These talks on the topic of the fall of the wall and everything that followed were originally supposed to take place in 2020, but the pandemic got in the way.
Therefore, we seized the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the fall of the wall to conduct a total of five talks at our office between March and November 2024 with eyewitnesses of this time aged between 50 and 90 and from the world of business, science and politics.
Speakers included (in the order of appearance)
Leslie Colitt
Ramona Schardt & Anne K. Hoffmann
Rolf Trittmann & Christof Elßner
Doris Geiersberger & Reinhard Singer
Gisela Kallenbach
We spoke about the Cold War period, peaceful resistance in the GDR, the fall of the Wall, the time thereafter and the so-called “Aufbau Ost”. At the same time, we shared our thoughts on that time that, although now more than three decades have passed, has not yet been socially processed and certainly not overcome.
Participants and speakers have articulated the need for more debate and discussion of this kind which is why we are working on a follow-up series in 2025. More soon.