Hybrid European Democracy Festival 2024

We are glad to announce the participation of the RETOOL project in the Hybrid European Democracy Festival (HEDF), happening 17-18 May 2024.

Europe is facing deepening challenges and political disruptions that require cross-border solutions and cooperation more than ever. At the same time, we rarely share the ground to talk about the ways forward together. This is why we await anybody and everybody to join the festival for free to share different perspectives, create understanding and inspiration for action. The festival is a place to connect with people from your own hometown and also form new connections with your neighbours from another country.                                                                                           

We're building a European public sphere for the 21st century                                                                                                                                 

HEDF is a discussion festival that seeks to connect people who share an interest in the future of society. On 17-18 May 2024, the festival joins people for discussions from over 15 different locations all over Europe for truly seamless & hyperlocal public discussions. We want to break out of the usual virtual event mindset and create a truly immersive pan-European discussion experience.

The salons of the future are neither physical nor digital, they are hyperlocal. Despite all the technological advances, humans stay human. And humans like human contact. So the new public sphere that can enable a truly democratic Europe has to be on a human level – this is what we call a hyperlocal format.

To participate at HEDF you need to physically come to a physical room, but in that room you'll be digitally engaging with people in other countries who are also physically attending the festival.

Learn more: https://democracyfestival.org/programme/

Don't miss this unique opportunity!