Blog – Political education
Here you can find our current articles from our department for political education. In addition to articles on the subject “On This Day in History”, you can find everything about political education here. If you have your own suggestions, comments or ideas for projects, please contact politik@asta.rwth-aachen.de.
On This day in history: Roe v. Wade
Even today, the ruling is still controversial.
On This day in history: former Soviet republics join the Commonwealth of Independent States
The end of the Soviet Union
On This day in history: Establishment of diplomatic ties between the People’s Republic of China and the USA
Journalists, activists and politicians have been warning for several years about a new Cold War
On This day in history: Opium Act comes into force
Cannabis seitdem nur noch für medizinische Zwecke erhältlich
World AIDS Day
Through education, we can collectively break down stigma and fight the pandemic
On this day in History: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
One third of all women have had to suffer physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 16.
On this day in History: Kennedy assassination
The exact motivations for the assassination remain unclear to this day
On this Day in History: Climax of the the “Spiegelaffäre”
5 Ministers of the Adenauer Government resign in Protest
On this Day in History: Begin of the Berlin Conference
The Creation of the Congo Free State and the Acceleration of the “Race for Africa
On this Day in History: “Fateful day” in German history
Day of democratic liberation, human abysses, a failed coup attempt and birthday of a new democracy