The aim of the "Crossing Borders - Strengthening Europe" project is to improve the content, reach, impact and visibility of our association Stiftung Adam von Trott, Imshausen e.V. on an international level.
Over the past few years, our association has built up networks and offerings that focus primarily on German society. While this is important and must be a permanent goal, it is equally important to cross our borders, especially linguistic borders, with the overarching aim of strengthening Europe in a time of upheaval and change.
This links us directly to Adam von Trott. He felt responsible for his immediate surroundings, for politics and society in Germany - but at the same time he was a visionary European. This form of internationalism plays an important role in the history of our association.
With our internationalization project, we want to help ensure that cross-border dialogue remains possible in times of multiple crises, geopolitical upheavals and increasing radicalization in Europe. Through an international dialogue format on pressing issues of our time, we want to promote civic engagement, creative courage, international understanding and a clear focus on values for the common good.
To this end, in December 2023 we organized the international, co-creative workshop "Polycrisis and Transformation: Setting the Values for a Democratic Awakening", which brought together actors from academia, education and civil society from various countries to discuss future-oriented basic values and develop a common set of values in the face of the current polycrisis.
The project was funded by the Belgian Futur 21 Foundation in 2022 and 2023.
Malina Emmerink Project management malina.emmerink[at]stiftung-adam-von-trott.de
Phone: 06622 42 440