Petra Kelly: Film screening about the peace icon in Attendorn!

Petra Kelly: Film screening about the peace icon in Attendorn!

On January 27, 2025, the district associations Olpe and Märkischer Kreis from Bündnis 90/The Greens organize a cinematic appreciation of the well-known peace, environmental and human rights activist Petra Kelly. The focus of the event is the documentary "Petra Kelly-Act Now!", Which will be shown on two dates: On Tuesday, February 4, at 7 p.m. in Jac Attendorn and on Thursday, February 13, at 7 p.m. in the City Lights games in Meinerzhagen. Entry to both events is free of charge and is intended to encourage the public to deal with the life and work of Kelly. After each film screening, there is a discussion under the motto "Democracy and Civil Courage", where local political actors, such as Matthias Koch, the Green Directing candidate for the Bundestag election, and Dr. Gregor Kaiser, member of the state parliament and spokesman for the Olpe district association.

Petra Karin Kelly, born on November 29, 1947 in Günzburg, Bavaria, was a co -founder of the Green Party in Germany and is considered a key figure of the environmental movement as well as for social justice and human rights. Her commitment stretched over several areas, and in 1982 she was awarded the right livelihood award, which recognized her merits in the connection of ecological concerns with disarmament and social justice. In the 1980s, she actively participated in protests against nuclear weapons and called for a non -violent world. The influence of their political work and their publications, such as "Principle Living" and "Fighting for Hope", are still noticeable in debates about the environment and peace.

The legacy of Petra Kelly

The legacy of Petra Kelly is interpreted differently in Germany and internationally. While she is often recognized as a successful politician and peace icon in Germany, you can recognize her all -round view of global environmental policy elsewhere. Her life ended tragically in 1992 when she was shot by her partner Gert Bastian, who subsequently committed suicide. These terrible circumstances of their circumstances of death, which were referred to as "double suicide", have influenced her picture as a peace activist over the years. The discussion about her last years has been re -sparked by the publication of the book "A Deadly Love" by Alice Schwarzer, which stimulated the interpretations of her death circumstances and does not represent them as an active decision on suicide, but as a case of female.

memory of Kelly still takes place today, including a common memorial service for Kelly and Bastian in 1992 as well as numerous facilities and streets that were named after her. Their echo in the current political landscape of Germany is complex: after the Greens entered the government in 1998 and signaled the support for NATO use in Kosovo in 1999, Kelly's political heritage fell into the background. But in Recent Years, Especialy in Light of the Climate Crisis, Has Her Legacy Face, Prompting Renewed Discussions About Her Contributions to The Peace Movement of the 1980s, ParticularLy after the Russian invasion in Ukraine in 2022.

The interest in her person and her legacy is not least evident in the publication of a graphic novel about her life in 2022, which correlates with her 75th birthday. Relatives and friends such as Eva Quistorp call for a deeper examination of Kelly's influence beyond national politics and emphasize that their work cannot be limited to Germany.