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Public engagement and child protection
In this short interview at a Berlin event for children’s rights, Lars Mährholz looks back on his engagement since the peace vigils of 2014.
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In this short interview at a Berlin event for children’s rights, Lars Mährholz looks back on his engagement since the peace vigils of 2014. He says he continued registering demonstrations for years and later founded the Organisation zum Erhalt der Demokratie. He presents public protest as an ongoing responsibility, even when a movement loses momentum. Mährholz also introduces the Facebook group MillionenFahnen and explains how he connects the German flag with his desire for justice and peace. Speaking as a father, he describes child protection as a personal motivation. He closes by giving his positive impression of the event. The interview records his own political priorities and recollections.
Original title: Mahnwachen-Initiator Lars Mährholz: Warum wir wieder auf die Straße gehen müssen!