The war that never ends
Talking about LGBT+ rights and gender in Guatemala
For a just, fair, equitable economy
We are a non-profit think tank based in Leipzig. We have been working on issues of socio-ecological transformation, climate justice, and transformative education since 2012.
New Projects
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What holds the world together?
Online event series on solidarity in times of crisis
Impulses and discussions from people from political movements and power-critical organizations
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together. feminist. organized.
Upgrading care work and organizing it in a feminist way
Whether in hospitals, cleaning, or kitchens: work in the care sector is devalued, made invisible, and poorly paid. At the same time, there is a massive staff shortage, increasing the pressure on care workers. But what can we do to change this?
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Growing together – ESD in times of crisis
A one-year training series
For educators in education for sustainable development and global learning. We practice creating spaces that are accessible and enable critical reflection, where there is room for emotions and self-awareness, and where positive visions of the future are strengthened.
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Climate debt and reparations
What Germany owes the global South
Countries in the Global South are affected by climate change, which they have little to do with, and they are struggling to pay off a high, unjustified debt burden. We must take a step closer to climate justice through debt relief and reparations.
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Everything will be fine
News from the future
An interactive audio installation that makes a utopian future imaginable. Make yourself comfortable, grab your headphones, and join us in the utopian year 2048.
Strong together for a just future
We are committed to structural change in society. To achieve this, we need people like you on our side.
Upcoming events
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14Jan.
Winter School
Bioeconomy in Northern Hesse
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27Jan.
information evening
1. Information evening on the further training course "Growing together"
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28Feb.
Everyone there?
Organizational development & socio-ecological transformation
Latest Posts
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Eventim killed the concert experience
How Eventim rips off fans with time pressure and artificial scarcity
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ESD, but power-critical and emancipatory
Educational work with teachers and multipliers
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The Enshittification of the Internet
From digital detox to technology exhaustion
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Germany's mountain of debt in Cameroon
Reparations for the effects of colonialism and the climate crisis
Current publications
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#5 trans*feminist labor struggle and self-organization
How sex workers support each other
In the fifth episode, we speak with Schotter from Trans*Sexworks about the self-organization of trans* sex workers. We ask ourselves: How can collective organizing take place in a precarious and stigmatized sector of work – what can we learn from and with each other? -
#4 Educators at their limit
How they are fighting for better care in Saxony
In the fourth episode, we talk to Maria, herself a childcare worker and verdi activist, about the situation of childcare workers in Leipzig and Saxony. -
#3 Fight together and organize as a community
Au pairs against the devaluation of care work
In this episode, we talk to Maria and Janet from Bloque Latinoamericano Berlin about the working conditions of au pairs and how au pairs are joining forces against isolation, devaluation, and discrimination. -
#2 Caregiving relatives
Between lack of recognition and care work
What is the daily work routine of family caregivers like? What obstacles do they face? What needs to change so that they are less burdened and children are well cared for? -
#1 Feminist labor struggle
Strength through alliances?
What alliances have already existed between workers and feminist activists? How are unions and feminism connected? What are common goals and visions?
The current economy is unfair
With the work of Konzeptwerk, we therefore want to give people the confidence to change society on their own terms. We connect social movements, academia, and civil society – and create learning spaces for critical educational work. Together, we work on feasible concepts and identify what is blocking change. Our goal in everything we do: a good life for all.
In the press
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Interview: Nature – The History of Our Planet
Nine female experts discuss their visions: how we can protect nature, end exploitation, respect the limits of our planet, and rethink the economy for a just and sustainable future. Our colleague Nora talks about room for maneuver and hope.
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Environmental associations fear that the costs of mining in Saxony will be passed on to the general public
Sina Reisch is a guest on Radio Blau's Mittagspause Magazin. For decades, lignite was mined in the Lusatian region and the Leipzig region. What remained were vast, lunar landscapes whose recultivation costs billions. Who is bearing these costs?
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Am I at risk of poverty in old age if I want to live sustainably?
Private pension provision is built on financial market capitalism. In a world without growth, it must be organized differently. An interview with Charlotte Hitzfelder.
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“We always try to understand ESD as political education”
In the didacta topic service, Maló Wawerda talks about our political education work and our stand at Germany's most important education fair, "didacta."
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Prohibition of tracking and personalized advertising
Heise Online reports on our statement, which we published together with the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Wikimedia, the Forum of Computer Scientists for Peace and Social Responsibility (FlfF), and Germanwatch.