Interview with Lucie Hammecke (22), member of the state parliament of Saxony.
Tag: Germany
How it is to run for parliament in one of the most conservative parts of Germany
I was born in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, near the Alps in the South of Germany. It is here, surrounded by stunning nature amidst the beautiful Alpine scenery, where Conservatives gained about two thirds of votes in past elections and in the first election of the European Parliament a right-wing party obtained 30% of votes. Running…
A Journey of Hope for the Victims of Wars
A Migrant’s Perspective Being a migrant – specifically being a refugee – is when a person or people move from one place to another to escape danger and look for a better life. From the beginning until today, migration has always been a habit for humans. It will stay that way as dictated by human nature…
Why Can’t We Keep It Clean, Czech Republic?
By Morgan Henley, Member of the Executive Committee of the Czech Young Greens Imagine you live in Horní Jiřetín, a town of around 2500 people in northern Czech Republic that is set to be destroyed if the Czech government decides to remove its current limits on coal mining. The town sits upon reserves of lignite…
The Holocaust In the Eyes of My Grandmother: An American hindsight 70 years later
By Guy Tabachnick (photo of Lucy and Friends in Rivoli, Italy in a Displaced Persons Camp, ca 1946-47. Taken from www.lucymandelstam.com) Last week, my mom sent me video of her mother’s testimony given in 1989 at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial. It’s on YouTube now, in three hour-long sections: my grandmother’s childhood in Vienna; the…
Never Again! Never Fascism: The European Hindsight 70 Years Later
By Michael Bloss, Co-Spokesperson for the Federation of Young European Greens The day of the liberation of Auschwitz was a cornerstone to the end of the worst time in European history. Its survivors, freed by the Soviet army, coined the famous slogan: „Never Again!“ – a parole that inspired generations of anti-fascist activists in the…
Visiting the Big Sister
The German Green Youth met for their 43rd General Assembly in Dresden from 10.-12. October. Alongside the 300 participants from Germany also some international guests from Austria, Norway and the Czech Republic were invited. There are certain things which one can always count on: for example, general assemblies of the Green Youth of Germany will…
Politics, March and Paris – the comeback of a movement!
Photo Credit: Heather Craig, Project Survival Media In the past few days, there was something missing in the German media. Something, which was featured by the New York Times front page, the Guardian, the Washington Post, BBC and across the internet: the Peoples’ Climate March, organized by environmental NGOs, indigenous peoples, local initiatives and supported…
The Anti Coal Human Chain
How do you get 7000 people to unite against two of the biggest countries in Europe? Try to build coal mines on their homes. I recently joined nearly 7000 others from across Europe to make a ‘human chain’ between the two villages of Kerkwitz, Germany and Grabice, Poland. This Human Chain was assembled to protest…
From singing in Mexico to organic farming in Germany, the three lives of Jose
Jose, 57. Professional singer in his twenties, architect for 25 years, Jose is starting with his German wife a new life as an organic farmer. From economic crisis to drug war, his life seems to be a negative of Mexico’s recent history. Jose is a hardworking and focused student. Always very calm, one can still…