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A Look Back at the Year of Democracy 2018 12 PROJEKTEPROJECTS A look back at the Year of Democracy 2018 12 PROJEKTEPROJECTS Contents 03 Background 07 Projects 23 Local Democracy 30 Résumé Experiencing and Co-Shaping Democracy Democracy can be experienced in Leipzig on a daily basis – and not only in the City Council. Numerous citizens spend 365 days a year fighting for a democratic society. They take advantage of the numerous opportunities to get involved in society and are playing an active role in the shaping of Leipzig’s future. The Year of Democracy in 2018, under the motto "Du.Wir. Leipzig" ("You.We.Leipzig"), illustrated the various ways in which residents show their social commitment. In addition, the project made it clear how co-determina tion and participation function at the municipal level. The aim was to strengthen local democracy and urban cohesion in Leipzig on a sustainable basis. This brochure takes a look back at an eventful year, with all the projects, events, measures, experiences, questions and answers. BACKGROUND 3 “We wanted to promote in May 2018. This motif was part of the kick-off poster campaign democratic participation and show possibilities.” Ulrich Hörning is the Municipal Commissioner (Bei- How successful was the Year of Democracy, geordnete) and Mayor for General Administration of in your opinion? the City of Leipzig. He played a leading role in the Year of Democracy. In the following interview, he discuss- UH: I am very impressed with the many different ways in es the objectives for the year and gives a personal which residents have taken action. Many projects man- assessment of the results. aged to reach out to people in their communities. One good example was the “Great Gripe World Theatre", Mr Hörning, why did Leipzig need a which was performed at Leipzig’s markets. I’m also Year of Democracy? pleased that we were able to experiment with new out- reach formats, like the tram ride where citizens and ULRICH HÖRNING: The initiative for the project came political leaders had the chance to converse in a laid- from the political groups of the Leipzig City Council. In back atmosphere. recent years, we have been seeing increasing trends to- ward radicalisation – many people feel that their concerns aren’t being heard by their political leaders. At the same “It has certainly once time, there are many Leipzig residents who are active in again confirmed how shaping the city’s future through democratic processes. important dialogue is.” By organising the Year of Democracy, we wanted to not Politicians do only give everyone the opportunity to express their views, but also show how any citizen can get involved and make contact with local politicians and administrators. Will the Year of Democracy have whatever they an impact beyond the year 2018? UH: It has certainly once again confirmed how import- “By organising the Year of ant dialogue is. I, myself, have learned that many prob- lems are also based on misunderstandings between want anyway Democracy, we wanted to give citizens and the City Administration. This is why we everyone the opportunity to are now offering additional consultation hours with the ONLY THOSE WHO SPEAK OUT CAN BE express their views.” mayor at the City Offices. We are also working on giving the district advisory and local community councils bet- HEARD. GET INVOLVED. AFTER ALL, ter meeting locations and equipment in order to make it easier for people to access local democracy in their What role does local democracy play in a city? DEMOCRACY MEANS DIALOGUE. neighbourhoods. Our aim is to establish an improved culture of democracy and strengthen the political par- UH: A very significant role that affects our lives in many ticipation of our citizens. This includes a commitment to ways. At the local level, direct negotiation processes continue recognising and supporting the projects of our take place between municipal policymakers, adminis- active residents. trators and society. It’s important to look for solutions together – however, this requires transparency and Ulrich Hörning has been serving trust. I firmly believe that the foundations of our democ- as Deputy Mayor for General racy can be strengthened through local involvement. Services of the City of Leipzig This is where we wanted to start, with the aim of motivat- since November 2015. ing residents to play a more active role in shaping their own communities. 