I was the first one to go to the square
Lenka Honnerová né Pittnerová was born on September 5th 1956 in Pardubice to the family of an officer and ardent communist party member. In 1960 she moved with her family to České Budějovice. Her father´s career was affected by his older daughter leaving for Austria in 1969 and later emigrating emigrating officially. Lenka Honnerová worked as a shop assistant and a waitress, since the 70s she attended tea parties where foreign records were being played be the latter political prisoner Jiří Gans. In Spring of 1974 she went to see the Plastic People of the Universe band performing in nearby Rudolfov, however the gig had been banned and hundreds of fans who came to see the performance were beaten up by the police. Later Lenka married and gave birth to three children. In November 1989 she organised protests taking place at the main square in České Budějovicd and was also one of the event´s first participants. Today she works as a cleaning lady for an Austrian family and gathers the material aid that she distributes in the refugee camps.