Wanja Mues liest "The Volunteer"

In the organizer's words:

In the 1980s, the Irish Republican Army, better known as the IRA, carried out two terrorist attacks in Münster. These were aimed specifically at the British soldiers who were stationed in the city at the time. The first took place near Kanalstrasse, the second at the York barracks in the Gremmendorf district. Just a few meters away, in the former armoured hall of the barracks, an evening is dedicated to the confrontation with the IRA.

After an introduction by Dr. Mareike Menne, publisher and private lecturer in modern history, the well-known actor Wanja Mues (e.g. "Ein Fall für zwei") will read from the autobiography "The Volunteer" by former IRA terrorist Shane Paul O'Doherty. In a very personal style, he describes and reflects on his path to terrorism, but also his way back to a civilian life and the need for peace work. His remarks thus show a civil alternative to the current "war on terror", namely personal commitment to a peaceful, compassionate and open society.

An event organized by the Westphalian Literature Office in Unna e.V. in cooperation with the Peace Office of the City of Münster