on the topic of advertising

As part of the youth participation project „Whose streets? Our streets! Questioning advertising and access to public space,“ a German-French project week took place in Berlin from March 20-27, 2026. Together with the Paris-based organization „Résistance à l’Agression Publicitaire (RAP),“ we explored the diverse impacts of advertising, including discrimination. We also met with politicians and the Berlin Ad-Free initiative and brainstormed creative ways to use the vacant advertising spaces in public areas once they were no longer used for advertising.

Today is the final stretch and highlight of our EU-funded Franco-German project week, „Whose streets? Our streets! Questioning advertising in public spaces„: We’re heading into the city center to interact with advertising installations through subversive performances in public spaces. A participant’s report:

In our joint German-French project week, „Whose streets? Our streets!“ on this penultimate day of the program we are preparing the materials for tomorrow’s interventions and performances in public spaces with a great deal of initiative, craftsmanship, and artistic skill. Nothing can go wrong, because we have a fantastic master plan. And we had workshops on photography and press work. Here is a photo report from one of the participants:

Our Franco-German project week, „Whose streets? Our streets! Questioning advertising in public spaces,“ was a whirlwind today. It was a skills-sharing and workshop day! We made our own posters, created foil graffiti, learned about legal issues surrounding street art, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten something. Here’s a report from one of the participants:

Our EU-funded French-German project week, „Whose streets? Our streets! Questioning advertising in public spaces,“ has finally begun! All participants are gathered at the conference center. We’re playing icebreaker games, our partner organization, Résistance à l’Agression Publicitaire (RAP), has prepared a presentation on advertising, and in the afternoon we’re heading downtown to the Berlin Global exhibition. One participant shares her experience: