In order to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the conviction and execution of the members of the "Weiße Rose" in 1943 (the brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl were the most prominent members of this resistance group against the National Sozialists) a number of Munich's prominent politicians and celebrities added their condemnation of the use of the death penalty world-wide.

The short films were shown in cinemas across Munich and at the the premier which included the bands Blumentopf, Colour Haze and Antun Opic in the Atlantis Cinema in Schwanthaler Straße.

The campaign was supported by Munich's mayor Christian Ude, as well as a large number of local celebrities from film, television and sport, many of whom can be seen and heard in the films.

Click on these links to view the films online Injection and Gallows.

 

The bands IRONKID, GRAVITY LOST, and MoskovSKAya are playing live. Click on the image above for the YouTube trailer

Concert starts 20:00 at Feierwerk, Hansastraße 39 - 41, 81373 München. Entrance €12 at the door

Higher resolution videos (zipped MOV format) are available for download as 12MB MOV or 60MB MOV

 

Thank-you to all the artists and volunteers who made this such a successful event. Read more here.

If you read German, more information and videos are available on the AI50 Blog.

 

Jestina Mukuko, a Zimbabwean human rights activist, visited Munich recently and gave a talk about her experiences of mistreatment in Zimbabwe and the status of human rights in general. Below are 2 links to an audio recording of her visit as well as a PDF with background information on Jestina. Note that the audio recording is over 70MB in size, and it is recommended that both files should be saved to your local hard-disk before opening.

PDF with background information
WAV file recording of her talk (WAV format)
WMA file recording of her talk (Windows Media format).