Pentecost Academy Youth Participation 2015, Photo: Andi Weiland
Impressions from the Pentecost Academy for Youth Participation 2015
- in moving images: Video album on Vimeo
- as photos: photo album on Flickr
- Exciting articles: on the Pentecost Academy blog
At the 15th Pentecost Academy for Youth Participation, big ideas were considered this year: Under the motto
"How we want to live – visions of the future, utopias, alternatives", developed and 
discussed ideas for a more sustainable and fairer economy, more recognition for different forms of love, better opportunities for participation for young people and questions of global freedom of movement.
Further education and exchange were also guided by grand visions: The grounds of the wannseeFORUM became the setting for a fictional utopia, wishes and ideas were expressed through poetry slams and original songs, future project ideas were developed and promoted, and everything was, of course, recorded by the documentary blog group on pfingstakademie.de .
We thank all participants for their creative ideas, enriching input, and lively exchange.
A big thank you also goes to all the guests from politics, business, and civil society who participated in the World Café discussions, engaged with the visions, and shared their expertise.
At/in the World Café tables/discussion groups:
1) “How do we want to love?”
- Uwe Fröhlich, Alliance 90/The Greens Brandenburg, Queer Green Working Group
- Corinna Graubaum, Project Your Vision Now!
- Markus Klaer, Member of the Berlin House of Representatives (CDU), Chairman of the LSU Berlin
2) “How do we want to manage our economy?”
- Christiane Eitel, Initiative Kiez und Land
- Shai Hoffmann, crowdfunding expert and organizer of the dclass conference
- Valerie Wilms, Member of the German Bundestag, Alliance 90/The Greens, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Sustainable Development
3) “How do we want to hike?”
- Manuel Assner, Border Crosser Hamburg/Research and Training
- Hakan Taş, Member of the Berlin House of Representatives, The Left Party, Spokesperson for Internal Affairs, Participation and Refugees
- Chingiz Süleymanov, Youth Without Borders Association
4) “How do we want to participate?”
- Matthias Köpke, Team Voluntary Year Participation
- Udo Lihs, advisor to the Pirate Party in the Berlin House of Representatives
- Daniel Rick, Team Voluntary Year Participation
- Well done, Frank Segert! /euroBBa
See you next year! And remember: Forget all the "buts," stay engaged, and remember: Revolution is an act of love…
All articles about the Pentecost Academy for Youth Participation, Learning and Networking 2015 can be found at pfingstakademie.de