{"title": "Arne Semsrott – Gegenmacht: Die Zivilgesellschaft schlägt zurück", "start": "2026-11-15T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Hansabibliothek", "address": "Altonaer Straße 15, 10557 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/civil-society", "literature"], "description": "A reading and conversation with political scientist and activist Arne Semsrott about his new book »Gegenmacht: Die Zivilgesellschaft schlägt zurück«, moderated by Ingo Arend. Semsrott, who runs the transparency portal FragDenStaat, uses concrete examples – from strategic legal battles and strikes to referendums – to show how civil society can move from defence to offence. His bestseller »Machtübernahme« described a gloomy scenario of a right-wing conservative turnaround that, according to the book, has already become bitter reality. The event takes place at the Hansabibliothek as part of the project OFFEN FÜR KULTUR.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/arne-semsrott-gegenmacht-die-zivilgesellschaft-schlagt-zuruc-96876/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/da188b1b658ce998e6616d36fd524f51e0ff9ca90d3c63506e85091bb63428a9-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-15T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Hansabibliothek", "address": "Altonaer Straße 15, 10557 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Widersetzt euch – Michael Kraske (Autor)", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Atze Musiktheater", "address": "Luxemburger Straße 20, 13353 Berlin", "price": "EINTRITT FREI", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/fascism", "literature"], "description": "A reading with Michael Kraske from the book „Widersetzt euch! – Wie wir gemeinsam den neuen Faschismus besiegen“, which he wrote together with Dirk Laabs. The book shows how the rise of the right in Germany can be stopped and offers practical advice for everyday life in clubs, workplaces, schools and families. With best-practice examples for politicians, volunteers, school heads and parents, it explains how the fight for democracy can be won and which mistakes must be avoided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/widersetzt-euch-michael-kraske-autor-17009/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a97fd8bdf574c33bc8a3a2c108b988657df085dc8346045ddf094939ab19173-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Perspektiven. Zukunftsvisionen für eine resiliente Zivilgesellschaft.", "start": "2026-11-04T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00+01:00", "place": "silent green Kulturquartier", "address": "Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/civil-society"], "description": "The Robert Bosch Stiftung hosts its opening event “Perspektiven. Zukunftsvisionen für eine resiliente Zivilgesellschaft.” at the silent green Kulturquartier. It brings together actors from media, politics, business and civil society to talk about crises, confidence and shaping a future worth living. The program includes a guided exercise with imagineers lab, impulses from Arne Semsrott, Johanna Kühner, Lars Castellucci and Sara Öztürk, five workshops with guests including Maria Kalesnikava, and a live podcast recording with Düzen Tekkal and Florian Harms. Registration is possible until 19 October 2026, with food and space for personal conversations provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/perspektiven-zukunftsvisionen-fur-eine-resiliente-zivilgesel-85257/", "official_url": "https://bosch-stiftung.de/veranstaltung/perspektiven-zukunftsvisionen-fuer-eine-resiliente-zivilgesellschaft", "image": ""}, {"title": "Buchvorstellung und Gespräch: Politischer Streik", "start": "2026-11-13T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Schwarze Risse", "address": "Gneisenaustraße 2a, 10961 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/germany", "society/labour"], "description": "At the bookshop Schwarze Risse, the book »Politischer Streik« is presented, about the history and legality of political strikes in Germany, from the 1918 revolution to today. The book argues that political strikes deserve renewed attention as a means of democracy, offering arguments and legal tips for practice. Taking part are lawyer Benedikt Hopmann, GEW unionist and Gorillas strike organiser Duygu Kaya, and ver.di historian Günter Watermeier. The presentation is followed by a discussion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buchvorstellung-und-gesprach-politischer-streik-40520/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Felix Heidenreich - Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy", "literature"], "description": "A book presentation for Felix Heidenreich's new book \"Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit\". In it, the philosopher and political scientist argues for what he calls a republicanism of sustainability as a response to illiberal tendencies and a lack of social cohesion. He will be in discussion with Jan Philipp Albrecht, board member of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, and Ole Meinefeld of the foundation. The event is part of the series \"Zeitdiagnostische Interventionen\" and takes place in German on site and via livestream.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-22770/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/prof-dr-felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-der-nachhaltigkeit", "image": "https://noky.io/images/919e74997057891008028e286e178e559d7f7ceec9be3138fd4536a6a703f4d8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Büro der öffentlichen Sache: Teilhabe", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Künste", "address": "Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin", "price": "7,50 EUR (Ermäßigt: 5 EUR)", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "7.50", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "“Büro der öffentlichen Sache” is a public series of discussions. People from fields such as politics, art, business, media, church, sport or the military are invited to discuss a topic with one or two people of their choosing on which they explicitly hold differing views. Facing growing social and political polarisation, it asks which cultural and institutional conditions a democratic society needs so that publicness, judgement and democratic dispute can endure. On 4 November, Gregor Gysi discusses, among others, with Anh-Linh Ngo and Manos Tsangaris.