Coordinating Collective
The 12-member Coordinating Collective (CC) coordinates all our activities. Every year, half of the seats on the CC are renewed through an election.
Renata Avila
International Relations
Human rights lawyer and digital rights expert, currently writing a book on Digital Colonialism (2019). Avila sits on the Board of Creative Commons and several other organisations.
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Rosemary Bechler
Rosemary Bechler lives in London, edits the European section of openDemocracy, and is a lead facilitator in Stafford Beer’s protocol for non-hierarchical conferencing.
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Erik Edman
Central Office and Movement Planning
Political activist and Euro-bubble professional.
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Julijana Zita
Self-employed consultant for hospitality and events, activist and optimist.
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Beral Madra
Art critic and curator, directed Gallery BM (1984-1990) and directing BM Contemporary Art Centre (since 1990); lives and works in Istanbul.
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Patrizia Pozzo
Press and Media relations
Environmental activist strongly convinced that there can be no environmental justice without a social one.
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Yanis Varoufakis
Economist. Former Greek finance minister and Member of the Hellenic Parliament. DiEM25 co-founder.
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Fotini Bakadima
Historian, political scientist, musician and multilingual holding a Master's degree in Communications and New Media, currently attending an MA programme in Political History. Current member of the NC for Greece, member of MeRA's Political Secretariat, elected MP of MeRA25.
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Jochen Schult
Retired professor of German as a foreign language, political activist, lives in Athens, Greece
Learn moreEx Officio members of the Coordinating Collective
The CC appoints several people to assist its work. An overview of all DiEM25 hires and their job descriptions can be found here.
Luis Martín
Communications and Political Strategy Coordination
Journalist and political scientist based in Spain. luis.martin@diem25.org
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Claudia Trapp
Press Office and Media Relations
Board Member and Spokesperson of the german electoral wing "Demokratie in Europe - DiEM25" and freelance press consultant.
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Davide Castro
Digital Communications and Online Strategy
Political scientist with background in communications. Based in Brussels.
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Mehran Khalili
Political Communications and Impact
Does political communications and photojournalism. Based in Greece – a beautiful country that’s having a tough time.
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David Adler
Liaison with the Progressive International
Writer, researcher, and policy analyst.
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Judith Meyer
IT Coordination
Polyglot, computational linguist (MA) and author of several books and online courses on language-learning.
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Johannes Fehr
Volunteer Coordination
Member of DiEM25 Spontaneous Collective Berlin, Master degree in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency.
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Axelle Van Wynsberghe
Web Editor
Editor and writer with a background in social anthropology. Based in Brussels.
Learn moreDiEM25 is funded solely by individual contributions from people like you. We do not receive EU grants, government subsidies or funds from the corporate Establishment. Please support DiEM25 if you can. No matter the amount, your donation will go a long way in our bid to transform Europe.
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DiEM25 is funded solely by individual contributions from people like you. We do not receive EU grants, government subsidies or funds from the corporate Establishment. Please support DiEM25 if you can. No matter the amount, your donation will go a long way in our bid to transform Europe.