzsch, are fighting back against the trend.

Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

Using Citizen Empowerment to Promote More Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

If there is one thing Leonardo Maldonado knows best, it is how to build communities.

Matthew Clayson

“It Was a Toxic Political Environment”

Attorney Matthew Clayson discusses his involvement with The Detroit Declaration movement, pushing for community involvement and stronger transatlantic relations.

CFFP

A Seat at the Table: Gender Discrimination in Foreign Policy

The Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy is a research and advocacy organization that is forging a new discourse on power and systematic oppression.

Standing up for All Those Facing Injustice

Attorney and civil rights activist, Sufyan Sohel, on his fight for human rights in response to the US travel ban.

Small child inside of a home in a poor area

A High-Tech Solution to Extreme Poverty

How BanQu envisions helping the world’s poor.

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