Democracy needs new generations and young people need more spaces to discuss, negotiate, organise, create and develop. These spaces are becoming increasingly scarce, expensive and inaccessible here and now – a problem!
Platz*Da! stands for nesting in unusual places. From May to September 2023, a former rubble dump turns into a lively democracy construction site, a laboratory for active city-making. More than 200 young city makers think, sweat and design. What do we need to create a place for discussion, visions and decision-making? How do we coexist with plants and animals that have already reclaimed the place before us? A self-made city is growing, a strong symbol. Here one can invite friends and guests and try out a variety of events.
YUNG BRUNNEN – the final event impressively demonstrates how a derelict area can become a lively place created by young people – the future is being made. The ball is in the court of politics and urban society to enable and sustainably promote such spaces.
Photos: S27, Team Platz*Da!
Thanks to everyone involved:
jup!The Prison Design Lab mit Corinna Dehn, Spielehrei e.V., Globelink, Urban Foxes, Jugendfunkhaus, Paul-und-Charlotte-Kniese-Schule, Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium, Hein-Möller-Schule, Alice-Salomon-Hochschule, Schule am Rathaus, CISR e.V., Urbane Liga, BIM, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Federica Teti, Katja Schmidt, Elke Lichtenberg, Alex Sommerfeld, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Lotta, Julia, Senatsverwaltung für Bildung Jugend und Familie, Dance_Lab27, Sven Seeger, Chor der Statistik, Bildungsmanufaktur, ARRIVO BERLIN Übungswerkstätten, Yann Colonna & Friends
Special thanks go to our construction site partners: raumlaborberlin, Urbane Praxis e.V., Clubcommission and Eine für Alle eG.
Thanks to the Jugend-Demokratiefonds Berlin for their support and commitment!
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//Graphic: Tom Meiser, raumlaborberlin