“Learning. Acting. Shaping the Future Together.”
“Learning. Acting. Shaping the Future Together.”
Under the motto “We are ESD – Shaping the Future Together”, more than 140 invited guests met on site in the Museum of Natural Science (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin) and more than 400 participants online two months ago.
The reason was the launch of the new campaign by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)) to strengthen “Education for Sustainable Development” (ESD). The aim of the new campaign is to promote the exchange about “ESD”, expand the network and make the topic more visible. The overarching slogan: “Learning. Acting. Shaping the Future Together.”
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Moderator Andrea Thilo, together with Dr. Susanne Hecker (Head of Research at Museum of Natural Science), opened the event, afterwqards Dr. Jens Brandenburg (Parliamentary State Secretary) took the floor. Together with Andrea Thilo and Fabian Ernstberger (Representative of youpaN), he also discussed the impact of youth participation and promotion.
Five of the campaign testimonials, Janine Steeger, Holger Nikelis, Peter Sänger, Julia Kleeberger and Dorit Schumann, participated in the panel discussion, speaking with Andrea Thilo about the importance of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD; “Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung” (BNE)), its relevance to their own careers and their motivation to get involved.
Missed the event? You can find the recording of the German panel discussion HERE.
Following the stage program, the exhibition was opened – where startups, organizations, associations and other ESD activists were able to showcase their work for sustainability and sustainable education. The day’s activities were concluded with musical accompaniment by the jazz trio BERLINs FINEST, and the invitation to participate and to engage in discussions, share inspiration, knowledge and network. (MORE)
Our CEO and co-founder, Peter Sänger, said in an interview with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) for the new ESD campaign that “it all starts with becoming aware”. Thinking about our own actions and questioning ourselves – “what if everyone thought and acted like I do” – can help make the world a little better! For him, setting a good example, staying authentic and inspiring others is essential to convey the feeling of making a real contribution, Peter Sänger continued.
For more information, check out our German BLOG post. On what education for sustainable development and sustainable networking means to Peter, who inspired him, how he sees himself as a role model, how he personally implements sustainability and his “Two Things for the Future” please have a look at the German INTERVIEW.
