Big City Life – a huge disappointment?

The path from the village to the city – it’s above all young people, who find themselves drawn to big cities. They arrive with the hope of exciting things to do in their free time, stimulating exchanges with other people, and a blossoming of their selves. But then they often end up facing long queues in the hunt for flats and short-term lets, and have to cope with long commutes, anonymity, loneliness and poor air quality. Stress and the fear of missing out on something add to the picture.


In the end, is the big city more than anything a big disappointment? Or, despite everything, is it something that enriches lives? How can people shape the cities of the future in such a way that they fulfil their promise of freedom, encounters and participation?


The citizen science project “Your Emotional city”, focuses  especially on the well-being of young city dwellers. Discuss with experts as part of this project what the city of tomorrow should look like from the perspective of young people. Design your own urban dream world and think about how people can make it come true.

This event is part of the Citizen Science project “Your emotional city” – a joint project of Interdisziplinäres Forum Neurourbanistik e.V., Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Futurium – House of Futures.

In the “Your emotional city” project, we want to work with you to decode the feelings of citizens on specific streets, squares, in neighborhoods and parks and gain insights for cities in general. Together we will discover what makes cities of the future places worth living in. Find out all about the project here.

 

GUESTS

-> Umut Özdemir, Psychotherapist, lecturer and author

-> Philipp Türmer, Federal Chairman of the Young Socialists in the SPD (Jusos)

-> Dr. Jennifer Hübner, Professor at the Katholischen Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen for theories, concepts and methods of social work with a focus on child and youth work

 

INFORMATION

-> Venue: Forum

-> The event is free of charge.

-> A ticket is required. Remaining tickets will be available at the box office.

-> Event language: German

-> The event addresses interested people of age 16+.

-> The event will be recorded and will be available as a video on our YouTube channel afterwards.

 

PHOTO & VIDEO

Photos will be taken during the event. If you don’t wish to be pictured, please let us know in advance.

 

TICKETS

For this event a ticket is required.


(IN GERMAN)