4 BACKGROUND BACKGROUND 5 Questions and Answers. How much time Facts and Figures. was spent on the 80 planning process? people took The Year of Democracy 2018 Planning meetings were held on 29 part in the June and 14 August 2017. At these planning at a Glance. meetings, stakeholders from local pol- meetings itics and civil society discussed the di- “This year, I learned ↘ rection and organisation of the theme that democratic values year. A key-issues paper served as the differ very little from basis for the planning process and was generation to generation.” Whose idea was it to Who organised further developed in various working organise the project? and carried out groups. Around 80 people took part in Participant in the project “Calendar-Goers” the Year of the planning meetings. The idea for the Year of Democracy came from the po- litical groups of the Leipzig City Council. The aim of the Democracy? theme year was to strengthen democratic values in gen- The Municipal Department for Gener- eral. In addition, the organisers strove to make citizens How were the projects al Administration held overall respon- more aware of the existing opportunities for getting in- 131 funding sibility for the Year of Democracy. The selected? volved in local democracy in Leipzig. The decision to or- applications Coordination Office for the Promotion ganise the Year of Democracy was made at the council On 13 February 2018 the call for applications was published were of Civic Involvement “Leipzig weiter meeting on 26 October 2016. on the Year of Democracy website, in the Official Journal and submitted denken” (“Thinking Leipzig Ahead”) in additional media. The deadline for submitting project pro- at the Department for Construction posals was 14 March 2018. A total of 131 applications were and Urban Development was respon- submitted to the project team for the theme year. After a for- sible for process organisation and mal evaluation, the extended monitoring committee for the implementation. strategy “Leipzig. City of Diversity” with the City Council Ad- How much funding did the How much did the projects receive? visory Group chose 13 smaller projects. The five large proj- ects were selected by the City Council Advisory Group. The theme year cost? The projects were divided into two categories based Division for International Cooperation of the City of Leipzig The Leipzig City Council budgeted €500,000 for the plan- on the level of funding. Smaller projects with fund- chose the ten international projects. ning and implementation of the theme year. Collectively, the ing between €1,000 and €15,000 were categorised as 28 selected projects received a total of €270,000. The vari- Type A. Larger projects were categorised as Type B 194 associations, ous outreach measures for strengthening local democracy and received between €15,000 and €40,000 in funding. initiatives and cost an additional €215,000. These measures included the organisations website, campaigns and cargo bikes for the Year of Democ- took part 47 racy. Another €15,000 were spent on project management. public events “Today, I learned that pupils Were local policymakers should be allowed to partici- involved in the planning What criteria were used for selecting pate more in decision-making.” process? the projects? Participant in the project “Democracy Days 2018 – Yes. In the spring of 2017, a City Council Advisory Group After the first planning meeting, the City Council Advisory Group came up Making Schools and Society More Democratic” began offering support in planning content for the Year of with four criteria to be taken into consideration in the selection of the fund- 28 projects were Democracy. One representative was named for each po- ed projects: cooperation, innovation, the reaching of new target groups and funded — including litical group of the City Council. Members of the CDU, Die the extent to which the projects would be hands-on, interactive and visible. ten European Linke, SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, AfD and Freibeuter This is how the organisers were able to provide participants and guests with projects took part. Advisory Group representatives also actively a direct, unmediated would be hands-on, interactive and visible of the Year of supported the projects and campaigns throughout 2018, Democracy – particularly residents who had previously taken little advantage the Year of Democracy. of the opportunities for getting involved in local democracy. This motif was part of the in November 2018. statement poster campaign Projects The City of Leipzig funded 28 projects for the Year of Democracy: 28 very different examples of what democracy can look like and how it can be experienced. You can find an overview of these projects on the Democracy is a following pages. star-studded sky of opinions THE PEOPLE OF LEIPZIG SHARE THEIR OPINIONS. BECAUSE ONLY THOSE WHO SPEAK OUT CAN BE HEARD. 8 PROJECTS PROJECTS 9 01 The Great Gripe World Theatre 02 A to Z – Poster Series and Creative Workshops at Youth Clubs At 21 workshops, numerous children LEAD PARTNER Kulturbahnhof e. V. I’m so tired of and young people designed a total of filthy bus stops, eight posters, as well as a mobile ex- COOPERATION PARTNERS hibition about various aspects of de- Kinder- und Jugendfreizeitzentrum rising rents ... Holzhausen, Jugendclub Crazy in mocracy – including courage, equal Paunsdorf, Club Sellerhausen, rights, respect, inclusion and diversity. Jugendclub Tante Hedwig, Leben- This project focused on a cooperation shilfe e.
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