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buro-der-offentlichen-sache-teilhabe-21467/", "official_url": "https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/11/buero-der-oeffentlichen-sache-november/596633", "image": ""}, {"title": "Büro der öffentlichen Sache: Teilhabe", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kunstsammlung der Akademie der Künste", "address": "Luisenstraße 60, 10117 Berlin", "price": "7,50 EUR (Ermäßigt: 5 EUR)", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "7.50", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/civic-engagement"], "description": "An evening talk titled „Büro der öffentlichen Sache: Teilhabe“ at the Akademie der Künste. Gregor Gysi, senior president of the 21st German Bundestag, speaks with Manos Tsangaris, president of the Akademie and composer, about how more people can gain influence on political decisions. They also ask what art and politics can learn from each other and where understanding reaches its limits. Anh-Linh Ngo gives the welcome and closing remarks, with moderation by Bettina C. Huber.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buro-der-offentlichen-sache-teilhabe-79988/", "official_url": "https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/11/buero-der-oeffentlichen-sache-november/596633", "image": ""}, {"title": "\"Haltung ohne Hass\"-Premiere mit Ahmad Mansour und Güner Balci!", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Museum für Kommunikation", "address": "Leipziger Straße 16, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society"], "description": "This event has been cancelled; a free replacement event takes place the same evening at the Museum für Kommunikation Berlin. It is the book premiere of \"Haltung ohne Hass\" with psychologist and extremism expert Ahmad Mansour and journalist Güner Yasemin Balci. Mansour describes a society that has forgotten how to listen and, using concrete examples, explains what must be done now to curb radicalisation, conspiracy narratives and disinformation. Balci is integration commissioner for the Berlin district of Neukölln and has made the challenges of an immigration society her life's theme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/haltung-ohne-hass-premiere-mit-ahmad-mansour-und-guner-balci-13445/", "official_url": "https://www.buchboxberlin.de/event-calendar/haltung-ohne-hass-premiere-mit-ahmad-mansour-und-g%C3%BCner-balci", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2abeb78f2708c84f16d2e95baf8603ab272ff438355136b18439d96ff4ec73c5-600.webp"}, {"title": "Wirkungsvoll mit Community Organizing für mehr demokratische Power „von unten“ (Un-)Bezahlbar?!", "start": "2026-11-13T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T17:30:00+01:00", "place": "Dach- und Fachverband der Berliner Selbsthilfekontaktstellen", "address": "Bismarckstraße 101, 10625 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society"], "description": "A professional conference on community organizing as a path to more democratic participation from below. It is hosted by the Dach- und Fachverband der Berliner Selbsthilfekontaktstellen together with the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Gemeinwesenarbeit und Soziale Stadtentwicklung Berlin. Authors of the new Community Organizing handbook, people active in initiatives and associations, and funders will come together in dialogue. The focus is on how challenges such as homelessness or disillusionment with democracy can be met through solidarity-based alliances and how financing can be secured long term.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wirkungsvoll-mit-community-organizing-fur-mehr-demokratische-22172/", "official_url": "https://www.fo-co.info/einladung-zum-fachforum-am-13-november-2026-in-berlin/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Israels Bumerangeffekt. Von der Besatzung zum Ende der Demokratie", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung", "address": "Straße der Pariser Kommune 8A, 10243 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/israel-palestine"], "description": "A book presentation and discussion of the book „Israels Bumerangeffekt. Von der Besatzung zum Ende der Demokratie“. The Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard presents his book published by Edition Nautilus and then discusses it with Lucia Engelbrecht, moderated by Gil Shohat. The book shows how the oppression of Palestinians is tied to Israeli society sliding into an increasingly authoritarian state, and asks what perspectives exist for reconciliation and political change. The event is also streamed live, and registration is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/israels-bumerangeffekt-von-der-besatzung-zum-ende-der-demokr-97070/", "official_url": "https://www.rosalux.de/veranstaltung/es_detail/SNABI/israels-bumerangeffekt-von-der-besatzung-zum-ende-der-demokratie", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b97093edd52d72965840f41f2c274e4ae9c4c16ad808b1a2e2e18f935d438ee-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "„Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ is a discussion event in the DT Kontext series, held in the Rangfoyer of the Deutsches Theater. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan, head of the German Institute for Migration and Integration Research, and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. At its centre is Rosa Luxemburg's famous line „Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ and her legacy at a time when democratic values are under pressure worldwide. The discussion asks what her courage, her critique of the system and her idea of political participation can teach us for the challenges of the 21st century. