{"title": "Digital Democracy Day 2026", "start": "2026-11-05T10:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "silent green Kulturquartier", "address": "Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "Digital Democracy Day 2026 is an event about democracy in a digitalized society. Behind it is the initiative Zukunft D, supported by AlgorithmWatch, aula, Liquid Democracy, the Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa and Wikimedia Deutschland. It explores how democracy can be kept alive in a digitalized society, with focal themes such as staying capable of action, sharing free knowledge and strengthening fundamental rights online. The program includes a keynote by Kübra Gümüşay, a parliamentary-style debate, workshops and an evening program.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/digital-democracy-day-2026-27551/", "official_url": "https://www.wikimedia.de/veranstaltungen/digital-democracy-day/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/09e6a15bb1e58c43fdbe891412ff2dde8d3b04cb173336b749589693c09ef93f-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T10:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "silent green Kulturquartier", "address": "Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Update Medienkompetenz – die Online-Konferenz", "start": "2026-11-10T10:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter", "address": "Beuthstraße 6, 10117 Berlin", "price": "kostenfrei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["diy/digital-literacy"], "description": "\"Update Medienkompetenz! Die Online-Konferenz für mehr Demokratie im Feed\" is a free online conference held via Zoom, taking place nationwide. It is organised by FSM e.V. and mediale pfade as part of the project \"Update Medienkompetenz - Lehrende fitmachen gegen Desinformation, Extremismus und Hate Speech\", funded by \"Demokratie leben!\" of the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Seniors, Women and Youth. The programme offers keynotes by Tahireh Panahi and Tarek Zaibi, expert talks by Dr. Leonie Alatassi and Charlotte Lohmann, and workshops by mediale pfade, SPREUWEIZEN, Rebecca Wienhold and Fabian Wörz, moderated by Daniela Sepehri. Teachers, educators, multipliers and interested participants learn about digital democracy promotion, disinformation, hate speech, online radicalisation and the effects of AI and current digital trends.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/update-medienkompetenz-die-online-konferenz-45216/", "official_url": "https://www.weitklick.de/veranstaltungen/update-medienkompetenz-die-online-konferenz-fuer-mehr-demokratie-im-feed", "image": ""}, {"title": "WahlheYmat Talks: Democracy for everyone", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (AGB)", "address": "Eva-Mamlok-Platz 1, 10961 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/component/flexicontent/24-wissen-live/2081884-web-seminar-nachhaltig-gesund-und-guenstig-einkaufen", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "WahlheYmat Talks: Democracy for everyone is an English-language panel discussion on democratic participation in Berlin, where around one million residents cannot vote. Behind it is WahlheYmat e.V., whose monthly series is supported by the Berlin Central and Regional Library (ZLB). The guests are Chantal Chisley (Polnischer Sozialrat e.V.), Esther Nass (StimmlosTrend, WahlheYmat e.V.) and Jonas Drechsler (D2030 – Deutschland neu denken e.V.). Together with the audience they explore how democracy can be made accessible to everyone and adapted to a diverse society – no registration needed, but places are limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wahlheymat-talks-democracy-for-everyone-2594/", "official_url": "https://www.zlb.de/veranstaltungsuebersicht/wahlheymat-talks-democracy-for-everyone/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fcceda21c60b934a6d7cc56d97e5c4b26267ef593cb30afb5877f3443fb9910-1200.webp"}, {"title": "JDZB Series \"The Future of Democracy\"", "start": "2026-11-02T13:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin", "address": "Saargemünder Straße 2, 14195 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "A symposium titled \"Democracy as Practice: Japan and Germany on Civic Education, Participation, and Plurality\". It is jointly organized by the Japanese-German Center Berlin and the European Academy Berlin and explores how democracy is learned, practiced, and strengthened, with a focus on non-formal civic education and civil society in Japan and Germany. The event is part of the JDZB series \"The Future of Democracy\" and builds on a Japanese-German exchange that took place in Tokyo and Hiroshima. It is held in German and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation, with some speakers from Japan joining online.