Dr. Lisa Federle und Boris Palmer
- Location:
- Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Berliner Platz 1-3, 70174 Stuttgart
We're doing it now! About the courage to break new ground
Whether it's climate change, the economic crisis, housing shortages or the fear of social decline, we are facing a depressingly large number of problems. More and more people are seeking salvation on the fringes of the right. With their book, Boris Palmer and Lisa Federle want to make a statement for democracy and against populism. They analyse problems in the education system, immigration, digitalization, infrastructure and housing. Knowing full well that simple solutions offer no way out, they present facts, case studies and pragmatic approaches that go beyond party political calculations. Their book aims to provide orientation, security and the confidence that we can overcome the crises of our time together.
Lisa Federle, born in Tübingen in 1961, has worked there as an emergency physician since 2001 and as a senior emergency physician since 2004. In 2015, she developed a "rolling medical practice" to provide medical care for refugees. During the coronavirus pandemic, the mobile medical practice became a mobile test site. Lisa Federle thus made a decisive contribution to the Tübingen model. In 2020, she received the Federal Cross of Merit, and in 2021, she founded the #BewegtEuch initiative with Jan Josef Liefers and Michael Antwerpes to enable disadvantaged children and young people to take part in sporting activities.
Boris Palmer, born in 1972, grew up in Geradstetten near Stuttgart as the son of fruit farmer Helmut Palmer, who became known as the "Remstal Rebel". He studied history and mathematics in Tübingen and Sydney and worked as a research assistant for the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the Bundestag. In 2001, he became a member of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament, where he made a name for himself as an environmental and transport expert. At the age of 34, he was elected Lord Mayor of Tübingen in 2007 - and confirmed in office for a further eight years in 2014 with 61.7 percent of the vote. Boris Palmer has two children.