Daniel's World: This is reality ... ;-)

Freitag, 27. Februar 2009

This is reality ... ;-)

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Introducing myself, Daniel Mittler ...

Since October 2008, I lead the Germany program of the European Climate Foundation. From 2004 to 2008 I was a Political Advisor to Greenpeace International. I mainly worked on trade, corporate accountability and climate issues. Prior to joining Greenpeace, I was Head of International Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) for four years.

I am one of the initiators of the McPlanet.com conferences and one of the founders of the working group on globalization and ecology at Attac Germany. I am also a current member of the Members Assembly of the Böll Foundation.

From 2000 - 2002 I was the Earth Summit Coordinator for Friends of the Earth International. In 2001, I had great fun coordinating the buidling of a "Lifeboat for the Climate" in Bonn. Aside from being fun, it may have helped to rescue the Kyoto Protocol. If so, good.

From 1997-2000 I was a researcher at the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London. I was looking at achieving sustainabilty in cities; mainly because I love cities. The year before, I was living in Bonn serving my country by writing press releases for the youth-wing of Friends of the Earth Germany (BUNDjugend).

For my degree, I studied at Edinburgh University from 1992-1996, though I spent one year at Queen's University in Canada, learning lots about development and its pitfalls... I will never forgive Edinburgh University for closing down the Centre for Human Ecology. But they are still going strong (now independently) and I learned lots there ... A lot of my campaigning skills, meanwhile, I learned by volunteering at Friends of the Earth Scotland.

My affinity for Canada comes from having gone to the Canadian United World College: Pearson College. If you have kids, do consider if they may want to apply for a UWC! I have to warn them, though. I am now on the Board of UWC Germany and sometimes on the German selection committee ...

I still think Edinburgh is the finest city on the planet (with the possible exception of New York). But Edinburgh could do even better, especially on transport, which is why I ran Edinburgh Friends of the Earth for a while, and am still a supporter of the Scottish Green Party.

In Edinburgh I also fell in love with Hibernian Football Club. The rich clubs keep buying our good players, but we are still (sometimes ...) glorious.

Since my Edinburgh days I am also addicted to Detective Inspector Rebus novels and more fond of whisky than I had ever imagined I could be.

Berlin, where I have lived - with a couple of breaks (in Oxford and Amsterdam) - since 2000, is now the (other) place I call home. To be precise: Kreuzberg. I live near the canal and with a view of the whole city from the roof. So, I can't complain - except that they want to cut down the trees along the canal! And build offices and flats for the rich all over the land near the Spree. Eejits.

I love kayaking, reading, going to the theatre and cinema, hiking, music (I still try to play the cello) - all the usual middle class stuff. I have a way too loud laugh, but at least I manage to laugh. What really excites me is making the world at the same time a more just and greener place - and creating spaces where people can get active. So, do something!

DISCLAIMER: This site strictly represents my personal views only!

Daniel's World

Freitag, 27. Februar 2009

This is reality ... ;-)

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Introducing myself, Daniel Mittler ...

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