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jdzb-series-the-future-of-democracy-23268/", "official_url": "https://jdzb.de/de/veranstaltungen/jdzb-series-future-democracy", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d5419e402593d20aa6886cce1ad2f36b1d7e5ebbb952ddf71ad22cf3e84c32f6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jour Fixe AG Datenschutz", "start": "2026-11-09T20:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T21:30:00+01:00", "place": "D64 - Zentrum für Digitalen Fortschritt", "address": "Chausseestraße 5, 10115", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/privacy"], "description": "The Jour Fixe of the Datenschutz (data protection) working group is a regular meeting of the association D64 - Zentrum für Digitalen Fortschritt, held digitally this time; the link to join is available in the association's digital clubhouse. The working group deals with various aspects relating to data and works out how data can be used for the benefit of the population while protecting everyone's privacy. Its focus is on tracking on the internet, facial recognition, video surveillance and open data. Anyone interested can become a member of D64.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jour-fixe-ag-datenschutz-14077/", "official_url": "https://d-64.org/veranstaltungen/monatlicher-jour-fixe-der-ag-datenschutz/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/44f9df6296af639b2d776941209051f3d268731070e55ef0acceb1ca63cf8278-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "„Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies“ is an English-language discussion held as a round table on the „03 Franklin Stage“ at Falling Walls Science House. It is organised by Falling Walls with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich involved, and takes place as a hybrid format. The panel brings together physics Nobel laureate Brian P. Schmidt, former Portuguese minister Manuel Heitor, LMU vice president Armin Nassehi, former European Research Council president Helga Nowotny and Yoshua Bengio of LawZero. They ask why even stable democracies can erode from within and look at the social, economic, cultural and technological foundations of open societies in times of rapid change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies-72414/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies", "image": ""}, {"title": "Audit Familiengerechte Kommune", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Deutscher Landkreistag", "address": "Lennéstraße 11, 10785 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/local-politics"], "description": "A one-hour video conference on the topic 'Die Kommunalpolitik kooperativ, digital und zukunftsgerecht gestalten!'. The event is organized by the association Familiengerechte Kommune e.V., which invites participants to join via a dial-in link. The subject is shaping local politics in a cooperative, digital and future-oriented way.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/audit-familiengerechte-kommune-14397/", "official_url": "https://www.landkreistag.de/termine/audit-familiengerechte-kommune", "image": ""}, {"title": "Digital Independence Day", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "c-base", "address": "Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/privacy"], "description": "Digital Independence Day is a gathering where people work together, step by step, to regain their digital autonomy. Behind it is a network of Berlin organizations and initiatives, hosting among them the hackspace c-base, the project Digital-Zebra (VÖBB), Topio, the kleindatenverein, Anoxinon e.V., Computertruhe e.V. and Möckernkiez e.V. It is about getting help switching to digital alternatives, such as from X to Mastodon or from Google Chrome to Firefox, and about online privacy. The event is free and open to beginners, with tea, coffee and snacks; you can bring your devices, and access and the room are barrier-free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/digital-independence-day-26153/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Digitalisierung und Integration in ländlichen Räumen", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Deutscher Landkreistag", "address": "Lennéstraße 11, 10785 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/digitalization"], "description": "A future workshop on the potentials and challenges of digitalisation for integration in rural areas. It takes place as part of the programme „Land.Zuhause.Zukunft“ and focuses on digital access to administrative services, information, advice and social participation. It is organised by the Deutscher Landkreistag and hosted by the Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH. Online registration is still possible until 26 October 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/digitalisierung-und-integration-in-landlichen-raumen-72298/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d10fed161dd6fcc7eba36ce02bd5934c6e1dc2a9f78c12e398c8e5ae92b606fe-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Damaged Deliberations", "start": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2027-06-30T00:00:00+02:00", "place": "Diffrakt", "address": "Crellestraße 22, 10827 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/environment", "society/democracy"], "description": "\"Damaged Deliberations\" is a series of discussions, workshops and films on democracy and the environment, running from April 2026 to June 2027 at diffrakt, a Berlin centre for theory. It was conceived and organised by Caroline Adler, Morten Paul and Hannah Wallenfels for diffrakt. The series explores how ecological responsibility and democratic participation can go together, bringing in artists, theorists and activists. Its chapters cover land and soil, family, waste, negotiation and speculation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/damaged-deliberations-14500/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/887a5c18443e45ed61a427e76fbd29260e4aa02a773ac2129a95c27652f0850f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Wie