We are acTVism

Zain Raza is the founder and senior editor of acTVism Munich. He is a journalist and cultural organizer in Munich. In 2013, Raza founded acTVism Munich e.V. – an independent, non-profit and bilingual online media network. Since its inception, Raza has managed and supervised the production of more than 1500 videos, which include interviews and events with experts such as Edward Snowden,Wikileaks, Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Rainer Mausfeld, Gerald Hüther, Yanis Varoufakis, Glenn Greenwald, Daniel Ellsberg, Chris Hedges, Frans de Waal, VijayPrashad, Jeremy Scahill, Jürgen Todenhöfer, Nils Melzer Ernst Wolff, Peter Kuznick, Michael Shermer, Jill Stein, Medea Benjamin, Katja Kipping, Hans-Christian Ströbele, Richard D. Wolff, William Binney, Lawrence Wilkerson, Ray McGovern, Thomas Drake, Abby Martin, Annie Machon and many more. Click here to find out more about Zain Raza and his work.

Alisa brings her diverse range of experience to the operational area of the association, where she also works specifically as a production manager. After her career as a ballet dancer, she pursued her passion for culture and social processes and studied ethnology at LMU in Munich. Building on this, she completed her Master’s degree in Global Studies at the HU in Berlin, specializing in globalization processes.

Alisa’s path reflects her interest in the world and its interconnectedness, as well as her desire to promote cultural exchange and address social phenomena.

Sasa Cvetkovic is the Chief Operating Officer at acTVism Munich. He is responsible for all non-journalistic matters that include areas such as finance, banking, donations, tax returns, employment, etc. Sasa finished his studies in industrial management and naturopathy. He lives in Kaufbeuern and enjoys nature in Bavaria.

e-mail: sasa.cvetkovic[at]acTVism.org

Lara, 25, has been working as a translator at AcTVism since 2020 and is currently studying literature and cultural studies. In addition to her professional career, she has volunteered with refugees in her spare time. Through her passion for languages and cultural exchange, she has deepened her language skills and strengthened different perspectives during extensive travels, which enriches her work in the translation department.

Matthias Kühn has worked as a journalist for independent radio stations in Munich, organized political events, helped set up housing projects, studied sociology, political science and German studies, worked as a teacher and editor and travelled to several countries. He supports AcTVism Munich in the translation and voice over department.

Tanita Weber supports AcTVism in the translation and proofreading process. In her job as a social worker, she’s been working in youth welfare for several years, including teaching German to refugees. Through several long-term stays abroad, especially in Asia, she was able to expand her English language skills and volunteered in aid projects.

Jürgen has been an activist in Munich since 2001 and organizes cultural and informative events. He is active in the fields of audio and video for independent media & arts projects and is also a disc-jockey, musician and radio moderator in the local sub-cultural scene. For acTVism Munich he is responsible for voice synchronization in the German language. He is acTVism Munich’s official voice of Noam Chomsky & Yanis Varoufakis.

e-mail: juergen.babel[at]acTVism.org

Yann is part of the translation team at acTVism. He is a state-certified foreign language correspondent for French and English and is doing his Master of Education degree in Berlin. At the moment, he is teaching German to refugees on a voluntary basis.

e-Mail: yann.glockzin[at]acTVism.org

Gaitee Hussain is an astronomer with extensive experience in the editing, design and production of scientific journals and technical documents. Her background as a British Pakistani and her experiences living and working in several cities across Europe and the USA exposed her to the deficiencies in the media landscape and associated narratives, and have motivated her to contribute to acTVism Munich e.V. especially due to its non-profit, independent nature.

E-Mail: gaitee.hussain[at]acTVism.org

Leonardo Torres as a researcher and translator at acTVism Munich. A biotechnologist orginally from Columbia, Leonardo was a part of the samll, loose group of people who translated texts from ZCommunications into German for Znet Germany for internet use. During this time, among other things, he had the opportunity to interview naom Chomsky. He is interessted in support for the closure of foreign mitlitary bases, the so-called „manufacturing of consent“ through the mainstream media, colonial history and anarchism.

E-Mail: leonardo.torres[at]acTVism.org

Michael studied Technical Communication and wrote his thesis about linguistic quality in computer games. Since “A Conversation on Privacy” he has been supporting acTVism Munich as a translator and production assistant. He recently founded Spieletexter.de where he helps game designers and publishers with editing and translation services for their manuals.

E-Mail: michael.csorba[at]acTVism.org

Magnus von Wangenheim is a German physician and a member of Doctors for Assange (www.doctorsforassange.org) as well as a member of a working group on the case of Assange in the medical organisation International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (www.ippnw.de). Over many years Magnus has followed the Wikileaks publications and the persecution of its founder Julian Assange and is now producing video reports for AcTVism Munich on the background and the context of this case.

Flo Osrainik is a freelance publicist. The former Formula Ford driver and trained banker studied economics and journalism and regularly reports on geopolitical and sociopolitical topics for various alternative and independent media. Born and raised in Munich, the German-Austrian always takes issue with society when arbitrariness, hatred and hypocrisy prevail, poverty and injustice are tolerated or suffering is ignored. He is also a critical free spirit and a Freemason. More info at www.floosrainik.net.

E-Mail: flo.osrainik[at]acTVism.org

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