URGENT ACTION SUMMIT 2 – “What is happening in Amerika?”

URGENT ACTION SUMMIT 2 – “What is happening in Amerika?”
Sat 14 Feb 15-21:00 @Baumhaus Berlin

This is an event for those who feel a sense of urgency or desperation to get society to act in solidarity faster to address critical issues like climate change and the rise of fascism. The first Summit took place in June of 2024 and resulted in 2 teams of people who developed a short video prototype that describes the nature of these wicked problems and an online curated platform to connect a trusted network of local change makers in Berlin and beyond.

During this interactive talk, discussion and workshop Scott Bolden, founder of Baumhaus Berlin will build on the work from Urgent Action Summit 1 and address the questions, “What is happening in Amerika?” and “What kinds of meaningful and practical responses can we come up with in Berlin that can make a positive difference?

The story of America is a complex one but can be broken down into a few simple fundamental concepts that explain why the state of things are the way they are today. We will explore why it makes sense that Trump and his kind have risen to power and how we can contribute to his fall by doing the things we already love to do. We will also make the connection to the common roots of authoritarianism and climate change as well as sharing strategies to address both.

Making a difference in the world doesn’t have to be lonely hard work that one has to sacrifice everything for. The objective of this summit is to identify some common ground that can form the basis for a movement of authentic and resonant solidarity right here in Berlin; one that has the potential to spread. How can we collectively have fun getting good things done?

The ideas, connections and synergies that are shared during this event will provide a basis for developing program and interventions for the next Emergent Berlin festival happening in Fall 2026 (check out Emergent Berlin 2025). Participants are encouraged to share their findings on the Emergent Berlin instagram page use it as a living working document to help realized some of the ideas that get developed.

15:00 doors open and open networking
16:00 interactive talk
16:30 Q & A
17:00 break and open networking
18:00 workshop – developing viral interventions
19:00 group feedback
19:30 quick pitches
20:00 open networking
22:00 end

Entrance: open donation
support Baumhaus crowdfunding campaign ( https://www.goodcrowd.org/saving-das-baumhaus )

• feel free to bring drinks and snacks to share, there will also be some food and drinks on a donation basis

Baumhaus Berlin
Gerichtstr 23 VH Eg
13347 Berlin