{"title": "Freiheit, Solidarität und der Wunsch nach Erneuerung -", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Katholische Akademie in Berlin", "address": "Hannoversche Straße 5b, 10115 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["occasion/anniversary"], "description": "A discussion event marking the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian popular uprising. The Catholic Academy in Berlin, together with Renovabis, invites guests to talk about the meaning of \"1956\" in Hungarian memory culture and politics, as well as Hungary's present and future. Speakers include Zsuzsa Breier, Kornélia Kiss, Konrád Dejcsics and Gergely Romsics, moderated by Kai-Olaf Lang. The Research Prize Eastern Europe 2026 will be awarded directly afterwards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-solidaritat-und-der-wunsch-nach-erneuerung-9177/", "official_url": "https://www.katholische-akademie-berlin.de/veranstaltung/freiheit-solidaritaet/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/946a2019808db63b1e647b63b54d108542fd54e332ca08ea9e3ac9400b788086-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Katholische Akademie in Berlin", "address": "Hannoversche Straße 5b, 10115 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Rabbiner-Brandt-Vorlesung 2026", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Katholische Akademie in Berlin", "address": "Hannoversche Straße 5b, 10115 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/interfaith", "society/democracy"], "description": "The Rabbiner-Brandt-Vorlesung 2026 takes place at the Katholische Akademie in Berlin and is dedicated to the memory of the educational scholar and publicist Micha Brumlik. Marking the first anniversary of his death, it honours his commitment to humanism, education and democracy. Brumlik worked for decades in interreligious dialogue and received the Buber-Rosenzweig-Medaille for this in 2016. Together with friends and companions, his life and work will be remembered.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rabbiner-brandt-vorlesung-2026-9180/", "official_url": "https://www.katholische-akademie-berlin.de/veranstaltung/rabbiner-brandt-vorlesung-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d897023bfcc9721dce27e281c1a097fbcb0aada946b734ce9094f55f1db0d266-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Aufbruch und Abbruch. Vom Runden Tisch zum Parlamentssaal im Palast der Republik", "start": "2026-11-07T16:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Humboldt Forum", "address": "Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://indiv.themisweb.fr/0426/fChoixSeanceWidget.aspx?idstructure=0426&EventId=1341&request=QcE+w0WHSuAzuy2B4/OGXXM5SHkQriVyPpSnIlSPgwi/SvTcAfT+aEjjNRciovQIRNkHdQdPpEPbes4EX/49Cg==", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr/peaceful-revolution"], "description": "A talk about two significant sites of the Peaceful Revolution: the Central Round Table at Schönhausen Palace in Pankow and the parliamentary chamber in the Palace of the Republic. Behind the event are the Humboldt Forum, the ORTS-Termin and the installation „Sturzlage“, held on the occasion of the Berlin Freedom Week 2026. The speaker is Gabi Dolff-Bonekämper, one of the most prominent voices in Berlin's culture of remembrance, who explores the history and significance of these two places. She asks why their history is told so little today and why the democratic potential of the Round Table and the freely elected Volkskammer remains relevant.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/aufbruch-und-abbruch-vom-runden-tisch-zum-parlamentssaal-im-2562/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e34564113d159a91a5b5353bba257fd8d87edaeb255452c59f585bb9f7f1bf1c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Samstag im Archiv", "start": "2026-11-07T14:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv im Bundesarchiv", "address": "Normannenstraße 21a, 10365 Berlin", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr/stasi"], "description": "„Samstag im Archiv“ is a monthly event offering talks and tours about the files of the East German secret police. It is hosted by the Bundesarchiv's Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv Schwerin; this time Dr. Ronny Heidenreich gives the talk „Echos aus Ungarn. Der Aufstand 1956 und sein Widerhall im Norden der DDR“ on the crushing of the Hungarian uprising and the reactions of the East German state security. Afterwards he leads a tour through the archive, which stores about 2,370 running metres of files of the state security of the Schwerin district. Visitors may also apply for personal access to their Stasi files, for which a valid identity document is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/samstag-im-archiv-73256/", "official_url": "https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/veranstaltungen/termin/samstag-im-archiv-mecklenburg-vorpommern-07-11-2026/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Festival des kritischen Geistes", "start": "2026-11-06T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Rollberg Kino", "address": "Rollbergstraße 70, 12053 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature/poetry"], "description": "A festival evening of music, readings, talks and film about Wolf Biermann, whom the GDR stripped of his citizenship in 1976 after a concert in Cologne. It is staged by the Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur on the 50th anniversary of his expatriation, hosted by Salwa Houmsi. The programme features a keynote by Angela Merkel, a conversation with Wolf Biermann and Balbina, a contemporary witness talk with Gabriele Stötzer, Doris Liebermann and Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk, and literary-artistic panoramas of Biermann's poems and literature from exile with, among others, Durs Grünbein, Thomas Brussig and Fabian Hinrichs. It closes with the cinema documentary \"BIERMANN\" by Jens