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4-6 November in Berlin:

11.07.2016

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Wege und Herausforderungen in eine geldfreiere Gesellschaft

Mit 300 Menschen, fünf Keynotes, 20 Workshops, einem veganen Mitmachbrunch, einer Wishbowl und vielem mehr lädt das Netzwerk living utopia zur UTOPIKON vom 04. bis 06.11. nach Berlin in die Forum Factory ein! Dabei sind bisher inspirierende Keynote-Speaker*innen wie Friederike Habermann,  Niko Paech, Silke Helfrich, Gerrit von Jorck und viele weitere spannende Workshopbegleiter*innen wie Van Bo Le-Mentzel, Hanna Poddig, Michael Bohmeyer, Steffi Ristig-Bresser und viele mehr. Zur Idee: 'Ökonomie' kommt von 'Oikos' - Hausgemeinschaft, die Teilhabe aller. Die aktuelle wirtschaftliche Situation lässt jedoch nicht teilhaben, sie separiert eher. Wie können wir solidarisch wirtschaften? Wie sehen Alternativen für eine zukunftsfähige Ökonomie aus? Wie möchten wir leben? Über Wege und Herausforderungen hin zu einer geldfreieren Gesellschaft möchten wir in den Austausch treten. Die UTOPIKON möchte dabei ... ... Alternativen aufzeigen, ... Inspiration geben und ... Austausch ermöglichen! Mehr Infos unter: http://UTOPIKON.de

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