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Steve Crawshaw
18.45 on Monday 4th December
Germany is now the undisputed power centre of Europe. Its journey from defeat and denial at the end of the Second World War, through recrimination, rebellion, and reunification to the self-confident Germany that we see today has involved (and continues to involve) profound changes in the way the country perceives itself and the way it is perceived by others. Steve Crawshaw, author of Easier Fatherland : Germany and the 21st Century, will discuss the extraordinary changes that Germany has seen – and the implications of those changes for Europe today, including in the context of the strong showing for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in recent elections.
Steve Crawshaw is senior advocacy adviser at Amnesty International, where his previous roles were as International Advocacy Director and Director of the Office of the Secretary General. From 2002 to 2010 he worked with Human Rights Watch as London Director and then as UN Advocacy Director. He studied Russian and German, and lived as a student in Berlin. He was East Europe Editor of The Independent during the revolutions of 1989, including the fall of the Berlin Wall. After reunification, he was The Independent’s Germany correspondent (1992-1995). He co-presented the BBC television series Germany Inside Out (2002). The German edition of his Easier Fatherland : Germany and the Twenty-First Centurywas shortlisted for Das politische Buch prize in 2005. From 2015 to 2017 he was Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. His Street Spirit : the Power of Protest and Mischief, foreword by Ai Weiwei, was published in 2017.
Plus informations : http://www.mondediplofriends.org.uk/from-denial-to-moral-leadership-germanys-remarkable-70-year-journey/
Format of the Talks
The talks begin at 6.45pm and end around 8.30pm giving plenty of time for questions and discussion. Entrance Fee : £3 (£2 for concessions). Tickets on the door. Wine and soft drinks will be on sale and we suggest you arrive 15 minutes beforehand so that you can settle in with a glass of wine or fruit juice.
Finding the Cafe Diplo
The Cafe is at our usual venue at The Gallery, Alan Baxter & Associates LLP, 75 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL. The nearest tube/overground station is Farringdon and from there you head up the hill into Cowcross Street. On the right hand side you pass the "Three Compasses" Pub and about 50 metres further on you will see some iron gates with a small Cafe Diplo sign. Inside the gate you will find the reception area. Link to directions to the venue.
Further details on the Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique website where you can see the future programme of events.
