Created: Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:06

Maps and Infos about FEB 12-14

We want to hereby give you further information about FEB 12-14.

This is a map of all rallys and demonstrations in the inner city we know of (click to scale). You can find a printable version here.

As announced in our call, at this time there are no nazi activities forseeable between FEB 12 and 14. But they are, in fact, possible at any time, wether in the inner city or outside (therefore Heidefriedhof is included in the map). Therefore we urge you to keep yourself informed on our website or our twiiter- and facebook-channels regularly.

You will have the following possibilities to contact us or to keep yourself informed:

The info hotline of Dresden Nazifrei: 0351/41884767
The investigation panel in case of detentions: 0351/89960456
The paramedics: 0159/03544134 (check www.sanizentrale.de for short-term changes)

Ticker:
http://ticker.dresden-nazifrei.com
http://ticker.coloradio.org (bei bedarf)

Twitter:
@dd_nazifrei
@naziwatchdd

coloRadio informs from 18.00 and as needed over 98,4 und 99,3 MHz and over livestream.

Created: Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:15

70 years on and still onging – the 13th of February 2015

This year, the bombardment of Dresden has its 70th anniversary and the people in charge in Dresden still didn’t get it that they way of dealing with this date is the very reason why various right-wing ideologies are so easily compatible with it. An exceptionally good example of this is their strive to make it the big commemoration-happening on the occasion of its “jubilee”. The focus is still on the bombardment and not what caused it!

Since 2011, the Alliance „Dresden-Nazifrei“ calls for a "March for traces of offenders" (Täterspurenmahngang). We show at various places in the city that Dresden was not the innocent city of culture and arts it was proclaimed as during and after the war. SA and SS, Gestapo and forced labour, hatred and persecution war part of Dresden as they in every other city in Germany. Dresden was part of the war machinery of the “Third Reich” as well as the Holocaust. Dresden was bombed just like many other German cities and not more or less innocent than them Our "March for traces of offenders" aims to show this by presenting historic facts to selected places of interest.

As far as we are concerned, the duty to elucidate is still prevailing. Admittedly, the relation of the people of Dresden towards history of the city has changed during the last few years, but last year there were already tendencies to go back to “peaceful commemoration” now as the Nazi-abuse allegedly vanished. This year will again see attempts to qualify the German debt – for example by levelling the German Blitz and the response of the allied forces – or even by trying to relinquish past accomplishments: Besides the Nazis, who are quite likely to again participate in the official commemoration ceremony without any hindrance, is it now the AfD trying to make “silent commemoration” of Dresden as innocent city of victims fashionable. With an own event on the old market (Altmarkt) they want to call for a “commemoration with dignity” and set the discussions about the Dresden culture of commemoration back to the stage of the 90s.

However, our „March for the traces of offenders“ is not to be mistaken for an open-air history lesson. It is rather our contribution to the debate on commemoration in Dresden by setting a questioning, critical counterpart to the noncritical commemoration. The well-led “self-commiseration” of the city, which is displayed well this year by inviting President Gauck, has to stop. Dresden would to better if it took advice from the late Richard von Weizsäcker: The 8^th of May would present far more dignity to remember the cruelness of World War II and the guilt of the offenders to draw the right conclusions for the future – a day of liberation, just as Weizsäcker described already in 1985.

But more recent developments want to be taken into consideration as well. It is no coincidence that the “Pegida” movement of the recent weeks and months could make prejudices and hatred towards actual and alleged refugees again fashionable in Dresden and nowhere else. Just like it is also no coincidence that the amount of xenophobic attacks has risen sharply since the start of the “Pegida” demonstrations. In times of rising inhumane attitudes, we simply have to show solidarity and stand side-by-side with the ones who were and are victims of hatred, discrimination and violence.

As you can see, there are enough reasons to go to the streets to come terms with the past, also 70 years after the end of World War II – you are cordially invited to follow our call to do so with us!

No march, just marching off? – The Nazi plans concerning Feb, 13^th.

The 2009 neo-Nazi march was the largest of its kind in Europe. Due to successful blockading efforts, the number of participants has continued to decrease in the in the following years. In 2014, February 13 saw no major Nazi event at all. Instead they have taken to smaller activities and a demonstration on the eve of the 13th. For the current year there is no significant Nazi mobilization effort to Dresden apparent, which obviously does not rule out spontaneous demonstrations similar to those of last year. We are focusing this years efforts on being better prepared for such a scenario and being able to react immediately to any sudden developments. We will be ready to act on spontaneous Nazi demonstrations around the February 13 – which also means that a call for blockades might be issued only shortly before the 13th, or at the 13th, perhaps even only a few hours in advance. We ask you to keep updated via our website, Facebook, or Twitter.

Our goal is as clear as ever: Wherever there are Nazis marching – we will block them!

Created: Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:30

Do you know your city? “Täterspuren” (Traces of offenders) 2015

Mahngang Täterspuren 2015,FEB 13,  13.00 at Helmut-Schön-Allee

Since 2011, the Alliance „Dresden-Nazifrei“ calls for a "March for traces of offenders" (Täterspurenmahngang). We show at various places in the city that Dresden was not the innocent city of culture and arts it was proclaimed as during and after the war. SA and SS, Gestapo and forced labour, hatred and persecution war part of Dresden as they in every other city in Germany. Dresden was part of the war machinery of the “Third Reich” as well as the Holocaust. Dresden was bombed just like many other German cities and not more or less innocent than them Our "March for traces of offenders" aims to show this by presenting historic facts to selected places of interest.

The flyer with all stations of the march can be found here.

The stations of "Traces of offenders" 2015

1. 13.00: "ILGEN-KAMPFBAHN"

Herman Ilgen, founder of the foundation named after him, paid for erecting sports grounds on the Güntzwiesen (Güntz Green) . Opened in 1923, it was the venue for sports festivals and big events, but also served as parade grounds for the state military and alliances of warriors. On, 05/11/1944 ten „Volkssturm“-Battalions were sworn in on this venue.

2. 13:30: "GAUFORUM" AND REDEVELOPING THE CITY

If everything would have gone the way how the county leader Mutschmann and mayor Zörner envisioned it, this place would have seen the so-called Gauforum (County Forum). Furthermore, the entire city centre would have been redeveloped entirely. And although almost all underlying laws were already quashed, the responsible architect Paul Wolf thought them totally utopic.

3. 14:15: CITY HALL

In the beginning of 1933, the liberal mayor Wilhelm Külz refused to follow the demands of the Nazis to lay off unwanted civil servants and council members, set the NS-flag and so on. He was then put on leave on 14/03/1933 and eventually sacked in July 1933. His successor, the Nazi mayor Zörner opened on 23/09/1933 the first exhibition “Entartete Kunst” ("Degenerated Art")

4. 14:30: "DRESDNER BANK"

Between 1933 and 1942, business of the Dresdner Bank expanded massively, it then saw a triplication of the sum in its books. The immediate influence of the Nazis onto the bank relied on a direct influence of Hitler on the banks board of directors. Due to this, it took over the business of the long-standing private bank „Privatbank Arnhold“ as part of the arisation of Jewish assets. The Dresdner Bank, the first address of banking for the SS, is thought to be the larger German financial institution that was involved most with the crimes of the Nazi-regime.

5. 15:00: STATE THEATRE

After the Nazis got to power, many previously much-cheered artists of the state theatre and the Semper Opera lost their jobs on political and racial grounds.

THETRE SQUARE

In 1934, the Theatre week of the German Reich took place in Dresden. Its aimed at redeveloping art and culture so that it served the dictatorship of the Nazis.

"TASCHENBERGPALAIS"

The Taschenbergpalais was the headquarters of the defense-area Dresden and other Wehrmacht-agencies. It was destroyed on the 13th of February 1945. Its jewish owners were disowned and the associated Hotels, Restraurants and so on racially “cleaned”. The family never was never reimbursed after the liberation.

6. 15:30: CASTLE SQUARE 1, "STÄNDEHAUS"

The Building – Home of the Saxon Parliament, was stormed by SS troops on 09/03/1933 and the Parliament relinquished. Martin Mutschmann opened his office here in the same month. From 1936 it was also home to the “Club for Promoting the Saxon Nationhood”, whose goal it was to get the entire Saxon cultural live in line with an to serve the Nazi-propaganda.

7. 16:00: FRAUENKIRCHE

In common commemoration, the Frauenkirche is the symbol for the devastation of Dresden. However, that this was also centre of action for the counties secretary for religious affairs and leader of the association of Nazi-clergymen Friedrich Coch is hardly known. As NSDAP-member he was a major player in the cooptation of the evangelic church in Saxony.

Created: Wednesday, 21 January 2015 11:38

Regarding the issue of talking to PEGIDA

During the last weeks, more people of various backgrounds voice and articulate their wish that PEGIDA and its followers should be talked to. We as a Allianz “Dresden Nazifrei” have also been asked what preconditions we would consider necessary to think about a dialogue with Pegida. We would like the opportunity to express a clear opinion on this matter. To do so, a few questions need to be answered and will eventually lead to our point of view.

Read more: Regarding the issue of talking to PEGIDA