In the organizer's words:

Sustainability cannot work without a strong democracy - because democracy protects the common good and enables participation in the vision of a future worth living. Strengthening democratic participation and institutions is crucial to enable sustainable development in the long term.

What are the workshops about?

We encounter democracy in everyday life, in the family, among friends or at work - whenever we negotiate something with each other or make decisions together. Like muscles that get stronger through training, the ability to practice democracy also needs training.

How do the workshops work?

On three dates, we train a tandem of fundamental democratic muscles in a playful and interactive way:

• "activism" to get ourselves going and
• "mobilization" to bring people together for a good cause and strengthen cohesion.

Democracy Fitness is easy to understand, involves the body and emotions and shows that democracy can also be fun. The "muscle training" shows how much democracy has to do with everyday life. Afterwards, we want to discuss together what ideas we still have for strengthening democracy in our environment.

The workshops will take place on the following dates, the dates on 17.02. and 08.04. are identical in terms of content. Please register for each date individually.

• Tuesday, 17.02., 3-6 pm - Muscle Pair Activism & Mobilization, click here to register.
• Wednesday, 25.03., 3-6 p.m. - Muscle Pair Strong Voice & Active Listening, click here to register.
• Wednesday, 08.04., 3-6 p.m. - Muscle Pair Activism & Mobilization, click here to register.

A series of events organized by Nachhaltigkeitsforum Hamburg in cooperation with Mehr Demokratie Hamburg and Bücherhallen Hamburg.