Advisory Council for Participation and Integration Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

In a two-stage selection process, the new members of the District Advisory Council for Participation and Integration were elected in April 2022. This Advisory Council consists of migrant self-organizations (MSO) and other non-profit actors who either reside, work or operate in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district and advises the administration on all issues relating to participation, migration and integration, integration policy, diversity and interculturality, as well as democracy promotion and anti-discrimination.

On May 31, 2022, the Executive Board was elected from the ranks of the Advisory Council and then officially elected.

The office of the District Advisory Council for Participation and Integration congratulates all members on their election and wishes them successful and constructive cooperation!

Ugur Sürücü (Member) for the Alevi Community of Berlin e.V.
N.N. (Member) for Asyl in der Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Benjamin Eberle (Member) for AWO-Berlin Spree-Wuhle e.V.
Žaklina Mamutovič (Member) for Bildungsteam Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Nihat Sorgec (member) for BWK BildungsWerk in Kreuzberg GmbH
Leyla Özgüler-Kalender (member) for Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Berlin e.V.
Christian Horn (Member) for the Berlin Police
Bahar Sanli (board member) for the Graefe-Kiez community work group
Tülay Usta (Member of the Board) for the HDB - Progressive People's Unity of Turkey in Berlin e.V.
Sen Akyol (member) for the intercultural daycare center Kindervilla Waldemar e.V.
Fatih Kücükkaya (Member) for the Islamic Religious Community Fatih Mosque
Maika Reihs (member) for the Jobcenter Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Neriman Kurt (member) for Kotti e.V.
Daniel Eliasson (member) for the Kreuzberg Initiative against Anti-Semitism
Ibrahim Okuduci (member) for the Kurdish Center
Anna-Christina Hartmann (member) for the Polish Social Council e.V.
Olenka Bordo Benavides (member) for Regionale Arbeitsstellen für Bildung, Integration und Demokratie e.V. (Regional Offices for Education, Integration and Democracy e.V.)
Kyung Jarmam (Member) for the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Seniors' Representative Council
Ivanka Sucic (member) for Südost Europa Kultur e.V.
Sermin Doğanay (member) for the meeting and information place for migrant women TIO e.V.
Filiz Çelebi-Tekin (member) for the Turkish Parents' Association in Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Remziye Uykun (member) for the Association for Intercultural Work-VIA-Regional Association Berlin/Brandenburg e.V.
Günay Darici (Member) for the Association of Parents from Kurdistan in Berlin Yekmal e.V.
Goran Nikoloski (board member) for the Central Council of Macedonians in Germany e.V.

Tasks of the Advisory Council for Participation and Integration:
The Advisory Council is committed to equal coexistence for all residents in the district, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion, ideology, age, disability or sexual orientation. The advisory council advocates the participation of all migrants and their descendants in municipal and political work.

• It advises the district office and the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district council on all matters concerning migrants living and/or working in the district.
• The advisory council deals with the living conditions of migrants and their descendants in the district. It issues statements on political, social and cultural matters of migrants in the district and submits proposals on topics relevant to participation and migration.
• The advisory council has the right to submit suggestions, recommendations and statements to the district office via the chairperson.

It usually meets every 2 months (the first Tuesday of each month), the meetings are usually open to the public and the meeting dates are set in advance for the entire calendar year.

More about the advisory council: https://www.berlin.de/ba-friedrichshain-kreuzberg/politik-und-verwaltung/beauftragte/integration/beirat-fuer-integration-und-migration/