Carla Hinrichs: Meine verletzte Generation
This isn’t about the climate crisis. This is about democracy and the autocratization of our state. And about Section 129—a law intended to empower the public prosecutor’s office in the fight against terrorism and organized crime, but which is being abused to suppress fundamental rights such as freedom of assembly and freedom of expression. The charges against Carla Hinrichs and “Last Generation” thus set a precedent against civil society. For their protest was always nonviolent, yet now they face imprisonment. In a gripping, emotional, and stirring account, Carla Hinrichs tells the story of a politically engaged young woman and one of the most controversial movements of the past decade. A harrowing testimony to how wounded our democracy is and an urgent appeal to actively exercise our own fundamental rights again and again—as long as we still have them.
Carla Hinrichs, born in 1997, is a climate activist and author. She grew up in Bremen and was politically active with Amnesty International during her school years. In 2015, she began studying law, continuing until her first state examination. But the climate crisis intervened. Starting in 2022, she became involved with Letzte Generation, appeared as a guest on talk shows, spoke at panel discussions, and provided on-site commentary on the protests.
Moderator: Sarah Thäger (Literaturhaus Magdeburg e.V.)
A joint event with Literaturhaus Magdeburg e.V. as part of the “UND NU?!” series
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