Carla Hinrichs Reads from "My Wounded Generation

Carla Hinrichs Reads from "My Wounded Generation"

Carla Hinrichs is still asleep when a special unit storms her apartment, citing Section 129 of the German Criminal Code. The accusation: formation of a criminal organization, the Last Generation. The law student from Bremen, who advocates for the state to also comply with laws, is now facing trial herself. This book is a harrowing testimony to how wounded our democracy is and an urgent appeal to actively use one's fundamental rights again and again – as long as we still have them.

This is not about the climate crisis. This is about democracy and the autocratization of our state. And about Section 129 of the German Criminal Code. A law intended to empower the public prosecutor's office in the fight against terror and the mafia, which is being misused to suppress fundamental rights such as freedom of assembly and expression. The indictment against Carla Hinrichs and the Last Generation thus becomes a precedent against civil society. Because their protest was always non-violent, but now they face imprisonment. Excitingly, emotionally, and rousing, Carla Hinrichs tells the story of a politically engaged young woman and one of the most controversial movements of the last decade.

Carla Hinrichs

Carla Hinrichs, born in 1997, is a climate activist and author. She grew up in Bremen and was politically active with Amnesty International during her school years.