Friedensgespräche – Zum Krieg in der Ukraine

In the organizer's words:

On Saturday, May 10, the Art and Democracy Association invites you to the two-part event "Peace Talks" - an artistic examination of the Russian war of aggression. The first part with performances and discussions starts at 16:00 at the Lion Monument, at 18:30 there will be a reading and a playful debate format at Café Cosmo. Both events can be attended independently of each other, Free admission.

The war in Ukraine has been going on for three years, hundreds of thousands of people have died, many more have been physically and psychologically injured and millions have fled their homes. While Ukrainians are longing for the war to end soon, they are experiencing the increasing intensity of the war and how their country is becoming the target of exploitative interests.

People elsewhere are also confronted with questions: What impact is the war having on them, even those who are not directly affected? What does the division of the international community and society do to them? Does geographical proximity and the fear of an impending world war make the abstract personal?

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Annette Dorothea Weber and the musicians Peter Hinz and Johannes Stange will come to the Lion Monument in Landau at 4 p.m. to create a musical and poetic moment in public space. The artist invites passers-by to take a seat at her table to talk about their own fears, anger, sadness, but also hopes and ideas. Drawings and sentences offer a conversation starter. Anyone who does not wish to speak can let the music and performance take effect on them.

This will be followed by a second part at 18:30 in Café Cosmo with a reading and a debate. Annette Dorothea Weber and actor Mathias Wendel will read conflicting journalistic and poetic texts, creating the basis for a playful debate format that makes different attitudes audible and visible. Players position themselves in response to pointed questions on a playing field, reviewing, consolidating or changing their own positions after engaging with the arguments of their fellow players. All visitors are invited to explore their own points of view and to question how they change when confronted with other perspectives. In this way, the growing social divide is to be countered by opening up to other points of view, constructive discourse and a lively culture of discussion.

Free admission to the two-part "Peace Talks" event. It is possible to attend only part of the event.