KulturAbend »Was wir meinen, wenn wir Hoffnung sagen«

In the organizer's words:

Book launch and discussions with Baro Vicenta Ra Gabbert, Julien Gupta, Raul Krauthausen, Kristina Lunz and Pheline Roggan

Courageous perspectives against crisis fatigue

Wars, the climate crisis and social division - at the moment it often feels like things are going downhill on all fronts. In the midst of this flood of news, an urgent question arises: what can we actually still hope for? And more importantly, how can we get out of this state of shock? "What we mean when we say hope" is more than just a book title - it is an invitation to revisit the concept of hope: not as naïve wishful thinking, but as a reflective, constructive force and as the courage to act.

The book brings together impressive voices from Cornelia Funke to Marc-Uwe Kling and Marina Weisband, who reveal in personal essays what they are doing to counter the crises. This is exactly where we pick up at our KulturAbend. We will discuss visions for a future worth living and ask about the stories that connect us instead of dividing us. Because hope often begins precisely where we come together and realize that we are not alone with our questions.

Raúl Krauthausen is Germany's best-known voice for inclusion and accessibility. As founder of Sozialhelden e.V., presenter and activist, he is passionately committed to social justice - work for which he has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, among other honors.

Kristina Lunz is an entrepreneur, bestselling author and co-founder of the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy. As an "impact entrepreneur" and expert on feminist foreign policy, she campaigns for human rights worldwide and has performed on stages from New York to Oxford.

Pheline Roggan uses her reach as an actress and author (including "Wir können auch anders") to campaign for climate justice and democracy. As co-initiator of Changemakers.film, she has made a significant contribution to anchoring ecological standards in the film industry.

Baro Vicenta Ra Gabbert fights for socio-ecological justice as a lawyer and Greenpeace spokesperson. The founder of the "Climate Clinic" advises the German government on issues of intergenerational justice and has been recognized by Der Spiegel as one of the great bearers of hope.

Julien Gupta is a climate journalist, author and the editor of "What we mean when we say hope". As co-founder of the newsletter "Treibhauspost", he has been writing constructively about planetary crises since 2021 and is looking for ways out of the state of shock in formats such as the podcast "Pod der guten Hoffnung".

Price information:

20,00 plus fees