In the organizer's words:

Thu 12.02.2026, 7.30 pm - Bremerhaven office

tekst: Connecting instead of dividing - A response to the politics of polarization

Why we are more united than divided: in her new, highly topical book on the politics of division and polarization in Germany, renowned journalist and author Gilda Sahebi dispels common myths and fake facts. Anyone looking at German society today might think that it is a country full of drama, conflict and division.

That this is the case is a narrative that is politically generated and reinforced by the media. Gilda Sahebi exposes it as a lie, as an instrument of power by authoritarian forces. She demonstrates this in the relevant debates on social benefits, migration, gender and wokeness, war and peace and coronavirus. Studies show time and again that people are much happier in their own lives; they help and support each other and seek connection, not hatred. Where does the search for connection get lost on a social level?

And what can we do to avoid giving the narrative of division space in our own lives?

Reading and discussion - tickets from €5

Venue:

Forum of the Chamber of Employees
Barkhausenstraße 16
27568 Bremerhaven

Price information:

Discount available with KammerCard