Insights from eight years of collaboration projects, impact stories and visions from our network

Story
December 14, 2021
Insights from eight years of collaboration projects, impact stories and visions from our network
Story
June 16, 2021
Translocal change networks do not let geographical separation stand in the way of empowerment, social learning and diffusion. But what are the conditions under which these networks can thrive? Here are our three eye-openers from our recent eye-opener workshop with DRIFT.
Story
February 11, 2021
QCS is a digital living archive open to everyone collecting visual and acoustic representations and documentations of queer memories, encounters and stories from common (un-)safe spaces in the cities of Tbilisi, Berlin and beyond – for a more inclusive co-creation of the urban.
February 15, 2020
Yesterday, we explored the city on foot 🚶♀️🚶♂️ and the topic of commoning with @poligonal.berlin, we visited and learned about Haus der Statistik from @matthiaseinhoff and @zku.berlin, we decided how we want to collaborate together and we shared our failures with a healthy dose of humor during a highly entertaining #fuckupnight with @tyronestallone 🤩😂 Photos by @panosgeorgiou ⚡
#actorsofurbanchange #kickoff2020 #kickoffberlin #urbanchange #cocreation #activecitizenship #changemakers #citymakers #citychangers #commoning #hausderstatistik #placemaking #wemakethecity #citiesforpeoplenotforprofit
February 15, 2020
Yesterday, we explored the city on foot 🚶♀️🚶♂️ and the topic of commoning with @poligonal.berlin, we visited and learned about Haus der Statistik from @matthiaseinhoff and @zku.berlin, we decided how we want to collaborate together and we shared our failures with a healthy dose of humor during a highly entertaining #fuckupnight with @tyronestallone 🤩😂 Photos by @panosgeorgiou ⚡
#actorsofurbanchange #kickoff2020 #kickoffberlin #urbanchange #cocreation #activecitizenship #changemakers #citymakers #citychangers #commoning #hausderstatistik #placemaking #wemakethecity #citiesforpeoples
February 14, 2020
We spent our first day as a group getting to know each other and our projects better and exploring our roles in a playful way!
#actorsofurbanchange #kickoff2020 #kickoffberlin #urbanchange #cocreation #activecitizenship #changemakers #citymakers
Photos by @panosgeorgiou
February 13, 2020
… And we’re off! 🚀🚀🚀
It’s so great to finally get to know the new generation of Actors of Urban Change! We’ll be spending the next three days together in Berlin. Stay tuned!
#aboutlastnight #actorsofurbanchange #kickoff2020 #kickoffberlin #urbanchange #cocreation
Photos by our eternal Actor @panosgeorgiou 🖤
Story
January 22, 2020
An interview with Dan Acher, social artist and founder of Happy City Lab.
January 7, 2020
We hope your 2020 is off to a great start! May the seeds you planted last year take root 🌱and your projects grow and flourish this year… 🌳⠀
Laura from #TeamOslo demonstrates it during our meeting in Hamburg last year. 😉⠀
Photo by @panosgeorgiou⠀
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #activecitizenship #cocreation #inspiration #resolutions #collaboration #reflection #teamwork #facilitation
January 6, 2020
Happy 2020! 🎈 What are some of the qualities and values that you want to explore during the new year? 🧘🏽♀️ Words by an unknown Actor of Urban Change 😉 photo by @panosgeorgiou
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #citymakers #activecitizenship #cocreation #inspiration #resolutions #collaboration #reflection #teamwork #facilitation
January 6, 2020
Happy 2020! 🙋 Wishing you all a year of exciting encounters and deepening connections that help you bring your heart projects to life! 🐣 ⠀
(And we’re secretly already dreaming of summer… 🙃 )⠀
Photo of our Actors doing a triad reflection in the beautiful Lecce countryside, captured by @panosgeorgiou⠀
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #activecitizenship #cocreation #inspiration #resolutions #collaboration #reflection #teamwork #facilitation
Story
January 1, 2020
“Compatibility should be an achievement of love, not its precondition”, writes the philosopher Alain de Botton in his novel The Course of Love. De Botton’s wise observation about relationships sums up our very own leitmotif.
