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The GrundgesetzVergehen association wins the Brandenburg Freedom Prize 2025!
The Brandenburg Freedom Prize 2025 will be awarded on October 11th in Brandenburg Cathedral and honors “Understanding the Basic Law”.
The GrundgesetzVergehen association wins the Brandenburg Freedom Prize 2025!
The Berlin-based association “GrundgesetzVergehen” was awarded the Brandenburg Freedom Prize. This laudatory honor is awarded by the Protestant Cathedral Monastery in Brandenburg an der Havel and aims to raise awareness of the importance of fundamental rights. The association offers free teaching units nationwide to educate students about fundamental rights. The aim is to promote understanding of personal freedoms and the understanding of democracy. How n-tv reports, the award ceremony will take place on October 11, 2025 in the majestic Brandenburg Cathedral, which is celebrating its 850th anniversary this year.
The award not only comes with prize money of 15,000 euros, but also marks the intention to continually rethink the relevance of the topic of freedom. The patronage of the prize is in the hands of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who values the association's commitment. The laudatory speaker at the award ceremony will be former Federal President Joachim Gauck, who will certainly provide interesting insights.
A price for freedom
The Brandenburg Freedom Prize was awarded for the first time in 2016 on the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the laying of the cathedral's foundation stone. The history of the cathedral itself is not only architecturally impressive, but also carries an important political history. This place has witnessed various social upheavals over the centuries, be it during the revolution of 1848, during the Nazi era or the GDR. It is a symbol of the idea of freedom and the constant confrontation with the questions of freedom and justice.
The Brandenburg Freedom Prize promotes the idea of freedom and honors people or institutions that promote freedom and fundamental rights in culture, religion, business or politics. As can be read on the Wikipedia page, the jury of the prize consists of volunteer members who act independently and focus on submitting proposals. The prize thrives on the diversity of perspectives that freedom can shape in our society.
In recent years, the Brandenburg Freedom Prize has been awarded to various winners, such as the Cottbus Human Rights Center in 2016 and AlgorithmWatch in 2023. Such awards illustrate how relevant and complex the topic of freedom is today. It is clear: freedom is a universal need that plays a role in various areas of life. For this reason, every awards ceremony reconsiders what freedom means for society.
The commitment of “GrundgesetzVergehen” will certainly be a valuable enrichment for the discussion about how we can continue to stand up for people’s rights and freedoms in the future. It will be exciting to see what impulses will emerge from the award ceremony next October.