Event on 16 October 2026: People persecuted under National Socialism and labelled “asocial” and “professional criminals”

13.09.2026

“That was then called work-shy, as if I didn’t want to work.”

Ilse Heinrich, persecuted as “asocial” (1924–2023)

Event on 16 October 2026

Start: 2:00 p.m. Venue: Ravensbrück Memorial and Museum Event hall, former garages Straße der Nationen, Fürstenberg/Havel

Programme

2:00 p.m. – Welcome Welcome by the Ravensbrück Camp Community/Friends’ Association

Keynote presentations

• Siegrid Fahrecker, activist and granddaughter of Anna Burger, who was imprisoned in Ravensbrück after being stigmatized as “asocial”
• Christian Weinberger, 2nd Chair of VEVON – Association for Remembering the Denied Victims of National Socialism
• Oliver Gaida, curator of the exhibition “The Denied”
• Initiative for a Memorial at the Former Uckermark Concentration Camp

Coffee break

Moderated discussion Perspectives and alliances for continuing the work of recognition and remembrance of those persecuted as “asocial” and “professional criminals”

Dinner Please indicate your meal preference when registering.

7:30 p.m. – Theatre

“Monologue with My ‘Asocial’ Grandfather. A Prisoner in Buchenwald”

Theatre performance by and with Harald Hahn

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Registration

Registration requested by 30 September 2026

Please register at: mitteilungen.ravensbrueck@posteo.de