Location: Engelnest, Berlin
Wilhelm-Kabus-Straße 24, 10829
Date: 11.01.2026
Time: 12:00 – 21:00
It has been exactly ten years since the Academics for Peace issued a Call for Peace. This ten years have been marked by struggle, solidarity networks, and shared emotions, and holds both historical and personal significance for all of us. We invite you to our 10th anniversary event which we organize to commemorate and to reflect together these past decade, to share our concerns and to strengthen our solidarity, and also to have fun together.
We have prepared a rich program that we believe will be good for all of us. Our event will take place at Engelnest. The venue offers a spacious area for us to enjoy a full day. The event will open with the participation of our friends from Turkey with whom we will discuss the organizations, experiences, and knowledge gained during this process. Then, in a forum/roundtable discussion titled “A Decade in Review,” we will look back on this process, share where we stand today, and discuss our thoughts about the future.
Our lives have changed over these ten years. Perhaps those most affected by this process have been the children of Peace Academics. We have added a special section to the program to hear their voices and invite our children to express themselves. We would be delighted if you could pass this invitation on to your children. In addition to the forum, we will have an open mic section; we invite anyone who wants to read poetry, sing songs, do stand-up, or make other contributions to take the stage.
Our program is not just about talks. We have planned a fun afternoon and evening with a dance workshop where we will learn an Anatolian folk dance together with Gülcan Küçük, a short concert by Deniz Kılınçoğlu, and then dancing and singing along to live music and DJ performances (Sema Alper, Xristina).
Throughout the day, exhibitions, meeting areas, and various stands will be open alongside the main program. For example, the Göç Notları podcast team aims to turn this gathering into a documentary-style project by interviewing interested participants during the day. Our digital map tracing the institutions that have emerged from Academics for Peace over the past decade, stands from partner organizations, and documentary screenings will be available to visitors. We will be delighted to feature any written, visual, spoken, or musical work you have produced during this period at our booth. We are also open to your suggestions: share anything you think we should include, such as “we shouldn’t forget this” or “I did this too,” and we will incorporate it into the program.
We are gathering to come together ten years later; to talk, laugh, remember, reflect, show solidarity, and have fun. Our event is open to all Peace Academics, our friends, and everyone who is in solidarity.
Looking forward to seeing you on January 11th.