Freedom Without Walls: Campus Weeks Events

Thirty universities across the United States are participating in the Freedom Without Walls program via campus weeks that include lectures, workshops, concerts and film screenings, as well as speech and wall art contests, all with a view to exploring the legacy of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.

Freedom Without Walls at the University of St. Thomas

| St. Paul, MN
(c) Richard Erich Schade

The student German Club at the University of St. Thomas with the sponsorship of the German Embassy in Washington, DC will commemorate the end of the wall which divided Berlin from 1961 through 1989 and the border that divided Germany from 1949 through 1990.

Freedom Without Walls at the University of South Florida

Sep 23, 2009 - Nov 9, 2009 |
Near Potsdamer Platz, November 1989 (c) Richard Erich Schade

At the University of South Florida, students and faculty will commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall with film screenings, art and expression contests and a gala celebration.

Freedom Without Walls at the University of Virginia

Sep 28, 2009 | Charlottesville, VA
UVA

The Amphitheater in the middle of the University of Virginia grounds was divided up by gigantic wall partitions constructed by University of Virginia engineering students.

Freedom Without Walls at the University of Florida

Sep 29, 2009 | Gainesville, FL
Graveyard of Berlin Wall segments, near Potsdamer Platz, 1994. (c) Richard Erich Schade

The University of Florida Students and faculty in German Studies at the University of Florida are pleased to announce a number of events marking the Fall of the Berlin Wall during the 2009-2010 academic year.

Projekt Mauer at Northern Kentucky University

Oct 2, 2009 - Nov 9, 2009 | Highland Heights, KY
Northern Kentucky University

Projekt Mauer is a series of festivities organized and hosted by Northern Kentucky University, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of The Berlin Wall.

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Freedom Without Walls: 1989-2009

Freedom Without Walls © German Embassy Washington

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of a new era in history. It was the end of the cold war, the beginning of a fully united Europe and proof that peaceful change is possible, even in the moments when it seems most unlikely.