Five celebrities recommend: Bertel Haarder invites to the premiere of his two protest songs against Donald Trump

With hundreds of events spread over the three days of Folkemødet, it can seem impossible to choose. Five famous guests give you their recommendations for this year’s program.

With several thousand events over the three days of Folkemødet, it can be a bit of detective work to find the debates and events you are most passionate about.

But don’t despair – help is on the way.

Politiken’s debate editorial team has asked five knowledgeable Folkemødet guests what they think you should experience while you’re on the sunny island.

Bertel Haarder, former politician

“I would recommend that you go for the cultural and festive, where you feel the community, and opt out… no, I won’t say what I’m opting out of.

I would like to say something that I myself am a part of: Community singing, where Søren Pind and I sing.

Søren Pind is an excellent and very entertaining singer. On the other hand, he is quite disorganized and cannot make songbooks – but I do.

And there are quite a few of my own songs included: There is a premiere of my two protest songs against Donald Trump. I have written new lyrics for Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ melody, and it is harsh against Trump and the oligarchs. I have become a protest singer in my old days.

Time and place: ‘Joint singing with Bertel Haarder and Søren Pind’. June 14 at 3:00 p.m. D11 – Venstres have.

Natasja Crone, journalist

“A lot of my focus at the People’s Meeting and in my work is how to act in a world in turmoil, geopolitically and with Trump and Putin. So I also want to take a break and do something that’s not about that at all.”

One is in the spiritual department with a conversation between a priest and a well-known Dane. The other is extremely concrete with the Lund Madsen brothers about dental fear. Those are two good breaks.

Time and place: The pulpit – the seven deadly sins. June 12 at 10:30 a.m. C12 – the Danish Church. And ‘Goodbye and thank you dental fear’ with Anders and Peter Lund Madsen June 12 at 12:30 p.m. J30 – Dental Tent.

Helin Erdem, satirist and host

“I would recommend the photo exhibition with 18 portraits of people with Greenlandic roots living in Denmark. The Kurdish in me resonates a lot with the Greenlandic narrative. An oppressed people who need to be given time to speak and recognition.”

We have so many prejudices in Denmark. We must create new stories and learn to stop reproducing stereotypes. Those who attend the People’s Meeting are ready to be inspired, because they have set their minds to listen and learn something new.

Still, I think it can become culturally elitist and exclusionary. I wish my cousin from Taastrup would want to take the ferry there. So I think it’s good for the guests to get a glimpse of real people and immerse themselves in some stories other than their own.

Time and place: ‘Siulit – Ancestors’. June 12-14. F8 – Folkemødehuset.

Knud Romer, author

“I’m throwing a very subjective recommendation at you: A debate about the fact that waiting times at specialist doctors are crap: The longer the waiting time, the greater the risk that you will go blind. I have glaucoma and was told that there was a four-month waiting time in the public sector, and my optic nerves were breaking like sewing thread.”

What I like about the People’s Meeting is that issues that normally don’t have much chance of stopping traffic in public can be addressed.

Time and place: ‘Specialist medical practice in the healthcare system of the future’. June 13 at 4:00 p.m. K1 – Danish Pharmacists’ Association.

Maya Tekeli, journalist

“I can’t figure out if it’s completely out of touch to go to the People’s Meeting, given the current situation in the world. It can feel like an acid trip to go from tent to tent and experience cozy-cozy-politician-ask-me-anything.

At the same time, it is more important than ever to meet and talk together.

Maybe you can find out by trying to solve a potential future financial crisis in an escape room? You can only find out by going there.

Time and place: ‘Financial crisis escape room’. June 12 at 11:00. G9 – Good Money.

Overview

You can experience this on Politiken’s stages

Politics traditionally has a large program at the People’s Assembly.

Experience, among others, Roald Als in conversation with Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister in debate, Elisabet Svane and Noa Redington, a live edition of Bente Klarlund’s letterbox, Margrethe Vestager interviewed by Christian Jensen and much more.

The musical performances are provided by Anne Linnet and Peter A.G. Nielsen.

See the full program here.

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