The team behind WIR MACHEN DAS (wearedoingit e.V.) seeks to strengthen the voices of those who view migration and diversity as an opportunity. We say no thank you to policies that exclude and humiliate. No to fear and hate, to violence and resentment. Instead we welcome a diverse and positive society, one that we will help create together.
WIR MACHEN DAS (wearedoingit e.V.) was founded in 2015 as an initiative by a network of over 100 women in arts, culture and academia.
Annika Reich is co-founder and general director of WIR MACHEN DAS and Writing On. She writes novels and children's books for C. Hanser Verlag and until recently columns for "10nach8" on Zeit Online.
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.
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 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.
is the Artistic Director of Weiter Schreiben, author and journalist. He writes novels and reportages, was co-initiator of the European Writers' Conference & has been working as a literary mediator for many years.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
is Writing On's Press Representative and also writer who lives and writes in Berlin. Her debut novel ‘An der Grasnarbe’ was published by Suhrkamp Verlag in 2022.
moderates, curates & develops our programme Writing On in and around Leipzig. She is the literary translator of around 30 novels, hybrids & short story collections from variants of English and Portuguese.
is a Syrian poet, author and journalist. She has published poetry, children's books and essays, and her works have been translated into several languages. She is currently doing the Weltoffenes Berlin fellowship with us.