Fri. 11.9.2026

17:00, Beethovenhalle, Studio

Panel Discussion: Without a Home

  • Discourse
  • Past Event
  • € 10
  • Panel discussion at Beethovenfest Bonn 2025 © Diana Lim
  • Portrait of a man outdoors in a black suit, with a blurred background of trees or shrubs.
    Christoph Butterwegge © Wolfgang Schmidt
  • A person wearing a light blue shirt smiles, leaning against a red wall. A pathway with trees is in the background.
    Carolina Schrage © unbezeichnet
  • A man is standing in a meadow by a lake; he is wearing a dark jumper with a large white flower printed on it. He has his hands buried in his grey curls and is looking down. The atmosphere is sombre.
    Gabriel Kahane © Jason Quigley
  • A woman in a red sweater is posing in front of the Bonner Markt. She is smiling and looking into the camera.
    Azra Zürn © Benjamin Westhoff

Contributors

Programme

»Without a Home – Homelessness: Why it has to do with all of us«
Panel Discussion

The event at a glance

What can I expect?

A roundtable discussion on homelessness that explores our festival theme as it relates to social reality.

Today at the Festival Salon

Description

An own home, a roof over one’s head: Around 450,000 people in Germany live without this fundamental right. Our panel discussion takes up the festival theme »Home« to talk about justice at our doorstep. Renowned Cologne poverty researcher Christoph Butterwegge speaks with the Head of Social Services of the federal city of Bonn Azra Zürn, representatives of the social services, affected persons as well as American composer Gabriel Kahane.

From 17:00 to 21:30, Caritas Bonn, Diakonisches Werk Bonn, the Association for the Support of Vulnerable People, Haus Maria Königin of the Johannesbund and the Johanniter Hilfsgemeinschaft will be present in the South Foyer with information stands; they will be available to talk to the public and provide information about their work.

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