Buchpremiere „Mut zum Unmut“ im taz Talk

In the organizer's words:

A discussion about the book "Mut zum Unmut" and constructive disobedience. With the authors Matthias Meisner and Paul Starzmann as well as Ferda Ataman and Heidi Reichinnek.

"Troublemakers" do not have a good reputation in our country. Conformity is demanded everywhere. The authors turn the tables. They use specific cases to show why it is dangerous when no one has the courage to say "No!" and how constructive disobedience works.

They call for resistance not to be left to the right. Resistance yes, but cheerful, not bitter, fair, not nasty! A mixture of guidebook, political non-fiction and pamphlet - with inspiration for all those who are dissatisfied with the current situation and who believe that we can do better.

This book has a refreshing approach: it advocates taking action, putting aside indifference, saying "No!" and taking a stand - at work, on the street and in politics. The authors find many prominent examples of people who are uncomfortable, rebel and deliberately put their fingers in wounds, such as Petra Kelly, Kevin Kühnert, Werner Schulz, Marco Wanderwitz, Kristina Hänel, Lisa Poettinger and Marie von Kuck.

Seda Başay-Yıldız wrote the foreword. The authors also spoke to Ferda Ataman and Heidi Reichinnek during the research for their book - both will be present on the evening.

An event with:

🐾 Ferda Ataman is the Federal Commissioner for Anti-Discrimination. She says it's "high time to take the term 'renitence' out of the closet and treat it with respect".

🐾 Matthias Meisner is a freelance journalist and author. He writes for the taz, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, the Volksverpetzer and Katapult magazine, among others. His topics: Human rights, democracy, right-wing extremism, feminism. He lives in Berlin and Tirana.

🐾 Heidi Reichinnek is chairwoman of the Left Party parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. She complains: "Renitence has a negative connotation, of course it is mainly used to describe women."

🐾 Paul Starzmann is a freelance journalist in Berlin. He holds a doctorate in African Studies from Humboldt University, was a trainee at the SPD member newspaper vorwärts and a parliamentary correspondent and political editor at Tagesspiegel.

🐾 Anna Lehmann moderates this talk. She is head of the parliamentary office at taz. Her main focus: SPD and the Chancellery as well as domestic policy and education.

A taz Talk in friendly cooperation with the publisher J.H.W. Dietz.

Admission: 18:00

Where: taz Kantine and here you can register for free and watch the livestream.

Price information:

Free admission. Seat reservation required. Participation is only possible with a pre-booked ticket. We therefore ask you to register via the ticket system in the announcement on taz.de https://taz.de/!vn6100931/