weiter mit Belarus: Dynamiken und Szenarien", "start": "2026-11-03T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/human-rights"], "description": "The 'Berlin Belarus Future Forum 2026' is a forum on the current political developments in Belarus. It is hosted by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung together with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, in partnership with Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights, the Belarusian Community \"Razam\" and \"Science at Risk\". It addresses the release of political prisoners, the differing sanction approaches of the EU and the US, Belarus's ties to Russia and the role of democratic forces. It features keynotes by Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ales Bialiatski and Florian Hahn as well as panels and parallel forums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wie-weiter-mit-belarus-dynamiken-und-szenarien-22769/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/wie-weiter-mit-belarus-dynamiken-und-szenarien", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d8aa6f16fc6946a000a0fb5423740cce5c98af92ced552d5df2e8df11e42832b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Kommunale Klimakonferenz 2026", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-11T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Deutscher Städtetag", "address": "", "price": "kostenfrei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/climate/climate-protection"], "description": "The Kommunale Klimakonferenz 2026 is an in-person event for municipal representatives from across Germany and other actors in local climate protection. It is run by the Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik (Difu), funded through the Nationale Klimaschutzinitiative, with the Deutscher Städtetag, Deutscher Landkreistag and Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund as cooperation partners. At its centre is the question of how climate protection can be used as a strategic lever and how climate protection, energy security from renewable sources, social justice and local value creation can be combined. The programme includes keynotes, panel discussions, practical forums, space for networking, and the award ceremony for the six winning municipalities of the „Klimaaktive Kommune 2026“ competition.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kommunale-klimakonferenz-2026-14413/", "official_url": "https://www.klimaschutz.de/de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/kommunale-klimakonferenz-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/784264885164c6d3ad5f0bbd71c530e62d49057de5b0db640f6913cbcf532def-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Europe Needs a Plan: Science & Arts in the AI Age", "start": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T17:30:00+01:00", "place": "Haus der Kulturen der Welt", "address": "John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/europe", "science/ai"], "description": "\"Europe Needs a Plan: Science & Arts in the AI Age\" is an English-language talk and panel with free entry in the Miriam Makeba Auditorium at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Festival Centre of Berlin Science Week. Taking part are Francesca Bria, José Luis de Vicente, Tommaso Calarco, Bettina Kames and Ólafur Elíasson. It asks whether Europe can build its future on rented intelligence, addressing sovereignty, AI infrastructure, and the role of the arts, as Europe imports most of the digital technology its research and democracy run on. It discusses whether Europe's emerging AI Factories and quantum hubs could carry the Bauhaus idea forward as an Archipelago of Ateliers, spaces where artists and scientists shape technology together in the public interest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europe-needs-a-plan-science-arts-in-the-ai-age-8361/", "official_url": "https://www.hkw.de/programme/berlin-science-week-2026/europe-needs-a-plan-science-arts-in-the-ai-age", "image": ""}, {"title": "heimaten – Festival für die plurale Demokratie 2026", "start": "2026-09-17T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-11-28T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Haus der Kulturen der Welt", "address": "John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["history/memory-culture", "society/democracy", "occasion"], "description": "heimaten – Festival für die plurale Demokratie 2026 is the second edition of a decentralized festival taking place from September to November 2026 at venues across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It was initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt and is carried by the heimaten Network, a group of civil society initiatives and cultural institutions. The festival rejects the idea of a single, unchanging home and focuses on belonging and democratic participation, on memory culture and decolonization, and on the history and present of migration in European metropolises. Its programme spans talks and discussions, exhibitions, performances, readings, workshops, concerts, film screenings, guided tours and city walks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/heimaten-festival-fur-die-plurale-demokratie-2026-3146/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}