BUY TICKETS Germany has been a formidable presence both politically and culturally in Europe and internationally. From its role in both world wars to its transatlantic alliance with the USA in the post-war period and its eventual reunion, Germany has once again become a dominant economic and political force within the European continent and abroad. […]
Greenwald: Social Media, Edward Snowden, Activism & Journalism and Solutions Glenn Greenwald is an American lawyer, journalist and author. In June 2013 Greenwald became widely known after The Guardian published the first of a series of reports detailing United States and British global surveillance programs, based on classified documents disclosed by Edward Snowden. The series […]
The “Freedom instead of Fear (FST) took place on the 10th of October, 2015, in Munich. acTVism Munich interviewed one of the demonstrators, Franz Haslbeck who his experience and opinion on this demonstration. Due to limitied capacities, acTVism translated only bits and pieces of the voll full German interview. Franz Haslbeck is a local activist and […]
In this video acTVism Munich asks Glenn Greenwald at a Press Conference in Munich his opinion on the Mainstream Corporate Media and their reaction towards the NSA disclosures brought to light by whistleblower, Edward Snowden. Furthermore, Greenwald talks about the signficance of the preparations that he undertook with Laura Poitras and Edward Snowden before they […]
In this video acTVism Munich interviews William Binney to talk about his experience at the National Security Agency (NSA) where worked for circa 36 years and how he uncovered fraud, crime and corruption at the agency. Other issues that are discussed in detail include the role & significance of whistleblowers in society, scope & capacity of the US intelligence state and solutions that the government as well as the individual can employ to reform the NSA.
Sprachlos, the German word for ‘speechless’ in English, is the overarching theme for my dialogue free, single-page comics. I want to tell short stories about things that interest me or I feel passionate about and hope that they strike an emotional cord with the reader as well as provoke them into questioning all those things […]
In this video acTVism Munich brings into light what privacy means for the indivdual and society, i.e, why it is an essential ingredient for democracy & economy. Following high-profile whistleblowers provide their views on the issue of privacy in this video:
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Today I spent some time around local grassroots organizers/activists and the hundreds of #refugees coming into Munich thanks to one of the organizers, Judith Pawlos. At the moment, the support system for refugees is ice thin as there is no guarantee for the core team that volunteers will show up the next day as well. […]