Meurer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/festival-des-kritischen-geistes-73117/", "official_url": "https://www.yorck.de/specials/festival-des-kritischen-geistes", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f6147a1401a67d19f036447ef09712a08f315482b9a994589debb79b118c251f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Berlin Freedom Week", "start": "2026-11-07T08:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T08:00:00+01:00", "place": "", "address": "Berlin", "price": "Variiert je nach Veranstaltung", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["history/berlin-wall", "society/democracy"], "description": "Berlin Freedom Week is a citywide initiative for freedom and democracy that marks the anniversary of the fall of the Wall with guided tours, workshops, films, readings, discussions and events for children. It is an initiative of the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation, the Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft, visitBerlin and the World Liberty Congress, held under the patronage of Berlin's Governing Mayor. The programme approaches freedom from different perspectives: current events in several countries, global protest movements, digital freedom and past understandings of freedom. Highlights include the Berlin Freedom Conference, the Ostfrauen*Salon at the Stasi headquarters, contemporary witness talks about escape assistance at the Berlin Wall, and the Stories of Freedom film series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/berlin-freedom-week-16876/", "official_url": "https://berlin-freedom-week.com/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ae6a571649a3fa91c60a6de77329bb1a03abce980714c1dbed1f7c90d3dd0f3b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Release before Peace", "start": "2026-11-10T12:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung", "address": "Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin", "price": "kostenfrei (begrenzte Anzahl, Anmeldung über die Ticketseite der Berlin Freedom Conference mit Code ", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://berlin-freedom-conference.com/en/tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/war/ukraine-war", "society/human-rights"], "description": "\"Release before Peace\" is a panel discussion on human rights, responsibility and the question of why freedom cannot wait for peace. It takes place as part of the Berlin Freedom Conference in cooperation with Vitsche e.V., hosted by the Politisches Bildungsforum Berlin of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. It addresses the situation of people under Russian occupation in Ukraine, the systematic oppression of the Ukrainian population, and the return of children and prisoners. Together with leading Ukrainian human rights activists and experts, it also examines the political and diplomatic steps needed to give those affected a voice and protect their rights.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/release-before-peace-75765/", "official_url": "https://www.kas.de/de/web/berlin/veranstaltungen/detail/-/content/release-before-peace", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8e1750faf7a8ec79f7df72ac8bf61dba6b0ab56a84308c56a5b6e21e36200d94-600.webp"}, {"title": "ER-LESEN-ES 2026", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "der Klosterladen", "address": "Heckerdamm 232, 13627", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.karmel-berlin.de/derklosterladen/#assortment-occasions", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/spirituality"], "description": "\"ER-LESEN-ES 2026\" is an invitation to a talk, conversation and concert at the Memorial Church Maria Regina Martyrum in Berlin. The event is hosted by Karmel Regina Martyrum, a Carmelite convent with its own monastery shop. Its focus is the spiritual world of the order, such as the blessing gaze of God as Sister Mechthild describes in her portrait. The related programme also includes further dates at the memorial church through December.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/er-lesen-es-2026-26171/", "official_url": "https://www.karmel-berlin.de/kloster/veranstaltungen/er-lesen-es-2026.html?id=61", "image": "https://noky.io/images/43b28fd89d7fd2f729086b39b22c54fce21adbb4e6ab962f818b193ed6f44600-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Wie weiter mit Belarus: Dynamiken und Szenarien", "start": "2026-11-03T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/human-rights"], "description": "The 'Berlin Belarus Future Forum 2026' is a forum on the current political developments in Belarus. It is hosted by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung together with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, in partnership with Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights, the Belarusian Community \"Razam\" and \"Science at Risk\". It addresses the release of political prisoners, the differing sanction approaches of the EU and the US, Belarus's ties to Russia and the role of democratic forces. It features keynotes by Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ales Bialiatski and Florian Hahn as well as panels and parallel forums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wie-weiter-mit-belarus-dynamiken-und-szenarien-22769/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/wie-weiter-mit-belarus-dynamiken-und-szenarien", "image": ""}, {"title": "Länderreise - Entdecke mit uns Europa", "start": "2026-11-04T17:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kulturring in Berlin e.V.", "address": "Ernststraße 14-16, 12437 Berlin", "price": "frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/culture"], "description": "Länderreise – Entdecke mit uns Europa (Ungarn) is an evening event about Hungary. The Kulturring in Berlin is behind the series of these evenings. It is about getting to know the country and its culture.