Irmgard Hofer

Overview

Irmgard Höfer born Fürth, Bavaria, Germany June 17, 1953. German peace activist; special education teacher. President, German WILPF. Traveled via Peace Train to Beijing Women’s Conference, 1999. Resigned from Green Party over its assent to Kosovo bombing, 1999. Led peace cycling tour, Stuttgart, 2012; led “music blockade” of Büchel nuclear base, 2013.

Quotations

“[A]ctions of nonviolent resistance seem to me highly legitimate in view of the ready alert status of nuclear weapons for emergency use, what I regard as a crime against humanity. These genocidal weapons, with their huge and arbitrary destruction potential in a few hours could wipe out all life on Earth.” (letter to prosecutor, Oct. 13, 2013; photo wilpf.de)