Program

An exhibition about courageous women activists from Afghanistan: for more than 20 years, they fought for women's rights. When the Taliban seized power in 2021, they had to flee. From Germany, they continue their fight.

Creative workshop "Freedom for All" with works by artist Nadia Budde. In German.

Bike along the Berlin Wall: Experience emotionally moving escape stories, original Wall remains, and fascinating sites between Prenzlauer Berg and the government district – We bring history to life.

BEYOND LINES is a dance performance by LUNA PARK - in cooperation with the Tränenpalast, one of Berlin's most significant memorial sites. The performance explores the crossing of borders.

The BND is being granted expanded operational powers to counter hybrid threats. The law raises the question of how much intelligence capability a robust democracy needs without undermining its own values.

Did we miss an opportunity for democratic renewal in 1989–90? How can we draw on the legacy of the Peaceful Revolution to address today’s threats to democracy and freedom? Together with experts, we want to discuss these questions.

Irene Bindel reads from her book *Wassermilch und Spitzenwein*. In her book, she recounts her childhood as the daughter of a Jewish father, her experiences of persecution, and her new beginning in Berlin after 1945.

This workshop aims to support a selected group of political activists for free who fight for freedom and democracy and help them evaluate and improve their negotiation competencies.