Mehr Gemeinsinn wagen – Aleida Assmann und Ronja von Wurmb-Seibel

In the organizer's words:

"A resilient democracy does not need an enemy image, but a strong sense of what connects and binds people together," say Aleida Assmann and her recently deceased husband Jan Assmann. Together, they defined public spirit as a sixth, social sense, which is based on the fact that people are connected to other people in a compassionate, solidary, respectful, brotherly and sisterly way. Ronja von Wurmb-Seibel wants to rediscover the principle of community, which has always ensured our survival, in our world shaped by TikTok and Instagram. In her book Together , she shows why genuine connection is more important than ever, not only on an individual but also on a social level. Assmann and Wurmb-Seibel have written the texts we need in these times. Together with Marie-Christine Knop, they talk about how we want to shape the future.