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/landerreise-entdecke-mit-uns-europa-78118/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"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", "tickets_url": "", "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": "Die Akademische Freiheit in Belarus: Kontinuität und Wandel im restriktivem Umfeld", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://airtable.com/appYVkVmHtn9BimgW/pagoS2l4NVgv82nhd/form", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "A panel discussion on academic freedom in Belarus. The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the SCIENCE AT RISK Emergency Office present their 2026 monitoring report, which examines state control of Belarusian education and research. Afterwards, experts will discuss how these developments affect the future of Belarusian academic life. The event is held in English and advance registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-akademische-freiheit-in-belarus-kontinuitat-und-wandel-i-22768/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/academic-freedom-belarus-continuity-and-change-restrictive-environment", "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", "tickets_url": "", "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": ""}, {"title": "Festival des kritischen Geistes", "start": "2026-11-06T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kino International", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 33, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/folk/singer-songwriter", "film/documentary", "history/gdr"], "description": "An evening festival with music, readings, conversations and film marking the 50th anniversary of Wolf Biermann's expatriation from the GDR. It is organised by the Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, and Salwa Houmsi guides through the programme. After a concert in Cologne in 1976, the GDR stripped Biermann of his citizenship and refused to let him return, yet his voice only grew louder and moved divided Germany alike. Highlights include excerpts from the legendary Cologne concert of 1976, a keynote by Dr. Angela Merkel, a conversation between Wolf Biermann and Balbina, and the cinema documentary \"BIERMANN\" by Jens Meurer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/festival-des-kritischen-geistes-9218/", "official_url": "https://www.yorck.de/specials/festival-des-kritischen-geistes", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f6147a1401a67d19f036447ef09712a08f315482b9a994589debb79b118c251f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "PEN Berlin: Geht's noch?", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Berliner Ensemble", "address": "Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Preis 16/9 EURO", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://berliner-ensemble.eventim-inhouse.de/webshop/webticket/shop?event=15937", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A public discussion event with conversations about home and democracy after the elections in East Germany and Berlin. The writers' association PEN Berlin invites guests from politics and culture as well as the audience, which is welcome to ask questions, join in and disagree. It asks questions such as: can people with different political opinions still talk to each other? What divides East and West, what connects them, and what has changed in recent years? The series is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for East Germany and has previously travelled through East Germany and Berlin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/pen-berlin-gehts-noch-3773/", "official_url": "https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/inszenierung/pen-berlin-gehts-noch", "image": "https://noky.io/images/33b1cbab610ffda3d8005e5c5ef3739321581f59829c18d13e9a6b19846bbd58-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Theateraufführung \"Mikrokosmos 1990. Anfang und Ende eines Landes\"", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen", "address": "", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.stiftung-hsh.de/ihr-besuch/veranstaltungen/anmeldung", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/documentary-theatre", "history/gdr"], "description": "The Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial presents the research-based theatre piece „Mikrokosmos 1990. Anfang und Ende eines Landes“ by the theatre collective Vajswerk. It follows four young people from Leipzig, Rostock, Hoyerswerda and Berlin through the year 1990, who after the Peaceful Revolution and the fall of the Wall face the question: „Und wie geht es weiter?“ Based on research into historical material, the piece creates a many-layered portrait of a country in upheaval, telling of a generation's experiences in the year of German unity and drawing a line to the present. The joint event with the district's business development office of Lichtenberg sets the stage for the Berlin Freedom Week 2026 and invites reflection on the upheavals of the Wende era as well as on freedom and democracy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/theaterauffuhrung-mikrokosmos-1990-anfang-und-ende-eines-lan-45229/", "official_url": "https://www.stiftung-hsh.de/ihr-besuch/veranstaltungen/mikrokosmos-1990", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7fa097dec5bcfe2a975448da157f828b5b285f149b466ee80511507b77ee8c3b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sturzlage", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-16T18:30:00+01:00", "place": "Humboldt Forum", "address": "Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr/peaceful-revolution"], "description": "\"Sturzlage\" is an event dealing with the democratic awakening of 1989/90. It centers on the Central Round Table at Schloss Schönhausen in Pankow, where crucial decisions were made. From December 1989 to March 1990, representatives of the citizens' movements and parties met there. The event takes place at the Humboldt Forum.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sturzlage-16880/", "official_url": "https://www.humboldtforum.org/de", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e34564113d159a91a5b5353bba257fd8d87edaeb255452c59f585bb9f7f1bf1c-600.webp"}]}