Women's bridge east-west

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The Frauenbrücke Ost-West eV is a non-partisan citizens' initiative and an association based in Emsdetten . Its aim is to offer women from East and West Germany the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience. The regional and national events focus on getting to know each other personally, but also on discussing socio-political issues.

Regine Hildebrandt

history

Renate Schmidt

After the experiences with the reunification, today's honorary chairwoman of the association Helga Niebusch-Gerich developed the idea in 1991 to found an association in which women from East and West Germany can get to know each other. In August 1991, the then Bundestag Vice- President Renate Schmidt took over the patronage, from October Regine Hildebrandt , the then State Minister for Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Women of Brandenburg . On April 9, 1992, seven women from the Rhein-Neckar district founded the association. The initiator and first chairwoman Helga Niebusch-Gerich received the Theodor-Heuss-Medal on January 29, 1994 on behalf of the association . From 1995 to 2004 Elke Plöger was chairwoman of the association.

Every year the association organizes three national educational policy forums, where women from East and West can get to know and exchange ideas. There are also readings and discussion evenings at regional level. During the first 20 years, the focus was on the internal German dialogue, meanwhile the association is also turning to European issues.

The first chairwoman of the association is Gundula Grommé , the second is Barbara Hackenschmidt .

The association has been a member of the German Women's Council since 2008 .

In 2014 the association received the Regine Hildebrandt Prize .

Women's Bridge Prize Foundation

The Frauenbrückepreis Foundation was established in 1999 , with the aim of overcoming the consequences of the forty-year separation between East and West Germany. The foundation awards the Frauenbrückepreis every two years.

Gesine Swan

Prize winners:

