Those interested in education follow the traces of German democracy in Mainz
Successful start of the educational trip series of the partnership for democracy in the VG Konz
Also in 2023 the cooperation of the action group "Lifelong learning, actively passing on knowledge" from Konz with the "Partnership for Democracy in the VG Konz will be maintained and lived.
Under the title "From the Mainz Republic to the Mainz State Parliament - 230 Years of Enlightenment and Democracy", forty-two people from the VG Konz who were interested in education made their way to Mainz to enroll in a tour d'horizon to embark on the history of democracy. Their journey took place in reverse order, so that the visit to the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate was on the agenda first, followed in the afternoon by a themed tour on the beginnings of German democracy.
The tour of the "heart chamber of democracy" led the participants through the central rooms, such as the plenary hall and the hall for the specialist committees. The group was then received by the member of parliament, Lothar Rommelfanger. Furthermore, the participants had the opportunity to talk about their work as a member of parliament.
In the afternoon, the participants explored the life of the Enlightener Georg Forster along three stations in Mainz. He was one of the leading figures in the revolutionary movement that gave rise to the first German democracy, the "Mainz Republic".
The educational trip to Mainz marked the start of a series of events. The educational trip to Hambach Castle with Neustadt an der Weinstraße follows in September (Wednesday, September 6th, 2023). In October, the series of events will conclude with the educational trip to Frankfurt's Paulskirche (Wednesday, October 11, 2023).
