Faces of democracy
| Initiative faces of democracy | |
|---|---|
| founding | 2017 |
| founder | Sven Lilienström |
| Seat | Kaarst , Germany |
| motto | Sign for Democracy! |
| main emphasis | Promotion of a better understanding of democracy in Germany |
| Website | faces-of-democracy.org |
Faces of Democracy ( English : "Faces of Democracy") is a non-party initiative that was founded in Kaarst in February 2017 . The aim of the initiative is to set an example to protect and strengthen democracy , pluralism and freedom of the press and to draw attention to the increasing dangers of protectionism and partial nationalism. On September 11, 2019, the organizers announced the launch of the "Faces of Peace" initiative as a peace-building equivalent.
Signatory
Since the Faces of Democracy initiative was founded, more than 250,000 people worldwide (as of September 2018) have signed the online voluntary commitment to strengthen basic democratic and civil society values . The majority of the signatories come from Germany or from the German-speaking area.
public perception
The initiative received media attention from prominent interview partners - including EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker , SPD Chancellor candidate Martin Schulz , Federal Minister Heiko Maas , the President of the Ifo Institute , Clemens Fuest , the President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Andreas Voßkuhle and Doku-Soap-Star Daniela Katzenberger . As part of the student project “We Are Democracy”, the Faces of Democracy initiative spoke to seven Q2 / grade 12 students at the Albert Einstein High School in Kaarst about democracy, populism and social networks in October 2018 . At the beginning of 2019, NRW Education Minister Yvonne Gebauer invited the students involved to an interview at the Ministry of Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ RP ONLINE: Sven Lilienström from Kaarst: Starting shot for the new initiative “Faces of Peace”. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ RP ONLINE: Kaarst: Democracy Initiative now has 100,000 supporters. Retrieved September 2, 2017 .
- ^ Elisabeth Keldenich: Kaarst: With Armin Laschet on the couch. In: RP ONLINE. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Sven Lilienström: Interview with Jean-Claude Juncker: “Stand together during immigration!” In: The European . May 25, 2017 ( theeuropean.de [accessed September 6, 2017]).
- ↑ Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker: "Europe is more worthwhile than ever". Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Martin Schulz in an interview: “Europe must not just watch journalists being imprisoned” . In: German Turkish Journal | DTJ ONLINE . August 8, 2017 ( dtj-online.de [accessed September 2, 2017]).
- ↑ 'Europe must not follow Trump's military build-up logic': a chat with Merkel's main election rival . August 9, 2017 ( thelocal.de [accessed September 19, 2017]).
- ↑ BMJV | Interviews | Heiko Maas: “I became a politician because of Auschwitz!” Retrieved on September 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest: "We must not allow the EU to fall apart" . In: wallstreet-online.de . September 13, 2017 ( wallstreet-online.de [accessed September 13, 2017]).
- ↑ Andreas Voßkuhle: "For young people democracy is a matter of course - that is a fatal fallacy". Retrieved September 2, 2017 .
- ↑ n-tv news television: "Lucas has 20 affairs, I'm way too fat ..." In: n-tv.de . ( n-tv.de [accessed October 12, 2017]).
- ↑ Promipool: Daniela Katzenberger: "Don't believe everything you read anywhere" . October 12, 2017 ( promipool.de [accessed October 12, 2017]).
- ↑ www.heute.at, Today: How Daniela Katzenberger deals with haters . In: heute.at . ( heute.at [accessed on October 12, 2017]).
- ↑ Stephan Seeger: Kaarst: Students give democracy a face. In: RP ONLINE. Retrieved October 18, 2018 .
- ^ RP ONLINE: Schoolchildren from Kaarst: High school students interview NRW school minister. Retrieved March 7, 2019 .