Events

  • Spring Forum 1993 in Potsdam : How we became what we are / Equality, the constitution, the world of work (Regine Hildebrandt, Renate Schmidt)
  • Summer camp 1993 in Chemnitz : Violence against women (La Villa women 's center)
  • Autumn forum 1993 in Bonn : German-German unity and its consequences for women (including Regine Hildebrandt and Barbara Stiegler )
  • Spring Forum 1994 in Staßfurt : Equality and solidarity between women and men in work and society (politicians from Saxony-Anhalt)
  • Summer camp 1994 in Flessenow ( Schwerin ): How do we create economic and working conditions suitable for women? ( Ursula Konitzer )
  • Autumn forum 1994 in Dortmund : Support in the community in the system of the GDR and citizens' initiatives and associations in the old FRG. 20 years of women's initiatives in Dortmund
  • Spring Forum 1995 in Leipzig : Does (labor) law have a gender? ( Heath parish )
  • Summer camp 1995 in Eisenach : What is the value of women's work? / How social is the social market economy? (including Ursula Konitzer)
  • Autumn forum 1995 in Stuttgart : Can the dignity of women be touched? ( Karin Schubert)
  • Birgit Rommelspacher
    Spring Forum 1996 in Berlin : Are we one people? (Christine Bergmann, Petra Bläss , Birgit Rommelspacher , Mechthild Rumpf)
  • Summer camp 1996 in Halle : Do we need a new heroine courage? / Elements and origins of the East German civil rights movement (including Annemarie Schönherr , Hans-Joachim Maaz )
  • Autumn forum 1996 in Buchholz / Nordheide : Me and the others. Solidarity and competition among women / women, power, politics (including Elke Plöger , Uta Würfel )
  • Spring Forum 1997 in Erfurt : Am I in good shape? Women and the Basic Law (Regine Roemheld)
  • Summer camp 1997 in Nuremberg : More female power in the economy. Workplace innovation in a shrinking labor market (including Renate Schmidt)
  • Autumn forum 1997 in Husum : Language - just a means of understanding? Communication between East and West Germans. Communication between men and women (Gudrun Bachleitner-Held, Ricarda Wolf)
  • Spring forum 1998 in Wismar : How much father (mother) does a child need? (including Katrin Rohnstock)
  • Summer camp 1998 in Brussels : visit to Ms. Europe. Structure and structure of the EU . European treaties, forerunners of a constitution (including Lissy Gröner , Sabine Weyand )
  • Autumn forum 1998 in Wiesbaden : Women in politics and work. What makes you successful? (Sibylle Kremer)
  • Spring Forum 1999 in Weimar : Influence and power (-lessness) of women in the image of literature ( Sigrid Grabner , Sigrid Lange, Ulrike Müller )
  • Summer camp 1999 in Torgau / Reibitz : The tension between freedom and responsibility. Rosa Luxemburg, the politician - Hannah Arendt, the philosopher (Brigitte Courts, Elionore Pfeiffer)
  • Autumn Forum 1999 in Dortmund : The unstoppable change of woman Europe - and her daughters? Structural change in the Ruhr area (including Roland Günter , Jutta Haug )
  • Spring Forum 2000 in Cottbus : Tax Policy - What does it concern me? Tax legislation as an instrument of political design using the example of energy generation and equality in Germany and other European countries (including Helga Schultz , Kaj Fölster )
  • Summer camp 2000 in Varel : How do I get my rights? Rule of law and justice (including Hannelore Kohl , Rosemarie Will )
  • Autumn Forum 2000 in Braunschweig : Ms. CEO - Illusion or achievable reality? Change in the world of work - new opportunities for women? More women in management positions - does the Equal Opportunities Act help? Will women change society? (including Katrin Amunts , Ingeborg Wender)
  • Spring Forum 2001 in Dresden : Getting to know the foreign in order to find one's own. The question of identity. Who am I? - Where do I belong? The roots of belonging and foreignness (Gudrun Bachleitner-Held, Sigrid Bock, Ulrike Richter, Regine Roemheld, Gabriele Soyka)
  • Summer camp 2001 in Chemnitz: Women and health. What makes us sick? - How do we protect ourselves? (including Christine Weber , Helga Kühn-Mengel , Irmgard Nass-Griegoleit, Jutta Semler )
  • Autumn Forum 2001 in Heidelberg : The search for meaningful values ​​- What is missing when everything is possible? (including Beate Weber )
  • Beate Weber
    Spring Forum 2002 in Kassel : The roof over your head. Women plan - build - live.
  • Summer camp 2002 in Bad Reichenhall : The rocky road to self. Does the successful experience of attachment and separation decide on my ability to relate? (including Katrin Amunts, Bärbel Wardetzki , Agathe Israel , Elke Schilling )
