Solidarity spring in Neustadt: a festival for democracy!

Solidarity spring in Neustadt: a festival for democracy!

On May 9, 2025, various initiatives under the title "Solidarity Spring Neustadt ’25" present a number of events. The aim is to “let society and democracy blossom” in the region and to set a strong sign of diversity. This reports Rheinpfalz .

The program presentation is carried out by Ulrich Riehm from the Freundeskreis Hambacher Fest 1832. The grandmas against the right Neustadt and the regional alliance against the right of Neustadt are also involved.

highlight of the events

The highlight of the "solidarity spring" will be a free concert by the Ska band The Busters on Friday, June 6, 2025, which takes place on the Neustadter Marktplatz. The band plays without a fee, while donations are collected for stage and technology. The concert is accompanied by a conversation about the current legal trend in society with political scientist Markus Linden.

Another important event is the "Battle of the Hambacher Castle" on Saturday, May 17th, 2025. This will take place in the open -air area of ​​the Hambach Castle and is organized by the committed youth of Neustadt. In addition to speeches, a displacement of lateral thinkers is expected.

diverse program

The program also includes a poem reading for Bert Brecht's work "to the Nachborne" on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in the BUIGYDERUIJTALERY. Songs and texts by Brecht, Konstantin Wecker and Esther Bejarano are presented here, for which admission is free.

The "Solidarity Spring" will also offer a child-friendly program, including the appearance of the "Bänkel-Omen" as well as various creative offers such as soap bubbles and buttons that take place on Friday May 30th, and Saturday, May 31, 2025, in the youth center.

A lecture entitled "Hambach and his political false -coasts" is planned in the youth center for May 31 from 7.30 p.m. The program is rounded off by a documentary about the "Baseballschläger Years" of the 1990s, which will be shown on June 4th in the Roxy cinema.

rallies and vigils

on the Pentecost weekend, June 7, 2025, there will also be information stands from the grandmas against the right. These rallies are part of a broader movement that defends itself against the assumption that the Germans lived in a dictatorship, which learns of a group of direct contradiction.

The final of the "Solidarity Spring" will be a festival for democracy on the square in front of the old town hall in Hambach on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025. There, visitors can expect a photo exhibition and musical contributions from Karlsruhe street musicians.

This social and cultural context is important to strengthen the commitment to democracy and diversity in Europe. In view of the challenges that arise from globalization, social inequalities and the increase in populist movements, such promotion of cultural diversity and democratic participation is essential, emphasized HORIZONT Europe .