{"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": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-02T13:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin", "address": "Saargemünder Straße 2, 14195 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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": "PEN Berlin: Geht's noch?", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Berliner Ensemble", "address": "Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Preis 16/9 EURO", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://berliner-ensemble.eventim-inhouse.de/webshop/webticket/shop?event=15937", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A public discussion event with conversations about home and democracy after the elections in East Germany and Berlin. The writers' association PEN Berlin invites guests from politics and culture as well as the audience, which is welcome to ask questions, join in and disagree. It asks questions such as: can people with different political opinions still talk to each other? What divides East and West, what connects them, and what has changed in recent years? The series is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for East Germany and has previously travelled through East Germany and Berlin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/pen-berlin-gehts-noch-3773/", "official_url": "https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/inszenierung/pen-berlin-gehts-noch", "image": "https://noky.io/images/33b1cbab610ffda3d8005e5c5ef3739321581f59829c18d13e9a6b19846bbd58-1200.webp"}, {"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": "https://zukunftd.org/Anmeldung", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "Digital Democracy Day 2026 is an event about democracy in a digitalized society. 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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": ""}, {"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": "Büro der öffentlichen Sache: Teilhabe", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Künste", "address": "Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin", "price": "7,50 EUR (Ermäßigt: 5 EUR)", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "7.50", "tickets_url": "https://adk.eventim-inhouse.de/webshop/webticket/shop?event=20889", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "“Büro der öffentlichen Sache” is a public series of discussions. People from fields such as politics, art, business, media, church, sport or the military are invited to discuss a topic with one or two people of their choosing on which they explicitly hold differing views. Facing growing social and political polarisation, it asks which cultural and institutional conditions a democratic society needs so that publicness, judgement and democratic dispute can endure. On 4 November, Gregor Gysi discusses, among others, with Anh-Linh Ngo and Manos Tsangaris.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buro-der-offentlichen-sache-teilhabe-21467/", "official_url": "https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/11/buero-der-oeffentlichen-sache-november/596633", "image": ""}, {"title": "Büro der öffentlichen Sache: Teilhabe", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kunstsammlung der Akademie der Künste", "address": "Luisenstraße 60, 10117 Berlin", "price": "7,50 EUR (Ermäßigt: 5 EUR)", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "7.50", "tickets_url": "https://adk.eventim-inhouse.de/webshop/webticket/shop?event=20889", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/civic-engagement"], "description": "An evening talk titled „Büro der öffentlichen Sache: Teilhabe“ at the Akademie der Künste. Gregor Gysi, senior president of the 21st German Bundestag, speaks with Manos Tsangaris, president of the Akademie and composer, about how more people can gain influence on political decisions. They also ask what art and politics can learn from each other and where understanding reaches its limits. Anh-Linh Ngo gives the welcome and closing remarks, with moderation by Bettina C. Huber.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buro-der-offentlichen-sache-teilhabe-79988/", "official_url": "https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/11/buero-der-oeffentlichen-sache-november/596633", "image": ""}, {"title": "Wirkungsvoll mit Community Organizing für mehr demokratische Power „von unten“ (Un-)Bezahlbar?!", "start": "2026-11-13T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T17:30:00+01:00", "place": "Dach- und Fachverband der Berliner Selbsthilfekontaktstellen", "address": "Bismarckstraße 101, 10625 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society"], "description": "A professional conference on community organizing as a path to more democratic participation from below. It is hosted by the Dach- und Fachverband der Berliner Selbsthilfekontaktstellen together with the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Gemeinwesenarbeit und Soziale Stadtentwicklung Berlin. Authors of the new Community Organizing handbook, people active in initiatives and associations, and funders will come together in dialogue. 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In four thematic panels – \"Natur erleben\", \"Gemeinsam leben\", \"Gesünder werden\" and \"Zukunft gestalten\" – curators from Berlin cultural institutions and researchers from the Berlin Excellence Alliance present and discuss curatorial practices through specific case studies. The programme is complemented by a keynote from Elke Krasny and a conversation with Marion Ackermann and Joachim Baur titled \"Sorge, Wut, Mut\". The conference is jointly organised by the Berlin University Alliance, the Humboldt Labor and the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/key-visual-der-konferenz-curating-caring-for-knowledge-and-s-2549/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d36e687bce1005c3b34865848ab1f1a6e99fc8721bcf49b42c34ed96ca175eab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden. Rosa Luxemburg und die Demokratie heute", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "A talk at the Deutsches Theater as part of the series \"Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte\" takes up Rosa Luxemburg and the lasting relevance of her famous sentence on the freedom of those who think differently. The series is run by DT Kontext, the theatre's discussion programme. