2010 Dresden anti-fascist blockade

thumb|The poster used by Dresden Without Nazis to mobilize for the counter-demonstration, in January 2010. The 2010 Dresden anti-fascist blockade, organized by the umbrella group Dresden Without NazisJTA Wire News Neo-Nazi March Blocked in Dresden February 16, 2010 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/international_news/neo-nazi_march_blocked_in_dresden/17052 February 20, 2010 (Dresden nazifrei), an anti-fascist alliance of several German organizations, was a counter-demonstration against a planned march of neo-Nazis in Dresden on 13 February 2010. The Dresden Without Nazis alliance is supported by anti-fascist organizations as well as politicians from the Left Party, the Green Party and the Social Democratic Party and leading members of trade unions. The alliance coordinated large, peaceful blockades consisting of large crowds of people to stop the neo-Nazi demonstration, a strategy that was successful in preventing the neo-Nazis from marching through Dresden.Agence France Press Thousands prevent neo-Nazi rally in Dresden December 13, 2010 https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hqG3WXu-_GJxUcvSG1vumxmLLoaA https://archive.today/20130124180601/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hqG3WXu-_GJxUcvSG1vumxmLLoaA dead January 24, 2013 February 20, 2010Mueller-Thederan Dirk Washington Post German protesters stop neo-Nazi march in Dresden February 13, 2010 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/13/AR2010021301313.html February 23, 2010June 2021 medicmedic With information from Reuters. Supporters thumb|The group "No pasarán" ("They shall not pass") is one of the supporters of the Dresden Without Nazis alliance. Supporters of Dresden Without Nazis include local and regional anti-fascist groups, the nationwide anti-fascist associations "No pasarán!" and "VVN-BdA", artists such as Konstantin Wecker and Die Toten Hosen, politicians from the Left Party, the Green Party and the Social Democratic Party and leading members of trade unions.Radke Johannes Die Zeit Ein Bollwerk gegen die Ewiggestrigen February 14, 2010 http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2010-02/neonazis-linke-dresden February 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324021921/http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2010-02/neonazis-linke-dresden 24 March 2010 live Activities Dresden Without Nazis was set up to mobilize against a planned march of neo-Nazis in Dresden on 13 February 2010, the biggest Nazi activity in Europe.Der Spiegel Reißmann Ole Rechtsextreme als Volkszähler January 7, 2011 http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,738308,00.html January 7, 2011 Tausende Demonstranten verhinderten mit Blockaden die größte Nazi-Aktion in Europa. ("With blockades, thousands of demonstrators prevented the biggest Nazi activity in Europe.") https://web.archive.org/web/20110119074933/http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0%2C1518%2C738308%2C00.html 19 January 2011 live The coalition advocated large, peaceful blockades consisting of large crowds of people as a means to stop neo-Nazi demonstrations. Its consensus on the form of action to be taken against the neo-Nazis reads: "We engage in civil disobedience against the Nazi demonstration. We will not escalate conflicts. Our mass blockades consist of people. We are in solidarity with all those who share with us the goal of preventing the Nazi demonstration."Dresden nazifrei 13.2.2010 Dresden nazifrei. Gemeinsam blockieren. http://www.dresden-nazifrei.com February 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100207231413/http://www.dresden-nazifrei.com/ 7 February 2010 live On 19 January 2010, police units searched premises used by the alliance in Dresden and Berlin, and confiscated computers, as well as posters. Politicians of the Left Party and the Green Party criticized the seizure.Der Spiegel Polizei-Einsatz gegen Neonazi-Gegner empört Politiker January 19, 2010 http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,672880,00.html February 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122151805/http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0%2C1518%2C672880%2C00.html 22 January 2010 live According to the Prosecutors Office, the slogan "Gemeinsam blockieren" ("Blocking together"), used on the poster, constituted a call to violate the law.Stern Polizei durchsucht Räume von Anti-Nazi-Bündnis January 20, 2010 https://www.stern.de/panorama/razzia-loest-proteste-aus-polizei-durchsucht-raeume-von-anti-nazi-buendnis-1537058.html February 20, 2010 thumb|People blocking the planned neo-Nazi demonstration in Dresden on 13 February 2010 On 13 February 2010, neo-Nazi groups gathered in Dresden to stage a "mourning march" on the 65th anniversary of the bombing of the city in World War II, which they describe as a "bombing holocaust".Deutsche Welle On Dresden Anniversary, Massive Protest Against Neo-Nazi March February 14, 2010 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4030017,00.html February 20, 2010 Until 2010, the march, organized by the National Democratic Party and the Junge Landsmannschaft Ostdeutschland, was the largest yearly demonstration organized by neo-Nazis in Europe. On 13 February 1945 the city was bombed by Allied planes, resulting in the death of an estimated 25,000 inhabitants, and official ceremonies to commemorate the dead take place in Dresden every year. Coordinated by the alliance Dresden Without Nazis, which organized several rallies that took place in the area, between 10,000 and 15,000 demonstrators surrounded the train station of the Neustadt district of Dresden, where the neo-Nazi demonstration was supposed to begin.Radau Lars Stern Die anständigen Aufständischen February 14, 2010 http://www.stern.de/panorama/dresden-und-die-neonazis-die-anstaendigen-aufstaendischen-1543311.html February 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100217152048/http://www.stern.de/panorama/dresden-und-die-neonazis-die-anstaendigen-aufstaendischen-1543311.html 17 February 2010 liveKohl Christiane Ein deutliches Zeichen February 13, 2010 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/903/503130/text/ February 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323232116/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/903/503130/text/ 23 March 2010 dead dmy-all In the city center, an additional 10,000 people took part in a human chain that symbolically protected the city against the Nazis. While about 6,000 Nazis held a rally in a confined space adjacent to the Neustadt train station, more than 5,000 police separated the opposing groups. Police then declared the blockades to be intractable, did not allow the neo-Nazis to march, and ordered them to leave the area by train.Becker Leon Dische Spiegel Online Dresden's 'Civil Courage' – A City Mobilizes Against Neo-Nazis February 15, 2010 https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/dresden-s-civil-courage-a-city-mobilizes-against-neo-nazis-a-678069.html November 18, 2019 References 1 External links Official website of Dresden Without Nazis No pasarán! VVN-BdA Category:Anti-fascism in Germany Category:Protests in Germany Anti-fascist blockade Category:2010s in Saxony Category:February 2010 in Germany Category:Bombing of Dresden Category:21st century in Dresden