December 23, 2019
When #TeamKherson makes fun of all the green vegan food in our meetings… 🥦😂 // 🎇It’s been yet another amazing year of co-creating our cities together!⠀
We’re very grateful for all of the moments we got to share with our Actors of Urban Change in 2019. Here’s a collection of some of our favorite moments together: from London to Rijeka, Hamburg to Budapest, and everywhere in between — it has been a delight to see our network of urban changemakers grow, connect and create more than ever before to improve life in our cities.✨⠀
Photo by the fantastic @panosgeorgiou⠀
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #urbanism #placemaking #citiesforpeople #citymakers #changemakers #greencities #citychangers #wemakethecity #sustainablecities #stadtfueralle #righttothecity #cocreation #cities #activecitizens #activecitizenship
December 19, 2019
🎇It’s been yet another amazing year of co-creating our cities together!⠀
We’re very grateful for all of the moments we got to share with our Actors of Urban Change in 2019. Here’s a collection of some of our favorite moments together: from London to Rijeka, Hamburg to Budapest, and everywhere in between — it has been a delight to see our network of urban changemakers grow, connect and create more than ever before to improve life in our cities.✨⠀
Photo by the fantastic @panosgeorgiou⠀
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #urbanism #placemaking #citiesforpeople #citymakers #changemakers #greencities #citychangers #wemakethecity #sustainablecities #stadtfueralle #righttothecity #cocreation #cities #activecitizens #activecitizenship
December 17, 2019
🎇It’s been yet another amazing year of co-creating our cities together!⠀
We’re very grateful for all of the moments we got to share with our Actors of Urban Change in 2019. Here’s a collection of some of our favorite moments together: from London to Rijeka, Hamburg to Budapest, and everywhere in between — it has been a delight to see our network of urban changemakers grow, connect and create more than ever before to improve life in our cities.✨⠀
Photo by the fantastic @panosgeorgiou⠀
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #urbanism #placemaking #citiesforpeople #citymakers #changemakers #greencities #citychangers #wemakethecity #sustainablecities #stadtfueralle #righttothecity #cocreation #cities #activecitizens #activecitizenship
November 18, 2019
Drumroll please! 🥁 It’s official: We have 10 new Actors of Urban Change teams! 🎉 We’re super excited to welcome them into our network and to see them working together to turn their ideas to improve their cities into action! ⠀
These are our new teams:⠀
🇦🇹 AUSTRIA, Innsbruck: Bauraum Innsbruck⠀
🇧🇪 BELGIUM, Brussels: Permanent⠀
🇧🇦 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Bugojno: My Space Nugle⠀
🇧🇬 BULGARIA, Silistra: The Aircraft Social Lab⠀
🇫🇷 FRANCE, Saint-Denis: Art-sport: network, territories⠀
🇬🇷 GREECE, Athens: mobile community center/transforming van⠀
🇬🇷 GREECE, various cities: Climate Justice Open call for Artists⠀
🇬🇷 GREECE, Kaisariani: The path of memories⠀
🇱🇹 LITHUANIA, Kaunas: Kaunas Fortress Fort no. 8⠀
🇹🇷 TURKEY, İzmir: Tramp Kitchen⠀
We can’t wait to meet the new Actors for our Kickoff in Berlin next February! ⠀
Photo by @panosgeorgiou taken during our last Kickoff in 2018 💛⠀
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #urbanism #placemaking #citiesforpeople #citymakers #changemakers #greencities #citychangers #wemakethecity #sustainablecities #stadtfueralle #righttothecity #cocreation #cities #activecitizens #activecitizenship
Story
November 7, 2019
Hamburg, Kherson, Vilnius: Reclaiming old spaces for new experiments
Story
November 7, 2019
Lecce, London, Oslo, Timisoara: Embracing community-oriented, nature-based urban design
November 5, 2019
The jury‘s done!🗳👩🏻⚖️ ✅ The next ten Actors of Urban Change teams have been selected 🤩🎉
We’re so excited and can’t wait to meet them all in person!
Stay tuned for the big announcement soon 🍾🥁
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #urbanism #placemaking #citiesforpeople #citymakers #changemakers #greencities #citychangers #wemakethecity #sustainablecities #stadtfueralle #righttothecity #europe #eurocities #smartcities #cocreation #cities #activecitizens #activecitizenship #citytoolbox #mitost #robertboschstiftung
October 23, 2019
We’re still buzzing with excitement from our Shift Culture! Artivism & Campaign Design workshop last Friday at @werkstatt_hds! An incredible group of people came together and were super energized to co-create culture change through art ✊🔥 A huge thank you to our Dream Team, @cleobarnett from @amplifierart and Guerrilla Foundation’s Ivan March – for being so inspiring and creating a beautiful, brave space for magic to happen ✨🌈
This is just the beginning! Stay tuned for more collective action happening soon 💪🌏
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#urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #urbanism #placemaking #citiesforpeople #citymakers #changemakers #greencities #citychangers #wemakethecity #sustainablecities #stadtfueralle #righttothecity #cocreation #cities #activecitizens #activecitizenship #citytoolbox #artivism #activism #guerrillaart #berlinart #berlin #urbanart #guerrillafoundation#amplifier#ampliferart
October 15, 2019
We’re in Praga, one of Warsaw’s poorest and fastest changing districts, talking to community initiatives trying to help connect the city’s revitalization projects to the needs of residents. This is the beautiful home of the Zmiania Foundation, a self-organized community center that collects books for prisoners and other marginalized groups. “The revitalization of Praga is going very fast but not attending the needs of the community,” they say. .
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#informedcities #openheritage #iclei #urbact #urbanchange #actorsofurbanchange #urbanism #placemaking #citiesforpeople #citymakers #changemakers #greencities #citychangers #wemakethecity #sustainablecities #stadtfueralle #righttothecity #europe #eurocities #smartcities #cocreation #cities
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Story
September 24, 2019
Actors projects from Chișinău, Rijeka and Valencia are working to cultivate new notions of community and expanding access to civic and cultural life in their cities.
Story
September 16, 2019
Citizen-led movements are flourishing in European cities. At home, they practice collaboration face-to-face. Together as a network, they want nothing short of global systems change.