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SUMMARY:The Path Forward for the German-American Partnership in a Period of Crises
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The LA Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Peter Beyer\, Member of the Bundestag (CDU)[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe-path-forward-for-the-german-american-partnership-in-a-period-of-crises-tickets-884026636467″ css=”.vc_custom_1714490238038{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Peter Beyer has served in the German Bundestag since 2009. \nAfter finishing his higher education entrance qualification in 1991\, he completed his military service in Wuppertal. Beyer then studied law at the universities of Düsseldorf and Bonn. In 1999\, he graduated from university and was admitted to the bar. \nMr. Beyer began his legal career as an associate attorney for the US-headquartered firm of Mayer\, Brown & Platt (now Mayer Brown). He also worked with Brinks\, Hofer\, Gilson & Lione in Chicago\, and Murchison & Cumming in Los Angeles. In 2000\, he enrolled in a postgraduate legal studies program at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville and received a Master of Laws degree. Returning to Germany\, Beyer practiced law at the BEYER Intellectual Property firm in Ratingen\, where he became one of the country’s first officially certified intellectual property lawyers. \nMr. Beyer was directly elected in his constituency in the general elections in 2009\, 2013\, 2017\, and 2021 to represent the citizens of Heiligenhaus\, Ratingen\, Velbert\, and Wülfrath. \nA committed Atlanticist for many years\, Mr. Beyer stands out among Members of the German Bundestag and his party as one of the most committed advocates of a strong transatlantic relationship with the United States and Canada. He serves as parliamentary Special Rapporteur on Transatlantic Relations in the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was a Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2018 to 2022. In April 2018\, Beyer was appointed Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation of the Federal Government (2018-2022). Mr. Beyer has been the Foreign Affairs Committee’s main rapporteur on the Western Balkans for twelve years. In July 2022\, he was elected spokesperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Committee of Inquiry on Afghanistan. He is one of the most experienced foreign and security policy experts in his parliamentary group. \nHe is an active member of Atlantik-Brücke in addition to numerous organizations in his district. Mr. Beyer serves also as Executive Vice-President of the German American Association and also of the Southeast Europe Association and as President of the Federal Assembly of Silesia in Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-path-forward-for-the-german-american-partnership-in-a-period-of-crises/
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SUMMARY:Exiles and Democracy:  80 Years of the Council for a Democratic Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 2\, the American Council on Germany\, the German Law Journal\,  the Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association\, and Orte der Demokratiegeschichte will host a discussion and reception with Prof. Eckart Goebel\, Chair of Comparative Literature and German Philology at the University of Tübingen\, and Dr. Natalia Savelyeva\, Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin and Future Russia Fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). \nTo register\, please email mcdonaldj@wlu.edu by April 30. \nIn the spring of 1944\, sensing that the tide of the war was turning\, exiled German dissidents in the United States began discussions envisioning a new\, democratic\, post-war Germany. Meeting as the “Council for a Democratic Germany\,” the group consisted of an impressive – and impressively diverse – collection of German intellectuals\, artists\, politicians\, scholars\, and civil servants. The respected theologian Paul Tillich chaired the Council\, which was originally formed with support from Thomas Mann. Bertolt Brecht was a member of the founding committee. The Council issued its declaration on May 3\, 1944\, insisting that the “German problem” would require a European solution. The Council recognized that the defeat of Nazism and the eventual disarmament of Germany remained the immediate priority. Looking ahead to the hoped-for peace\, the Council strongly opposed the dismemberment of a defeated and occupied Germany. It also opposed talk of deindustrializing Germany\, which risked creating “economic conditions that would become hopelessly depressed in all countries of Europe.” The Council urged the establishment of a democratic government in Germany supported by rejuvenated civil society institutions and robust democratic education. After the Council issued its May Declaration\, subcommittees produced policy reports on reconstruction and economic renewal\, as well as reform of the press and media\, cultural policy\, health policy\, education policy\, administration\, and legal culture. \nJoin us on May 2 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Council’s Declaration and reflect on its work. \nProf. Eckart Goebel\, a University of Tübingen Philosopher and Cultural Critic\, will discuss the Council\, building off his study “Escape to Life”: German Intellectuals in New York: A Compendium on Exile after 1933 (2012). This includes an acknowledgment of two stark developments. On the one hand\, the Council stirred political resentment and petty jealousy within the broader German exile community in the U.S. On the other hand\, the Allies seemed to largely disregard the Council’s efforts. The event will also use the historical reflection on the Council to consider contemporary exiles’ work to promote democracy in their homelands. Dr. Natalia Savelyeva\, a Russian Sociologist at the University of Wisconsin who writes extensively on the Russian war against Ukraine\, will discuss her experiences of dissidence and the chances for impacting Russian politics\, scholarship\, and life in the United States. \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/exiles-and-democracy-80-years-of-the-council-for-a-democratic-germany/
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