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.

ABOUT US

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.

Aylin Karadeniz

leads the project Meet Your Neighbours and is responsible for programme development as part of the WIR MACHEN DAS management team. She is a political scientist, political educator and consultant and sees social change as an opportunity to stimulate participatory and dialogical processes.

Dima Albitar Kalaji

works as an editor, curator and author at WIR MACHEN DAS. She coordinates and proofreads Arabic texts for Weiter Schreiben. She likes long conversations, walks and dancing.

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.

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.

Maritta Iseler

Maritta Iseler is an art historian and photo editor. She is the project manager of "Living Archive" and is currently acting as office manager. Maritta studied at the OKS for Photography in Berlin, co-edited international exhibition catalogues and exhibitions and loves roller skating.

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.

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.