On 10 May 1933, the National Socialists' book burnings reached their climax: to the applause of tens of thousands, Nazi students publicly threw books and writings by unwelcome writers, artists and academics into the fire. Much of the "beautiful" and humanist literature of the time was devoured by the flames.
On 10 May 2025, Chemnitz residents will commemorate these barbaric events by reading from "burnt" literature and courageous texts that stand up to hatred and exclusion and take a stand for open, solidary and diverse coexistence. As in the past three years, the democratic Chemnitz reads from sunrise to sunset in many voices and languages, in places of culture and education, but also in public spaces.
Readings from sunrise at 5.26 am to sunset at 8.43 pm.
Everyone is invited to take part and read for 10 to 15 minutes. You can register for the reading by April 25th 2025 using the following form: https://chemnitz.aidaform.com/lesung1005 or by email to dost@c2025.eu
The "Democratic Chemnitz Reads!" campaign is a project of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 in the European Makers of Democracy programme area. Numerous cooperation partners support the campaign.
