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Panel Discussion: German Staatsräson as a starting point for a leftist movement?! Migrant perspectives on Antideutsch politics [GER/EN]

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Migration to Germany for political activists from around the globe can be a challenging experience. Among many other problems approach of local leftists and anti-authoritarian structures to the political crisis in the middle east can be seen as strange and quite conservative. Attempts to participate in political debates on that matter is a sure way to isolation if you do not share the established ideas within the german left and liberal society about Israel/Palestine. With all that and despite those challenges there are still a lot of migrants who continue to question the politics of unconditional support of state of Israel as well as xenophobic attitude towards people coming from Middle East.

During this panel discussion migrants organizing in Germany will share their experience of trying to deal with antideutsch tendencies deeply rooted inside leftist circles. From public debates and canceled presentations all the way to actions by german leftists against different parts of migrant communities – we share our experience with each other and those interested in attempt to find a way out of this mess.

Saturday 06.09.2025 20:00-21:30 @Seminarraum

Leftists against left extremism?

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Usage of Left Extremism classification that stems from German secret services as an attempt to pressure AND and Anarchist Days

In past days it came to our knowledge that a certain individual is trying to apply pressure at least on one of the event venues from Anarchist Days to cancel the events and kick out organization from the venue. Reasons provided in the complaint are formal – Anarchist Network Dresden (AND) as well as some of our partners during Anarchist Days are considered left extremist organizations by VS and this should make those providing spaces to Anarchist Days think twice with whom they work.

A few days ago, we learned that an individual is actively trying to sabotage the Anarchist Days in Dresden. In an email to the organizers of one of the A-Days venues, it was stated that the Anarchist Network Dresden itself and several other groups represented at the A-Days with lectures were ‘left-wing extremists’ and were being monitored by the German Verfassungsschutz – so it would be better to think twice about collaborating with us.

Delegitimising left-wing, progressive politics, pushing them out of the city and criminalizing them are moves that we otherwise already know from CDU and AfD politicians. However, the person responsible for these emails is known to us and is considered as part of the left scene in Dresden by some.

We believe this is just a continuation of attempts by certain individuals to sabotage our political work as well as to take away voices of the people who give presentations during A-Days. We are also deeply concerned that more and more individuals inside Dresden left scene appeal to law constructs of the state to fight back political opponents within the city. With the saxonian regional government as well as federal government giving up into the hands of fascist organizations we see such development as a direct support of german state in its fight against left and anarchist structures.

We do not believe there is any space inside the anarchist circles for people who appeal to the states and their structures in attempt to push their own political agenda.

08.06.24 antiauthoritarian-antifaschist block at the Demo #WirSindDieBrandmauer

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You cannot vote fascism out of society!

🫵🏽Being an anti-fascist is not an option, but rather a necessity for all those who believe in a just and equal society, without fascism and all other authoritarian ideologies!

✊🏽We are going together at 08 June 2024 to the demonstration #WirSindDieBrandmauer there will be an antiauthoritarian-antifascist block in #Dresden

meeting point: 3pm Goldener Reiter

You can read more about the topic here:

vote fascism out

Anarchist Days in Dresden 2024 – call for participation

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We invite you to participate in this years Anarchist Days in Dresden by means of a lecture, workshop, concert or socializing.

As anarchists we seem to be lost in the modern time of conflict. Climate disaster, economical exploitation, rise of fascism and wars make activists more confused than ready to act. And event though anarchist movement continues to grow, it fails to develop comprehensive answers to many different challenges.

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Climate strike 31.05.24 – What do authoritarianism and climate change have to do with each other?

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Quite simply! That would of course be too short-sighted! 
Let’s briefly look at two aspects. 

For a society, authoritarian politics means that political or economic solutions are implemented centrally. In the past and present, this means that large-scale projects are usually implemented over the heads of the inhabitants of affected regions. These can be dams, mining, tourism projects, company relocations and the like. Governments and businesses usually work hand in hand here. For the local people, this means that nature and their livelihoods are destroyed. Large corporations or the state itself make a profit from this. 

It is not uncommon for regions to be selected for this purpose in order to suppress rebellious inhabitants and gain political control over areas by destroying the livelihoods of local people. 

This is usually sold as infrastructure or development investments, allegedly created jobs or supposedly necessary energy projects. 

And this brings us to the second aspect of authoritarian politics. If people do not share these perspectives, do not benefit from these projects in any case, but instead point out the destruction of the environment and the consequences for the climate and want to save the affected regions, they are criminalized, subjected to massive repression and, in some regions of the world, simply murdered. 

Exploitation of resources and the destruction of nature is also taking place on a massive scale in Germany, for example through mining and its contaminated sites and the establishment of huge unnecessary corporations such as Tesla in Grünheide. 

That’s why we’re also present with Stop Authoritarianism Campaign at the climate strike on 31 May in Dresden!

Against authoritarian politics!
For a decentralisation of the energy supply!
Solidarity with the climate activists affected by repression!

Meeting point 2pm at Goldener Reiter.
We wanna walk than together to Schlossplatz, where the demo starts.