The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association cordially invites you to join us for Zoom presentation by Gisela Kallenbach, on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. (registration link below). She has led an extraordinary life under communist dictatorship in the former East Germany and in a free, democratic Germany.
Gisela Kallenbach is a person who experienced the oppressive side of communism. Due to her social origin and to her Christian upbringing and socialization, the East German regime did not allow her to attend a high school that would lead to admission at a university. Instead, she had to work from the age of 16 and complete her education (laboratory assistant, translator from the English, engineer in chemical technology) through evening classes and distance learning.
As early as 1982, she became active in various Leipzig civic movements, and was involved in ecological and civic (i.e., political opposition) organizations up to the Peaceful Revolution and beyond. Today she is a member of different boards of several civic organizations.
She worked for the City of Leipzig between 1990 and 2004, and served as an International Mayor with the UN Mission in Kosovo (2000-2003), Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009), and Member of the Parliament of Saxony (2009-2014).
She was awarded, among others, the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In order to participate in the meeting, you need to register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcuqsqz0jHtO63AW2eqHiBs3P0WmpPm_t . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.