  • Spring Forum 2003 in Potsdam: Why do people leave their homes? Europe - a continent in constant motion. Political and economic causes for migration of its population. (including Susanne Melior , Gitta Nickel , Steffi Jersch-Wenzel , Bergit Forchhammer , Claudia Kraft , Ines Sprenger )
  • Summer camp 2003 in Wismar: Property obliges - What rights and obligations apply in the Federal Republic of Germany? (including Gudrun Peschutter, Marion Eckertz-Höfer , Carla Boulboullé , Karin Schubert, Regine Roemheld)
  • Autumn Forum 2003 in Cologne : How do the media influence our way of thinking and living? (including Svetlana Jebrak, Susanne Keunecke, Barbara Sichtermann )
  • Spring Forum 2004 in Jena : Brave New World and Human Dignity. Genetic engineering - danger and opportunity for our lives? (including Katharina Spanel-Borowski)
  • Summer camp 2004 in Frankfurt (Oder) : What do we live on in Germany? - And together in Europe? Economic structures of the industrial and communication society (including Gudrun Peschutter, Solange Olszewska )
  • Autumn Forum 2004 in Potsdam: Germany 2004 - 15 years after the Berlin Wall opened. The foundation for our future (including Manfred Stolpe, Karin Schubert, Egon Bahr , Almuth Berger, Petra Kabus )
  • Spring Forum 2005 in Trier : Limitless: Live, learn and work in the European neighborhood and at the other end of the continent (including Angelica Schwall-Düren )
  • Summer camp 2005 in Passau : A common constitution for the 25 national states of the EU - bridge over different histories and cultural influences? (including Caroline Y. Robertson von Trotha , Solange Olszewska, Marion Eckertz-Höfer , Karin Junker )
  • Autumn forum 2005 in Sellin : The demographic question - how do we make our society fit for the future? (including Kerstin Kassner , Irene Dölling , Birgit Fischer )
  • Spring Forum 2006 in Münster : The history of war and peace in Europe and its effects on the present (including Wendela-Beate Vilhjamsson, Marianne Müller-Brettel )
  • Summer Camp 2006 in Dessau : - Cultural Memory in Germany blocks for identity (eg . Uta Hengelhaupt, Barbara Breysach, Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen )
  • Autumn Forum 2006 in Hanover: From the women's movement to gender democracy ? Visions and strategies for a sustainable society (including Sabine Kröner, Ingrid Lange, Ursula GT Müller )
  • Spring Forum 2007 in Bautzen : Democracy - the fair negotiation of interests (including Antje Hermenau )
  • Summer camp 2007 in Bamberg : In the clash of cultures: The image of man in a democratic constitutional state (including Andreas Starke , Karin Schubert, Christa Dommel, Anne Debus)
  • Autumn forum 2007 in Strasbourg : Europe - future laboratory ? (including Evelyn Gebhardt )
  • Spring Forum 2008 in Zeuthen / Berlin: The changing world - people and the environment in the age of globalization (including Ursula GT Müller, Barbara Unmüßig , Mechthild Rawert )
  • Summer camp 2008 in Schwerin: Europe opens up - Who protects the dignity of women? (including Wolfram Friedersdorff , Christa Stolle , Margret Seemann , Monika Gerstendörfer )
  • Autumn forum 2008 in Mannheim : Work and social security for women in Europe
  • Spring Forum 2009 in Plauen : Dare to be more free! The peaceful revolution of 1989 (including Gerd Neumann , Reglindis Rauca , Ines Langelüddecke)
  • Summer camp 2009 in Koblenz / Valendar : The strengths of old age. Opportunities for politics and society (including Marie-Theres Hammes-Rosenstein , Ursula Lehr , Jutta Rump, Roswitha Verhülsdonk )
  • Rita Süssmuth
    Autumn Forum 2009 in Hamburg : Are we on the right track? Limits of democracy (including Dietrich Wersich , Rita Süssmuth , Andrea Röpke , Astrid Rothe-Beinlich )
  • Spring Forum 2010 in Augsburg : Women! Peace! Freedom! The influence of religions on democracy and equality (including Elif Özmen , Brigitte Bertelmann, Alexandra Caspari, Benedikta Hintersberger )
  • Summer camp 2010 in Gronów (Poland): Understanding - Reconciling. Germans and Poles in the past, present and future (including Brigitte Jaeger-Dabek , Joanna Senyszyn )
  • Autumn Forum 2010 in Potsdam: 20 years of German unity ?! Review - Outlook (including Heilgard Asmus , Anja Kofbinger , Tanja Stern , Petra Heß , Dagmar Ziegler )
  • Spring Forum 2011 in Speyer : In Search of Security in a Europe of Peace (including Hansjörg Eger , Ruth Weiss , Barbara Lochbihler , Kira Stein )
