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15. February 2016

Report: Anti-Security Conference Demonstration in Munich 2016 #AntiSIKO

On the 13th of February, 2016, protests ( #AntiSIKO) against the 52nd Security Conference in Munich were organized by grassroots organizations and activists under the slogan


6. February 2016

Yanis Varoufakis: How The Greek People’s Magnificent “No” Became “Yes”

Yanis Varoufakis: How The Greek People’s Magnificent “No” Became “Yes”


9. December 2015

VIDEO: Noam Chomsky on the Terror attacks in Paris – November 2015

On the 17th of November, 2015,  Prof.Noam Chomsky took part in an event titled “Germany’s role in the European Union and International Affairs: Post War History, Present and Possible futures” hosted by acTVism Munich. Due to limited financial resources, personnel and technical capacities, we plan to release the entire event in a “mini-video” format. This format […]


2. November 2015

Glenn Greenwald: Germany’s Reaction to Edward Snowden’s NSA Revelations & the History of Surveillance

In this video acTVism Munich asks Glenn Greenwald at a press conference in Munich about German governments reactions towards Edward Snowden’s revelations and whether its actions were meaningful. Greenwald also provides his opinion about previous programs that were implemented after World War II which were targeted at the civilian population of the US that include […]


19. October 2015

Glenn Greenwald: The Internet, Democracy, New Media Revolution & Citizen Journalism

In this video Glenn Greenwald analyzes the Internet’s potential. He considers it as as an “incredibly valuable tool” for democratic participation & liberalization but also surfaces the dangers that it can pose if it falls into the hands of unaccountable & concentrated power. According to Greenwald there’s a “battle that is being waged” between the […]


18. October 2015

The Assassination Complex – The Intercept

For the English article, visit the original source: The Intercept Link: https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-assassination-complex/ Source of picture: Wikicomons


16. October 2015

A New Snowden? Whistleblower Leaks Trove of Documents on Drones & Obama’s Assassination Program

Geheime Dokumente enthüllen Details über das mörderische US Drohnenprogramm – Ein neuer Edward Snowden


10. October 2015

Demonstration in Munich: Freedom instead of Fear

The “Freedom instead of Fear (FST) took place on the 10th of October, 2015, in Munich. acTVism Munich interviewed one of the demonstrators, Franz Haslbeck who his experience and opinion on this demonstration. Due to limitied capacities, acTVism translated only bits and pieces of the voll full German interview. Franz Haslbeck is a local activist and […]


1. October 2015

VIDEO: Exclusive Interview with former NSA-Technical Director William Binney

In this video acTVism Munich interviews William Binney to talk about his experience at the National Security Agency (NSA) where worked for circa 36 years and how he uncovered fraud, crime and corruption at the agency. Other issues that are discussed in detail include the role & significance of whistleblowers in society, scope & capacity of the US intelligence state and solutions that the government as well as the individual can employ to reform the NSA.