among the crowd marching for freedom and democracy was that 18 year old opposition activist catherine moll of. german reunification just didn't cross my mind at the time my motivation was things can't go on like this a strings are this country has no future we have no freedom of expression no free elections i wanted to reform the country i wanted democracy in the g.d.r. it. for months premie things had been held at leipsic said nicholas church on september 4th catherine hutton how an unfilled bana it called for an open country with free people the protest was captured on film by western media. it was important to us that our own people in our country could see it and they could see oh wow there is something that has started in my city and it's not as g.d.r. media tells its like they are criminals and they want to destroy our country know their girls they could be my friend they could be my daughter she was imprisoned soon after for riotous assembly but by october 9th knowledge of the growing protests had spread guns like the cloud. it was clear throughout life what was at stake. vance for