  • Summer camp 2011 in Halberstadt: Solidarity and human dignity in the age of unlimited medical possibilities (including Andreas Henke , Beate Bröcker , Gabriele Kaczmarczyk)
  • Autumn Forum 2011 in Bremen : Equal Opportunities and Diversity. How do we make education fit for the future? (including Anja Stahmann )
  • Spring Forum 2012 in Chemnitz: 20 Years of the Women's Bridge East-West - Remembering or Repressing? Shaping the future together with awareness of the German past
  • Autumn forum 2012 in Wuppertal : Blossoming landscapes and prosperity for everyone - wish or reality? (including Peter Jung , Angelica Schwall-Düren, Ingrid Arndt-Brauer )
  • Spring Forum 2013 in Frankfurt / Main : How open is the democratic society?
  • Summer camp 2013 in Görlitz : Think globally - act locally. What does sustainability mean today? (including Gisela Kallenbach )
  • Autumn Forum 2013 in Erfurt: National and radical - Right- wing tendencies in Europe (including Tamara Thierbach , Andreas Speit , Dorothea Marx , Britta Schellenberg )
  • Spring Forum 2014 in Fürth : Women's life and equality in a united Europe (including Thomas Jung , Felicitas Sagebiel, Elke Schilling)
  • Summer camp 2014 in Neubrandenburg : unlimited freedom of movement ?! Working in a united Europe (including Gisela Notz )
  • Spring Forum 2015 in Aachen : How do women influence politics and the economy in Europe? (including Marcel Philipp , Brigitte Triems, Daniela Jansen , Sabine Verheyen , Henrike von Platen )
  • Summer camp 2015 in Magdeburg : 25 years of German unity - Are we one people?
  • Autumn forum 2015 in Schwäbisch Hall : The third power !? - Civic engagement in Europe (including Ingeborg Gräßle , Pierette Herzberger-Fofana , Annette Sawade )
  • Ska basement
    Spring Forum 2016 in Leipzig: War - Flight - Asylum then and now. How does immigration affect politics and society? (i.a. Godula Kosack, Daniela Kolbe )
  • Autumn Forum 2016 in Krzyżowa (Kreisau, Poland): Learning from the Kreisau Circle - Rethinking Europe's future. (including Sabine Kröner, Birgit Sippel )
  • Spring Forum 2017 in Bocholt: Women build bridges in Europe (including Peter Nebelo , Senay Duzcu )
  • April 8, 2017 in Potsdam: The inner unity from a woman's point of view - conversation with Iris Gleicke
  • Summer camp 2017 in Würzburg: Women in the working world 4.0 - potentials and risks
  • Autumn Forum 2017 in Rostock: Interface Europe - The role of Germany and its neighbors in the world (including Stefanie Drese , Ulrike Merten-Hamann, Iris Hoffmann )
  • Spring Forum 2018 in Wittenberg : Women and Reformation (inter alia Torsten Zugehre , Carola Ritter, Oskar Reichmann )
  • Autumn forum 2018 in Leck : European narratives - borderline experiences and ideas for the future (including Tove Malloy, Anke Spoorendonk , Claudia Knauer , Ska Keller )
  • Spring Forum 2019 in Weimar: 100 years of women's suffrage (including Peter Kleine , Anne Urschll, Ulrike Müller , Kristina Seel)
  • Summer camp 2019 in Munich : poverty / unconditional basic income - what can we live on? (including Nese Sevsay-Tegethoff, Anna Droste-Franke)
  • Autumn forum 2019 in Bielefeld: Business and DAX companies / women in management positions

Publications

  • Frauenbrücke Ost-West (ed.): I think of Germany ...: 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years of reunification from a female perspective , Trier 2009, ISBN 978-3-89968-126-0 .
  • 15 years of FRAUENBRÜCKE EAST-WEST , 2007
  • 10 years of FRAUENBRÜCKE EAST-WEST , Festschrift 2002
  • On the way to Europe , Yearbook 2000
  • Women building bridges , 1997 yearbook
  • East and West Germans meet , 1994 (brochure).

literature

  • Helga Niebusch-Gerich and Gudrun Stuhm: On the way to Germany: Over the women’s bridge east-west , Warendorf 2012, ISBN 978-3-87716-683-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Association Frauenbrücke Ost-West eV - Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Federal Agency for Civic Education: FRAUENBRÜCKE OST-WEST eV | bpb. Retrieved September 17, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Frauenbrücke Prize Foundation. Retrieved September 17, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Manfred Stolpe honored with the German Internal Unity Award. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .
  5. ^ Frauenbrücke East-West Archives. In: Alliance of Muslim Women in Germany. Accessed on September 17, 2019 (German).