The photograph shows people taking part in a demonstration against the lignite power plant of Espenhain, close to Mölbis. At the time, Mölbis was known as the "dirtiest village of Europe". Friedrich Schorlemmer was active in the East German environmental movement of the 1980s that developed within the church environment and was based on the guiding Christian principle of preserving creation.

During the Evangelical Church Congress in Wittenberg, an event of symbolic character was held on 24 September 1983. The blacksmith Stefan Nau forged a sword into a ploughshare. The "performance" was in reference to a Biblical quotation, and was an expression of the desire to achieve world peace through global disarmament. In addition to the 4,000 participants, numerous representatives of the Western media as well as Richard von Weizäcker were present, which is why the state authorities did not terminate the event. The performance became a symbol of the peace movement which, in addition to disarmament, also campaigned for a consistent policy of détente between the East and West. Shortly after the event, Stefan Nau had to leave the GDR.

During the Church Congress in Wittenberg in September, 1983, teenagers break the law and climb on a monument. They are listening to the speech given by the then-reigning Mayor of West Berlin, Richard von Weizäcker. The previous day, his presence at the "Swords to Ploughshares" event had helped ensure that the national authorities didn't intervene. The politician was a board member of the 1983 German Evangelical Church Conference.

Friedrich Schorlemmer holding a sermon at a church service for the environment, held in the vicinity of the Espenhain lignite power plant, close to Mölbis. At the time, Mölbis had been designated the "dirtiest village of Europe" several times. Friedrich Schorlemmer was active in the East German environmental movement that developed within the church environment in the 1980s, based on the guiding Christian principle of preserving creation.

In addition to homemade motifs and collages, photographs were also used for the postcards. This photograph shows a wooden outhouse in the middle of a field in front of the Espenhain lignite power plant, close to Mölbis.

Friedrich Schorlemmer (left) during a peace conference in October, 1987, in the Saxon town of Meissen. The peace conference, during which criticism of the state was openly expressed, played an important role in the Peaceful Revolution.

This cloth patch features the motto of the Evangelical Church Conference held in East Germany in 1983. The printing of cloth patches with symbols or slogans reveals the creative manner in which the restrictions on freedom of the press and expression were dealt with. Unlike with the printing of political motifs on paper, printing on cloth did not require any official permission. People stuck the cloth patches onto their clothing – but they could be reprimanded or even punished if they refused to remove them if told to.

Friedrich Schorlemmer in Wittenberg at a demonstration against the parliament's infestation of Stasi agents.

The motif of this postcard is a quotation of French scientist, writer and philosopher Blaise Pascal. "The past and the present are our means; the future alone is our end."

This postcard reached a colleague of Friedrich Schorlemmer in 1982. It came from Franz Fühmann, who had to cancel his appearance at the Church Conference due to health problems. The East German author and supporter of socialism, who had become increasingly critical of the path of development the GDR was taking, died two years later bitterly disappointed with the GDR.