Georg Diez mit »Kipppunkte – Von den Versprechen der Neunziger zu den Krisen der Gegenwart« (GEGEN DEN STROM)

Reading & discussion / as part of the political series GEGEN DEN STROM

The nineties as a key decade of our present and future

The world we still live in was created in the nineties - and is currently collapsing. This book contrasts this with militant optimism. The aim is to use the history of this decade, not for reckoning, but for enlightenment. Because that's what it's all about: We need to train ourselves to think in alternatives again. We must recognize the possibilities that exist in every moment of crisis. We need to believe in our ability to act again, as individuals, in the community, as a democracy.

"Astute and with a feel for the deep currents of historical upheaval." Steffen Mau

Georg Diez's new book will be published by Aufbau-Verlag on March 12.

Georg Diez, born in Munich in 1969, is a journalist and author. He has worked for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Der Spiegel and Die Zeit and writes for German and international media. As a fellow of the Max Planck Society and ProjectTogether, he focuses on questions of democratic innovation. He lives in Berlin and Stockholm.

The reading is organized by Gegen den Strom. The political series has been promoting political education for 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, Integrationsagentur des Caritasverbandes Hagen, Kulturzentrum Pelmke, Sozialistische Jugend Die Falken UB Hagen and VHS Hagen.

Supported by Arbeit und Leben Berg Mark.

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