Oct. 27. As We Are – Plural Presents. Who Tells the Story of the East?, 5:00 p.m.

Who tells the story of the East—and whose perspectives continue to shape our image of East Germany today?
For a long time, the history of German reunification was primarily framed as an East-West narrative. Other power dynamics—such as racism, anti-Semitism, and sexism—were often overlooked. The experiences of people with a migrant background, Black East Germans, the children of former contract workers, and other marginalized groups were rarely incorporated into the public memory.

Nhi Le, Katharina Warda, and Marieke Reimann —three influential voices of the post-Reunification generation in East Germany—come together to expand
these narratives and reimagine them. They discuss East Germany as a pluralistic space of experience
—shaped by transformation, far-right and racist violence, but also by solidarity, democratic engagement, and resistance. Together, we will discuss which gaps still shape the debates about East Germany today, how the perspective on the post-reunification era changes when previously marginalized viewpoints take center stage, and what narratives a pluralistic, solidarity-based society needs today—in the wake of reunification and following the elections.

Host: Klaas Anders

A collaboration between globale°, the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, and GRK “Contra diction Studies,” Syker Vorwerk, Bremen Chamber of Employees, Heinrich Böll Foundation Bremen, and the Rosa Luxemburg Initiative Bremen.

Supported by the Bremen Center for Democracy.

As part of the globale° Festival and the accompanying program for the exhibitions “Just as We Are” at the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art and “The Kids Are Not Alright!” at the Syker Vorwerk—Center for Contemporary Art.