From: pierce@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Brad Pierce)
Subject: Germany: Mobilize against racism
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 20:15:03 GMT

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From: steveb@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de (Steve B.)
Subject: Germany: Mobilize against racism
Reply-To: INI@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de
Organization: ZRZ/TU-Berlin
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:44:34 GMT

To all those who call  themselves democrats!

For over a year helplessness, bewilderment and disruption have
been paralyzing our society. We have always believed that
racism and violence against foreigners, Jews, disabled people,
homosexuals... could never be repeated in Germany. Despite
this they have been repeated. Therefore we must make it
clearer than before that we do not condone the attacks forces
hostile to democracy on the freedom of the people.

For weeks now hundreds of thousands of people have
demonstrated in the streets for  human rights and against the
current politics. However:
the German government is still ignoring the will of the silent
majority that is gradually waking;
the German government is taking refuge in party political
skirmishes;
the German government is solely preoccupied with its power
interests.

Or to state it more clearly:
The duty of our society to provide help and solidarity for all
foreigners, Jews, disabled people, homosexuals... is one
thing. But it is the work of the government to carry through
effective measures against the right wing terror and to
protect all potential victims.
We are the sovereign, we must  make it totally clear to the
government what we demand of them.

On the 30th of January 1993 falls the sixtieth anniversary of
Hitler's seizure of power. 60 years ago the established
politicians foundered on their false belief that the Nazis
were after all harmless and through their inclusion in the
democratic system could be exposed as laughable and incapable.
The seizure of power followed and was not to be reversed.

We will not accept such experiments again. The Federal
Republic is not the Weimar Republic. The overwhelming majority
wants an end to the right wing terror and a peaceful
coextistence with and equal rights for all foreigners, Jews,
disabled people, homosexuals...

The politicians and the government will doubtlessly give
hypocritical speeches and those of the right wing will march
forth and pillage. But we shall not be passive observers but
will inundate the government with thousands of postcards. We
will not rid ourselves of the responsability that we have
inherited from our parents and grandparents. Germany will
still not experience normality for a long time.


           IT'S UP TO YOU! MAKE A PETITION BY POST!
           SEND A POSTCARD WITH YOUR DEMANDS TO THE
          GERMAN GOVERNMENT ON  THE 28TH OF JAN. 1993!




(Print and ) Copy this page and the letter above; send or distribute the
copies to all your friends as fast as possible.
Glue  the following card on a postcard


                      ________________________________________
                     |                                        |
                     |          30th of January 1993          |
		     |                                        |
                     |                                        |
                     |          Don't give speeches,          |
                     |             do something!              |
                     |                                        |
		     |                                        |
                     |               I demand:                |
                     |                                        |
                     |   1.  Immediate abolition of all       |
                     |        right wing and racist sym-      |
                     |        bols, conventions, organi-      |
                     |        sations and parties as well     |
                     |        as the spread of correspon-     |
                     |        ding modes of thought.          |
                     |                                        |
                     |   2.  Comprehensive protection         |
                     |        for all foreigners, Jews, dis-  |
                     |        bled people, homosexuals...     |
                     |        and their institutions as an    |
                     |        enrichment of our pluralis-     |
                     |        tic society.                    |
                     |                                        |
                     |   3.                                   |
                     |                                        |
                     |                                        |
                     |                                        |
		     |                                        |
                     |                                        |
                     |                                        |
                     |________________________________________|


and send it to the following adress: 
(So, that it arrives on the 30th of January)

	AN DEN
	BUNDESKANZLER DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND
	HERRN
	DR. HELMUT KOHL
	ADENAUERALLEE 139-141
	DW-5300 BONN

	GERMANY




This idea was started by the "98ers", an unorganized group of
German students of various subjects. This group is fed up with
the unpolitical  and consume orientated mentality of the
eighties. We need critical thinking, initiative and action
that were essential points in the 68 movement. 
NOW IT'S UP TO ALL OF US! 
--
          Stefan Berreth 
          steveb@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de
          elseaeab@{ w208zrz , w272zrz , w351zrz }.zrz.tu-berlin.de

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