Magdalena Taube

Jan 31, 2025 | berlinergazette.de | Magdalena Taube |Krystian Woznicki

We and many others see the environmental crisis as (partly irreparable) damage caused by the rapacious excesses and increasingly intractable contradictions of capitalism. At the same time, we see it as the materialization of an adversary that capitalism has created. Ecosystems that are devastated and thus rebel return the aggression to which they have been and are subjected, for example in the form of extreme weather events and pandemics.

Jan 31, 2025 | berlinergazette.de | Magdalena Taube |Krystian Woznicki

Let us imagine planet Earth as a pluriverse of peace: a ‘multiplicity of worlds’ where different forms of life and knowledge coexist, where nation-states and corporations no longer compete with one another, where everyone works together to make life worth living for all. Ultimately, a world without war and environmental destruction. The majority of the world’s population currently dreams of such a world – or that, at least, is the conclusion that can be drawn from the Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024.

Jan 20, 2025 | berlinergazette.de | Magdalena Taube

A short walk in the streets and around every corner you can find old clothes waiting to find their new emperors. There are renegades of the hunter- gatherer, scavenging food from various surplus coffers. There are recycled ghosts that come alive at night, armed with leftover hunger. The nextdoor neighbor harvests honey from her backyard. Milk is cheap and so is the chance for a new tomorrow. And then there is high-quality coconut oil.

Jan 17, 2025 | berlinergazette.de | Farhana Sultana |Magdalena Taube

In the megacities of the Global South, urban inequalities collide with erratic climatic conditions, creating new crises and exacerbating old ones. Megacities in monsoon deltas face climate-related water crises in a variety of ways. This is exacerbated in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, where development policies, haphazard urban planning, rapid urban population growth, and social inequalities reproduce multiple injustices and vulnerabilities at multiple levels and locations.

Sep 3, 2024 | berlinergazette.de | Magdalena Taube |Krystian Woznicki

Kin City Talks · October 17 · 9 a.m.–8 p.m.Location: ZK/U, Siemensstraße 27, 10551 BerlinFree entry, limited seats, registration required by Oct. 15 at info[at]berlinergazette[dot]de. Vegan catering is optional and will be available by reservation only. The daily package (incl. breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee/tea) costs 25 Euro, which must be paid in advance. You’ll get the details when you register.