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Premiere of 1971 at Human Rights Film Festival

Posted on November 21, 2014 by karenaxe

More photos here. The premiere of 1971 at the One World Film Festival was a great success.  It was introduced by Natalie Gravenor and our own Isabel Cole, and followed by a panel discussion with, from left Annie Machon (former UK spy … Continue reading →

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One World Berlin Film Festival

Posted on October 22, 2014 by karenaxe

On November 20, AVA-Berlin will sponsor Johanna Hamilton’s  film 1971 at the One World Berlin film festival. Co-produced by Laura Poitras, 1971 will open the festival on NOVEMBER 20, 7 p.m., at the ARSENAL movie theater on Potsdamer Platz. 1971 tells the story of the break-in at FBI offices in … Continue reading →

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Stammtisch Thursday November 6

Posted on October 3, 2014 by karenaxe

Title: Stammtisch Thursday November 6 Location: Café X-Zeit at Welserstr. 10-12 Link out: Click here Description: Our regular monthly Stammtisch meets at Café X-Zeit at Welserstr. 10-12 just a few steps from Viktoria Luise Platz at 8 p.m. The café … Continue reading →

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AVA at Global Protest against Climate Change

Posted on September 21, 2014 by karenaxe

September 21, 2014                                                                        Photo by … Continue reading →

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Special Martin Luther King Stammtisch in September

Posted on August 31, 2014 by karenaxe

It will be 50 years this coming September that Martin Luther King, Jr. visited West Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt. AVA’s own contribution to the Martin Luther King anniversary celebrations took place at its regular first-Thursday-of-the-month Stammtisch on September 4 … Continue reading →

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Freiheit statt Angst Demo 30. August in Berlin

Posted on August 12, 2014 by karenaxe

AVA-Berlin supported “Call to Action: Join the Mass Rally ‘Freedom not Fear’ against surveillance at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin”. More information here.  Not all the photos represent the views of AVA-Berlin. Photos of the Demo here.

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Chair Ann Wertheimer at Dems Fundraiser

Posted on July 27, 2014 by karenaxe

Our chair Ann Wertheimer briefly explained our organization at the Berlin Chapter of Democrats Abroad Annual Cocktail Party/Fundraiser.

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Special Stammtisch on Climate Change

Posted on May 27, 2014 by karenaxe

Our own Rich Rosen will give a talk with discussion on “The Science of Climate Change, and its Implications for Prevention” on June 5th at our monthly Stammtisch. Our monthly Stammtisch will, again temporarily, meet at Café X-Zeit at Welserstr. 10-12 just a … Continue reading →

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29th Black International Cinema (BIC) festival

Posted on May 9, 2014 by karenaxe

AVA-Berlin chair Ann Wertheimer gave one of the opening speeches at the 29th Black International Cinema (BIC) festival. Here is the full text of her moving speech referring to her own experiences in the 60s during the civil rights movement. More … Continue reading →

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Our VENUE IS CHANGING! May 1 Stammtisch

Posted on April 18, 2014 by karenaxe

Although we still hope to return to meeting at Seerose, there are still acoustic issues to be worked out there, and in the meantime, we are meeting at Café X-Zeit at Welserstr. 10-12. Our April meeting was there and the … Continue reading →

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