Jana Hensel – Es war einmal ein Land (GEGEN DEN STROM)

In the organizer's words:

"The end of democracy in East Germany will come. Maybe it's already here. We should be prepared!"

In her new book, bestselling author Jana Hensel tells of the end of a great dream. Because what began over 35 years ago as the dawn of a new era is now being called into question by more and more East Germans and is threatening to come to an end - democracy in East Germany. Hensel astutely describes the long road to the right, which for many East Germans once began on the left and now leads through a reunified Federal Republic that is itself in the deepest crisis in its history. Hensel does not shy away from hard truths, does not fall in line with common narratives about the East and shows once again that she has retained her very own perspective and unmistakable narrative tone since her Spiegel bestseller "Zonenkinder". Shocked by her own realization, she takes us on a journey at the end of which she hopes to find an explanation as to how it came about that democracy is no longer an option for many East Germans.

Published in the run-up to the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The reading is organized by Gegen den Strom. The political series has been promoting political education for over 20 years and offers a free lecture and discussion format in Hagen.

Gegen den Strom - these are: Arbeit und Leben Berg Mark, DGB Region Ruhr Mark, Kulturzentrum Pelmke and VHS Hagen.

Supported by Arbeit und Leben Berg Mark.

www.pelmke.de