WIR MACHEN DAS (wearedoingit e.V.)
WIR MACHEN DAS stands for our future not our background, for courage instead of fear, humanity instead of hatred, pragmatism instead of populism. We view migration as a chance to create an open and pluralistic society.MORE
Annika Reich
Annika Reich is co-founder and artistic director of WIR MACHEN DAS and Writing On. She writes novels and children's books for C. Hanser Verlag and columns for "10nach8" on Zeit Online.
Sophie Boitel
Sophie Boitel is the Managing Director of WIR MACHEN DAS. Her main areas of expertise include diversity in art and culture as well as equality of opportunity and participation. In her previous work stations she worked for the German Federal Cultural Foundation, the Genshagen Foundation and S27- Art and Education.
Lama AlHaddad
is the project manager and also responsible for event management for Writing On. In her free time, she enjoys cycling and visiting flea markets.
Schokofeh Kamiz
Schokofeh Kamiz works as a freelance and independent video artist and filmmaker. She also runs workshops and works with various levels of education. For WIR MACHEN DAS, she is responsible for the project ‘Pipe Up! The Word Workshop’ in cooperation with Publix.
Thao Nguyen
Thao Nguyen studied social sciences and is a political education expert. She is the project manager of the Meet Your Neighbours initiative "Safe Art Space" and also works for the assosiaction Migrationsrat Berlin e.V. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and being outdoors.
Maritta Iseler
is office manager, picture editor and sometimes project manager at WIR MACHEN DAS. The art historian studied in Berlin, has worked for picture agencies and literature festivals, has helped organise exhibitions and loves roller skating.
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy is in charge of communications for WIR MACHEN DAS and a member of the management team. His aim is to strengthen the association's visibility through meaningful communication - without taking the air out of poetry. Likes black tea.
Juliette Moarbes
works as a picture editor for both WIR MACHEN DAS and Missy Magazine. She studied photography and media management and has a vocational training as a picture editor.
Rebecca Ellsäßer
*1978 in Berlin, studied Romance languages and literature and worked as a freelance journalist. She has been supporting authors, publishers and institutions as a PR consultant for several years. With her November agency, she is on the road all year round in the service of literature.
Natascha Baumgärtner
lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Berlin. Tascha is responsible for social media at WIR MACHEN DAS. When she's not drawing or making pottery, she's probably sitting in the park with a watermelon.
Christiane Kühl
Christiane Kühl lives in Berlin as an author, editor and theatre maker. She works as an editor for Writing on. Occasionally she also presents events or writes texts online for the project.
Mirjam Wittig
lives and writes in Berlin. Her debut novel ‘An der Grasnarbe’ was published by Suhrkamp Verlag in 2022. She supports the Weiter Schreiben project with ideas, text and wherever it is needed.
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