Enlightenment in the 21st century
Review of a successful campaign
For more than six years, the Giordano Bruno Foundation and its cooperation partners have fought for the "right to Last Aid". With the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court on Wednesday, which declared the controversial section 217 of the German Penal Code unconstitutional, an important milestone has now been reached. A welcome occasion to look back on the campaign's main stages.
Federal Constitutional Court overturns "Euthanasia Prevention Act"
In its decision today, the Federal Constitutional Court has annulled section 217 of the German Criminal Code. Leading politicians such as Angela Merkel and Jens Spahn must now be accused of having voted in 2015 for a law that is not grounded in the German constitution. A report from Karlsruhe by Michael Schmidt-Salomon.
The Hans-Albert-Institute promotes critical-rational thinking in politics and society
Perhaps he is the only living person who has succeeded in becoming friends with the antipodes Karl Popper and Paul Feyerabend simultaneously: Today, Saturday, the great science theorist Hans Albert celebrates his 99th birthday. In his honour, the Giordano Bruno Foundation is launching the Hans Albert Institute, which aims to foster critical-rational, evidence-based thinking.
Religion and violence: On the abuse of children in denominations Lecture by Germany's most famous criminologist Christian Pfeiffer on March 8 in Oberwesel - event fully booked!
In view of the cover-up of the Catholic abuse scandal, the former director of the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony, Christian Pfeiffer, recently demanded the resignation of Cardinal Marx as chairman of the German Bishops' Conference. On March 8, Pfeiffer will explain during the presentation of his current book "Gegen die Gewalt" ("Against the Violence") at the gbs foundation headquarters in Oberwesel what prompted him to make this statement.
Award ceremony and exhibition in the Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf from July 18 to 26, 2020
"...wirkt nicht über den Placebo-Effekt hinaus" ("...does not work beyond the placebo effect!") is the theme of the "DA! Art-Award", which will be presented for the second time this year. The prize, which is offered by the Düsseldorfer Aufklärungsdienst (gbs Düsseldorf), aims to inspire artists to take a critical look at religion and irrationalism. The award is supported by the Giordano Bruno Foundation, among others, as part of its annual focus theme "The fine art of rationality: facts, fakes and perceived truths".
Giordano Bruno Foundation presented its focal topic 2020
At the gbs New Year's Reception last Sunday, highlighted by the rousing piano playing of pianist Kai Adomeit, the Giordano Bruno Foundation presented its focal topic for the current year: "The fine art of rationality: facts, fakes and perceived truths". On the margins of the event, the foundation also announced the new appointments to its Board of Trustees.
gbs starts the new year with Beethoven on 5 January
2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. The composer's works will certainly be heard particularly often in the "Beethoven Year" - as on 5 January 2020 at the Giordano Bruno Foundation's New Year's Reception in the "Haus Weitblick" above the Rhine Valley. After a short New Year's speech by Michael Schmidt-Salomon, the internationally renowned pianist Kai Adomeit will perform striking piano pieces by the "lonely revolutionary" Ludwig van Beethoven.
Manifold activities in the "Year of Anniversaries"
100 years constitutional breach, 70 years of the German Basic Law, 15 years Giordano Bruno Foundation, and 10 years bus campaign: 2019 was a "year of anniversaries" in which the gbs conducted more activities than ever before in its history. The following annual review can only give a small impression thereof. A more detailed account will follow in the next issue of the "bruno." annual magazine, which is expected to be released in September/October 2020.
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The sixth "Cradle to Cradle" Congress will take place in Berlin from January 31 to February 1, 2020
If we want to prevent ecological disasters, we need a new, more intelligent metabolism with nature. Then how can products be designed in a way that they do not end up in landfills, but flow back into the next production cycle in a closed loop? To discuss this challenge in general and the "future of nutrition" in particular, C2C (registered association supported by the gbs) invites everyone interested to the big "Cradle to Cradle Congress 2020", which will take place from January 31st to February 1st at Urania Berlin under the patronage of Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze.
Why we shouldn't be "climate-neutral"
Mankind must change its economy to limit global warming. It is however also true that human influence on the climate prevents a no less dangerous ecological catastrophe. If the Fridays for Future movement took this into account, it could increase its credibility. A commentary by Michael Schmidt-Salomon.