Protest, cooperation and personal outlook

About this conversation

At the 2025 NuoViso summer festival, Lars Mährholz, Michael Ballweg and Marcus Fuchs discuss the purpose and limits of demonstrations. They revisit their protest experiences and consider public criticism, doubt and personal strain. Mährholz calls for stronger use of existing networks and a clear peace message that can reach people beyond the usual audience. His proposal for a silent gathering in suits opens a debate about coordinated action and a movement’s diversity. Later, he focuses on his own development: he says frustration, grief and anger motivated the original peace vigils, while he now sees connection and peaceful conduct as a better foundation. The conversation closes with thoughts on cooperation, self-reflection and inner calm. The participants’ political and legal assessments are personal positions and require careful attribution to the individual speaker; the discussion itself does not independently verify them.

Original title: Im Gespräch mit Michael Ballweg, Lars Mährholz und Marcus Fuchs