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-ande-16847/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}, {"title": "Freiheit und Solidarität – Gegensätze oder Komplementäre", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Maecenata Stiftung", "address": "Rungestraße 17, 10179 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/civil-society"], "description": "A colloquium by the Maecenata Stiftung in cooperation with the Allianz Rechtssicherheit für politische Willensbildung e.V. asks whether freedom and solidarity are opposites, or whether responsibly lived freedom requires solidarity. The political scientist Dr. Marie Wachinger opens with a talk on the concept of solidarity and its current situation in civil-society networks. Afterwards Dr. Rupert Graf Strachwitz, a board member of the foundation, examines the concept of freedom before a discussion with all participants. The hybrid event addresses a broad audience and aims to develop arguments for public debate; a small reception follows at the end.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-und-solidaritat-gegensatze-oder-komplementare-26301/", "official_url": "https://www.maecenata.eu/terminarchiv/freiheit-und-solidaritaet-gegensaetze-oder-komplementaere/", "image": ""}, {"title": "WahlheYmat Talks: Democracy for everyone", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (AGB)", "address": "Eva-Mamlok-Platz 1, 10961 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "WahlheYmat Talks: Democracy for everyone is an English-language panel discussion on democratic participation in Berlin, where around one million residents cannot vote. Behind it is WahlheYmat e.V., whose monthly series is supported by the Berlin Central and Regional Library (ZLB). The guests are Chantal Chisley (Polnischer Sozialrat e.V.), Esther Nass (StimmlosTrend, WahlheYmat e.V.) and Jonas Drechsler (D2030 – Deutschland neu denken e.V.). Together with the audience they explore how democracy can be made accessible to everyone and adapted to a diverse society – no registration needed, but places are limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wahlheymat-talks-democracy-for-everyone-2594/", "official_url": "https://www.zlb.de/veranstaltungsuebersicht/wahlheymat-talks-democracy-for-everyone/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fcceda21c60b934a6d7cc56d97e5c4b26267ef593cb30afb5877f3443fb9910-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Stammtischkämpfer*innen Seminar", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt", "address": "Bat-Yam-Platz 1, 12353 Berlin", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/racism/anti-racism"], "description": "The Stammtischkämpfer*innen-Seminar is about how to counter right-wing and racist remarks. Whether chatting with colleagues, an aunt, or at a barbecue with your sports club – many know the situation where someone's words leave you speechless. The seminar is run by Aufstehen gegen Rassismus (AgR). It presents options for action that help you speak up and, together, make a difference.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/stammtischkampferinnen-seminar-32556/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Plenum", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "Ratskeller", "address": "Bölschestraße 87, 12587 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "The Plenum of the Leibniz-Sozietät der Wissenschaften zu Berlin is a hybrid session held both in person and via Zoom. In a lecture titled „(Ab-)Gründe der Demokratie“, Raj Kollmorgen, professor of sociology at the Zittau/Görlitz university of applied sciences, reflects from a historical and political-sociological perspective on the self-evidence, crisis and transformation of our political system. He questions the assumption of a fixed content of democratic norms, examines the improbability of liberal-democratic orders and discusses alternative futures. Dieter Segert comments on the lecture.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/plenum-104524/", "official_url": "https://leibnizsozietaet.de/veranstaltungs/plenum-26/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Stadt als Beute – Kritik der Stadt im Theater", "start": "2026-11-07T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz", "address": "Linienstraße 227, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/urbanism/gentrification"], "description": "„Stadt als Beute – Kritik der Stadt im Theater“ is a talk about the question of who owns the city and how housing can be withdrawn from the profit-driven market. It is prompted among other things by evictions in Spain that sparked a protest wave with hundreds of thousands on the streets and forced new elections. The urban sociologist Andrej Holm speaks together with representatives of Kotti & Co and Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen about gentrification, displacement and socialization. The event is held by the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz at the Prater, in solidarity with protesters across Europe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/stadt-als-beute-kritik-der-stadt-im-theater-282/", "official_url": "https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/stadt-als-beute-kritik-der-stadt-im-theater/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden. Rosa Luxemburg und die Demokratie heute", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "A talk at the Deutsches Theater as part of the series \"Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte\" takes up Rosa Luxemburg and the lasting relevance of her famous sentence on the freedom of those who think differently. The series is run by DT Kontext, the theatre's discussion programme. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. The discussion asks what her idea of a living democracy and free speech can mean in the crises of the 21st century.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden-rosa-luxemburg-und-die-demo-4405/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}]}