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Golden Action against Right-Wing Extremism: Celebrating and Remembering in Weimar
On May 8th, the Alliance against Right-Wing Extremism and initiatives in Weimar are organizing a memorial service with activities and discussions.
Golden Action against Right-Wing Extremism: Celebrating and Remembering in Weimar
On May 7, 2025, the golden posters to take home were officially introduced at the Bauhaus University Weimar. This campaign is part of an extensive program intended to promote dialogue against right-wing extremism. Loud uni-weimar.de The golden button and visual concept are designed to spread a positive message of remembrance and engagement.
Visitors to the university can now obtain the posters at the following locations on campus: Amalienstraße 13 (EG), Bauhaus.Atelier, main building and university library. In addition, the balcony and forecourt of the main building will be decorated in gold to increase the visibility of the campaign.
Event on the Theaterplatz
On May 8th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. there will be an event on Theaterplatz organized by the Alliance Against Right-Wing Extremism (BgR) Weimar and other initiatives. This includes the construction of a golden plaque around the Goethe and Schiller monument. The event includes numerous offerings such as coffee and cake, as well as open-air screenings of the short films “The Second Life of Eva Fahidi” and “Kinderblock 66” with subsequent discussions.
Additional program items include the hands-on activities “The Art of Remembrance”, the “Values Case” and a pop-up exhibition on the fates of people from Weimar during the National Socialist era. This day will conclude with a solemn memorial rally at 4 p.m.
Broader protest movement against right-wing extremism
The Weimar event comes in the context of a broader protest movement against right-wing extremism and the AfD that has gained momentum in Germany. Since the current occasion, an application by the Union to tighten asylum law, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across the country tagesspiegel.de reported.
In Berlin, more than 6,000 people demonstrated in front of the Konrad Adenauer House. In addition, around 7,000 protesters gathered in front of the CSU headquarters in Munich. The creativity of the protests is reflected in imaginative poster slogans that are going viral on social media. Examples are: “Democracy has a Merz infarction” from Leipzig or “Marzipan instead of Nazi madness” from Tübingen.
The demonstrations are reaching more and more cities, including Dortmund, Halle an der Saale and Bochum. Posters address historical references and warn against history repeating itself, as the worrying motto “Hitler was also elected democratically” in Dortmund shows.
A diverse range of groups and age groups take part in the protests, including “Boomers against the right”, “Grandmas against the right” and “Yogis against the right”. This various mobilization is part of a larger commitment against right-wing extremism and the AfD in Germany.
Overall, it is clear that the commitment to a diverse and fair society in Weimar and beyond is an important movement that manifests itself through creative forms of expression and collective action.