Laura Bruns was the first participant to be invited by Kika Yang to step away from the lively environment of the CITYMAKERS Lab, in order to share her stories with a wider audience. Having been in close contact with subcultures at an early age strongly influenced her and led her to her future dedication as an urban strategist. The co-founder of StadtStattStrand speaks about the project “Urbane Liga”, the importance of lobbying and building trust as well as their publications launched to empower citizens to ‘just do it’.
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