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. The discussion asks what her idea of a living democracy and free speech can mean in the crises of the 21st century.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden-rosa-luxemburg-und-die-demo-4405/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}, {"title": "KI verstehen und einsetzen: Medienwerkstatt für demokratische Beteiligung", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Eva-Mamlok-Platz 1, 10961 Berlin", "address": "Eva-Mamlok-Platz 1, 10961 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["science/ai", "society/democracy"], "description": "A hands-on media workshop where participants explore how artificial intelligence can support democratic participation. They research a social topic, check sources and critically examine AI answers in order to create their own pieces such as texts, infographics, audio features or small websites. The workshop is led by Anwar Helmcke; it is limited to twelve people and requires registration via the website. The programme covers the basics of prompting, text and image generation, and the responsible use of AI.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ki-verstehen-und-einsetzen-medienwerkstatt-fur-demokratische-2578/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b2c731903d1f9229daca30546c76e88de5582f4ef033d56f0c6988a82a89054e-1200.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": "Palästina zwischen Augen: Zwischen Solidarität und Schweigen: Was bleibt? Palästinensische Stimmen in der DDR und heute", "start": "2026-10-31T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK)", "address": "Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 11-13, 10178 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/israel-palestine", "history/gdr"], "description": "A conversation event within the project „Palästina zwischen Augen“ at the neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK) in Berlin-Mitte. Mahmoud Dabdoub and Sophie Ataya talk with each other, moderated by Irit Neidhardt; the topic is Palestinian voices in the GDR and today, between solidarity and silence. The conversation is held in English and admission is free. An awareness team will be present at all events, and the nGbK has a complaints procedure.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/palastina-zwischen-augen-zwischen-solidaritat-und-schweigen-10275/", "official_url": "https://ngbk.de/de/programm/termine/palaestina-zwischen-augen-between-solidarity-and-silence-what-remains-palestinian-voices-in-the-gdr-and-now", "image": ""}, {"title": "Felix Heidenreich - Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+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/democracy", "literature"], "description": "A book presentation for Felix Heidenreich's new book \"Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit\". In it, the philosopher and political scientist argues for what he calls a republicanism of sustainability as a response to illiberal tendencies and a lack of social cohesion. He will be in discussion with Jan Philipp Albrecht, board member of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, and Ole Meinefeld of the foundation. The event is part of the series \"Zeitdiagnostische Interventionen\" and takes place in German on site and via livestream.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-22770/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/prof-dr-felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-der-nachhaltigkeit", "image": "https://noky.io/images/919e74997057891008028e286e178e559d7f7ceec9be3138fd4536a6a703f4d8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "On Justice #11: Erinnerung, Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit: Von den Nürnberger Prozessen nach Den Haag", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "HAU 1 (Hebbel am Ufer)", "address": "Stresemannstraße 29, 10963 Berlin", "price": "18 €, ermäßigt 12 €", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/programme/pdetail/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-nuernberger-prozessen-nach-den-haag/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era/nuremberg-trials"], "description": "\"On Justice #11: Erinnerung, Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit: Von den Nürnberger Prozessen nach Den Haag\" is a panel discussion at HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Kreuzberg. It is part of the \"On Justice\" series, run by HAU in cooperation with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). Taking Philippe Sands' book \"Die Verschwundenen von Londres 38\" as a starting point, the jurist Sands, former German Minister of Justice Herta Däubler-Gmelin and human rights lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck, moderated by Siri Keil, discuss literature and law, the possibilities and limits of international criminal law, and memory and testimony – 80 years after the Nuremberg trials. The talk also addresses how civil society actors can defend the international legal order against authoritarian governments.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-14696/", "official_url": "https://www.ecchr.eu/veranstaltung/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-nuernberger-prozessen-nach-den-haag/", "image": ""}]}