Throughout history, Autumn hat always been the season of revolutions, particularly in the 20th Century. Russia's Red October, November 9 in Germany, Canada's October Crisis or the German Autumn have all provided fire before the first snow. Germany's current political situation follows this great tradition with the Hot Fall: the upheaval against the Stuttgart 21 project, the extension of Nuclear Power Plant contracts and the disposal of radioactive waste, the volatile issue of immigration and the most serious terrorism threat in decades.
All of these have contributed to a renewal of the sociopolitical spirit, the need to get involved in the political processes and to no longer stand idly by. This is a movement that as set a Nation on fire.
Inspired by these events, this blog rises from its grave, renewed and improved, with the hope that it will provide the first step in going from talking to doing, that it will provide a platform for those who wants to get involved but don't know how. This blog is not just for its members but all its readers and if we all show a little interest and a will to act, we will all be winners.
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