Show your colors for Europe!

Europe, we need to talk! That is the motto of the Allianz Cultural Foundation this May. In no more than eight weeks the elections to the European Parliament will take place – which is when approximately 400 million eligible voters across 27 EU member states can elect their representatives in the European Parliament. We have taken this as an occasion to address the beautiful, but also the strenuous in Europe: The dialogue with one another as well as our joint future.

#myeurope

9 May, Allianz Forum Berlin

This year we are celebrating Europe Day at the Allianz Forum in Berlin together with the non-partisan initiative “Tu was für Europa e.V. [Do something for Europe]” where we will present the campaign #myeurope. To encourage engagement in the spirit of Europe, together with prominent supporters, the initiative introduces concrete actions that go far beyond the upcoming elections to the European Parliament. It is a celebration with music and input by committed Europeans on the question: What can we do for Europe? #myeurope.

Join and participate upon the do-something-for-europe.com website!

Eurovision Poetry

2 April, 20 May, 4 June, 7:30pm, Literaturhaus Berlin

On the occasion of the upcoming European elections this May the author Max Czollek will curate and moderate a three-part literary series with European poets in the Literaturhaus Berlin. Their works are part of a larger search for a language for “Europe”; a Europe which is both a concrete utopia as well as a political reality, not immune to criticism. The first event will be opened by the Belgian poet and performance artist Charlotte Van den Broeck and the Swedish lyricist Athena Farrokhzad, who takes a critical stance against present-day developments in Europe in her “Letter to Europe”. On the following event dates Dean Atta, Miruna Vlada, Iryna Tsylik and Efe Duyan will discuss the role and power of poetry as a form of resistance in today’s societies.

Europe Talks

11 May, BOZAR, Brussels

In order to strengthen social cohesion in Europe it is necessary to talk about our differences! For this reason the Allianz Cultural Foundation is supporting “Europe Talks”: This European-wide dialogue project enables thousands of conversations between citizens who have the opportunity to meet online or in person. Through a specifically designed algorithm people are brought together who live in different countries as well as differ in their political opinions. Together with a network of European media partners ZEIT ONLINE is organizing these debates which will take place in ten countries across Europe at the precise same time. We invite you to the Europe Talks conference in Brussels on 11 May.

More than 10.000 Europeans have registered!

#myeurope kick-off at the Allianz Forum together with many guests: Esra Küçük, Richard Lutz, Monika Grütters, Léa Linster, Martin Schulz, Joy Denalane, Franziska Branter, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Daniel Brühl.

The evening was celebrated yith the singer Joy Denalane.

The discussion was charged with emotions when talking about Europe. Above: Esra Küçük together with the star Chef Léa Linster and the actor Daniel Brühl.

The TV moderator Klaas Heufer-Umlauf and the politician Martin Schulz are among the initiators of #myeurope. They both embolden citizens all around the continent to show their colors for Europe!