HOW CAN WE GET FROM ONE LIFE AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER TO A GOOD LIFE FOR ALL
I.L.A. stands for imperial way of life and solidarity alternatives. In the I.L.A. workshop, young scientists and activists grapple with the problems of the imperial way of life and the possibilities of a solidary way of life. You will develop and test transformation strategies for socio-ecological change and thus link scientific analysis with political practice. At each I.L.A. workshop, a team of multipliers is selected who are trained and supported in implementing their own projects.
»The I.L.A. The workshop does an important and excellent job and it is bursting with ideas. We are happy that we were able to experience in personal encounters with how much passion this project is approached and implemented. "
Ulrich Brand, Maja Göpel, Barbara Muraca, Tilman Santarius & Markus Wissen
Die I.L.A. Werkstatt geht in die vierte Runde!
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In the I.L.A.-Wandelwerkstatt we develop transformation strategies and projects with which we inspire people for a socio-ecological transformation. We want to use this to bring the knowledge that we have previously acquired in the writing workshops into society. Four change projects bring about innovations in the field of high-profile campaigns and communication in order to sensitize people to globally fair and sustainable ways of life and economy and to get them to act.
THE MULTIPLIERS
Kathrin Althaus, Christin Bühler, Serttas Dündar, Matthieu Floret, Niklas Heiland, Farina Hoffmann, Dominique Just, Janine Korduan, Jonas Korn, Christoph Kranich, Ursula Krieger, Sara Lingstädt, Kersin Lopau, Lia Polotzek, Anne-Kathrin Schwab, Marike Völkerding und Cornelia Wolff.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
The Wandelwerkstatt (2019-2021) is led by Wiebke Thomas and Johanna Ritter, accompanied by Karin Walther and supported by Friederike Hildebrandt and Nicola Kadel.
Global crises are aggravating. Yet where are the answers? In their book The good life for all, the I.L.A. Workshop has taken up the search for new modes of living and economic practices that are not at the expense of other people and nature. What would a good life for all look like? Many people in different places are already working towards a sustainable and democratic co-existence that is socially and ecologically just, with projects that offer real alternatives in the here and now. The book also addresses big questions and outlines the political and economic conditions necessary for a good life for all. Our current imperial mode of living, as shown in the I.L.A. Workshop’s first book At the expense of others?, is the result of both political decisions and everyday actions – which means we have the ability to create another world. But the question remains: how? In the last section of the book, we analyse routes out of the imperial mode of living and towards one based on solidarity.
THE AUTHORS
Christoph Ambach, Monika Austaller, Hermine Bähr, Christopher Beil, Anton Brokow-Loga, Laima Eicke, Nilda Inkermann, Friederike Hildebrandt, Elisabeth Jeglitzka, Tobias Kalt, Julia Kolbinger, Jonas Lage, Felix
Ries, Johanna Ritter, Tobi Rosswog, Christiane Schwausch, Wiebke Thomas, Katharina van Treeck und Simon Walch.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
The second Writing Workshop (2018-2019) was coordinated by Dr Katharina van Treeck, facilitated by Karin Walther and supported by Friederike Hildebrandt.
Alle reden von Missständen und Krisen: Hier die Klima- und Rohstoffkrise, dort die sozial-politische Dauerkrise Griechenlands oder die menschenverachtende Ausbeutung in der Textilindustrie. Die Probleme sind vielen bewusst – dennoch scheint sich wenig zu ändern. Warum? Das Konzept der »Imperialen Lebensweise« erklärt, warum sich angesichts zunehmender Ungerechtigkeiten keine zukunftsweisenden Alternativen durchsetzen und ein sozial-ökologischer Wandel daher weiter auf sich warten lässt.
Dieses Dossier stellt das Konzept der imperialen Lebensweise vor und erläutert, wie unsere derzeitige Produktions- und Lebensweise Mensch und Natur belastet. Dabei werden verschiedene Bereiche unseres alltäglichen Lebens beleuchtet, unter anderem Ernährung, Mobilität und Digitalisierung. Schließlich werden sozial-ökologische Alternativen und Ansatzpunkte vorgestellt, wie wir ein gutes Leben für alle erreichen – anstatt ein besseres Leben für wenige.
THE AUTHORS
Maximilian Becker, Samuel Decker, Jannis Eicker, Hannah Engelmann, Ia Eradze, Franziskus Forster, Stella Haller, Magdalena Heuwieser, Maja Hoffmann, Thomas Kopp, Carla Noever Castelos, Christoph Podstawa, Anil Shah, Anne Siemons, Therese Wenzel und Lukas Wolfinger.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Our first Writing Workshop (2016-2017) was coordinated by Dr Thomas Kopp, facilitated by Dr Katharina van Treeck and Karin Walther, and supported by Friederike Hildebrandt.
The I.L.A. Workshop is a project of the Common Future association. Dr Thomas Kopp initiated the project and has developed the workshop series together with the project coordinators and Karin Walther as facilitator. The projects are supported academically by the patrons Prof. Ulrich Brand, Prof. Maja Göpel, Prof. Barbara Muraca, Prof. Tilman Santarius, and Prof. Markus Wissen.
I.L.A. COLLECTIVE
DAS I.L.A. – KOLLEKTIV
MEHR INFOS AUF I.L.A. KOLLEKTIV
Many participants of the I.L.A. Workshops have organised themselves within the I.L.A. Collective. The I.L.A. Collective co-operates with the I.L.A. Workshop and organises its own projects. A link to the I.L.A. Collective website will soon be available here.
The project is supported by the European Union, by Engagement Global via funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Bread for the World, and Katholischer Fonds.
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Prof. Ulrich Brand, Prof. Maja Göpel, Prof. Barbara Muraca, Prof. Tilman Santarius and Prof. Markus Wissen
The I.L.A. Workshop is a project of the Common Future association.
This website was created with the financial support of the European Union. Common Future e.V. association is solely responsible for the content of the website. The views presented here do not represent those of the European Union, Engagement Global, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Bread for the World or Katholischer Fonds.
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