The time has come. We are again renewing half of our Coordinating Collective (CC), and now is the moment to cast your vote and have your say.

Coordinating Collective members coordinate our movement to ensure it remains a relevant and powerful force in the fight for people-power in Europe. Their responsibilities range from managing volunteer teams, planning and maintaining processes and deadlines, and developing and running strategies, policy-formation and political campaigns, to acting as political representatives of our common project.

DiEM25 is a feminist movement promoting gender balance in all its bodies. At least 50% of Coordinating Collective members will be women. We also encourage people from all parts of Europe and beyond (given that almost all meetings are virtual), and from all walks of life to apply.

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Candidates for DiEM25’s Coordinating Collective (2025)

Ivana Nenadović

I believe that my professional skills combined with the experience and knowledge I gained over the past nine years in DiEM25 are a useful asset to the Coordinating Collective.

I enjoyed working with the fellow CC members, as well as the frequent and close interaction with members from all over Europe, hosting the monthly Onboarding teleconferences for new members and, last but not least, organising DiEM25 Academies. I am grateful for the opportunity you gave me, and your vote would give me confidence to continue with the renewed dedication to our common project.

Erik Edman

It is imperative, both for the continued relevance of DiEM25 as a political actor in Europe and the world, as well as for our historic responsibility in these dark times, to adjust our mission and methods to the times we live in.

For me, this means nothing less than mobilising DiEM25’s network, resources and power to form a pan-European Resistance Network against the rise of the far-right, militarisation, genocide and the abandonment of the environmental struggle.

Francesca Martinez

I have found my time on the CC to be highly educational in terms of learning about political organising. At a time where fascism is rearing its ugly head across Europe and beyond, it has been deeply inspiring to feel part of a movement which has humane values at its core. I hope to continue to be part of this alternative vision and feel privileged to be running again.

I am keen to use my position on the CC to expand it’s cultural events, and improve awareness around disability, human rights, the NHS and the need for degrowth.

Danielle Maisano

I am incredibly inspired by DiEM25’s vision of a transnational, democratic, grassroots movement focused on building an alternative to our current technofeudal, increasingly authoritarian moment. I believe with my experience as an activist and in my professional career, I could play an important and active role in helping DiEM25 pursue its mission in a variety of areas.

If elected, I would be particularly interested in contributing to movement-building through cultural strategy and coalition-building with other organisations.

Evi Petsangouraki

I would like to keep working on the environmental issues presented on our Green Pilar policy, keep going with the support for the formation of our Spanish team of DiEM25, keep raising our voice by all means to make Europe a welcoming, human, civilized -by the real meaning of the word- place again.

Lucille Cornelius

I believe that I have the power to motivate and challenge others, have loads of experience as an activist and have many connections around the world which I can use to create global solidarity, especially in Africa. I also have a lot of experience with marketing and events, and can lend my project leading experience to the movement. I am also a musician, singer and songwriter and I would like to start to inspire the continent and the planet in engaging in making art and music to soothe our souls and give our collective voices a global platform to unite in artivism. Most of all, I am a hand, a heart and a body that is willing to be of service to all that need it.

Nils Belliot

For the past year and a half, my main focus has been developing DiEM25 in France. Obviously, this will remain my first priority, as per the groundmarks we have setup for our Collective in the past year.

However, my involvement in the Coordinating Collective Task Force « A Europe of Public Investment into Meaningful, Creative Work » as well as my recent involvement in a workers’ union (CGT) in my company made me deepen my reflections on the subject of work and the place it holds in the life of 99% of Europeans. As such, one of the goals I would set for myself regarding this subject in particular would be to identify potential partners within the civil society to bring forward innovative ideas as to how Europeans should reshuffle their relationship and their perception of productive work.

Ali Turunz

My primary interest lies in fundraising and I want to be elected to help DiEM25 secure more funds. Apart from having a PhD in Sociology, I have professional experience in the IT sector, and I’m confident I can transfer acquired skills to build sustainable, grassroots-based fundraising strategies for DiEM25. One idea I would like to develop is offering language courses among DiEM25 members, where participation fees go directly to the movement. This way, we combine education and community-building while generating resources for our political work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoBc5jNa6iM&ab_channel=AliTurunz

Rachel E. Smith Loesche

The DiEM25 values and political commitments described in our Manifesto and Organising Principles are my own and I want to be elected because I know I will pursue and protect them on the Coordinating Collective if someone with my experience, motivation, and interests is elected there. In case I am the person to do the job, I hope to be elected because I want our movement to grow as strong as possible.

Grace Blakeley

I want to be elected to support the incredible work DiEM25 members are doing across Europe, to bring new members into the organisation, and to help existing members win crucial victories across the continent.

I also hope to use the position to learn more about the organising efforts of DiEM25 members across Europe. I have spent the last several months interviewing organisers around the world on their tactics for resisting our exploitative economic system and building grassroots alternatives. Being on the Coordinating Collective would allow me to connect with DiEM25 members doing this kind of organising, write about their stories, and support their causes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2LmHEu3bio&ab_channel=GraceBlakeley

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