The exhibition Globale Räume für radikale Solidarität (Global Spaces for Radical Solidarity), which runs from August 8 to October 2, 2024 at the Münzenberg Forum Berlin at Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, draws attention to Willi Münzenberg’s (1889 – 1940) work. He is a key figure for understanding the signatures of the 20th century and for the impulses, debates, overcoming and challenges at the beginning of the 21st century. His role in the establishment and work of the largest proletarian solidarity organization of the 20th century, Internationale Arbeiterhilfe (IAH) (International Workers’ Aid), is particularly significant. In addition, his relevance to the fight against war, nationalism, fascism and the break with Stalinism, as well as its reverberations into the 21st century, is undisputed. Willi Münzenberg advocates the self-empowerment of people through enlightenment, education and organization in global spaces in order to achieve social justice and democratization.
The work “Bildnis Willi Münzenberg (zu Peter Weiss: Die Ästhetik des Widerstands)“ from 1987 by Hubertus Giebe from the Kunstsammlung der Berliner Volksbank will be shown in the exhibition.