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By: Sabina Brosch
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Together for democracy: demo organizer Merlin Kornherr (l.) and mayor Christoph Böck.
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They came to Unterschleißheim's town hall square with banners, rainbow flags and music: around 800 participants gathered for a peaceful demonstration against right-wing extremism.
Unterschleißheim - The “Unterschleißheim is colorful” alliance, consisting of 20 organizations, clubs, churches and social actors, called for the protest on Saturday afternoon.
People of all generations came.
They had signs with inscriptions such as “Quiet Brauner”, “No power to the Nazis” or “Human dignity is inviolable”.
Lots of applause for the speakers
The speakers received a lot of applause.
Organizer Merlin Kornherr from Fridays For Future started the event.
The demonstration was a “clear and unmistakable sign of democracy,” he said, a “united resistance against misanthropy and right-wing extremist ideologies.”
In Unterschleißheim you will find a diverse and solidarity-based community that “today defends values such as tolerance and respect”.
Pastor warns against hatred
Pastor Mirjam Pfeiffer from the Evangelical Lutheran parish praised the fundamental basis of social coexistence, where it is important to “be and remain human even in uncertain times”.
She recalled the fall of the Berlin Wall, which she experienced as a seven-year-old, where people fell into each other's arms after decades of separation.
“Not all conflicts have been resolved as Germany and Europe grow together, but I am still happy to live in an open world.” The Bible saying an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth also means moderation, keeping a cool head and looking calmly. what it's about.
Reacting to hate with hate is not the solution.
Mayor impressed
Mayor Christoph Böck (SPD) was impressed by the “largest demonstration ever in Unterschleißheim”.
He is proud to be mayor of Unterschleißheim and is a representative of all the people who should feel comfortable here.
The city shows that diversity can become a community.
It must remain that way in the future.
Böck spoke of the dream of a common, peaceful Europe.
Anyone who calls for leaving the EU has no economic competence: “In fact, he is harming Germany and all of us!
So let’s hold on to Europe!”
The participants also made it clear to the AfD information stand positioned in front of the town hall that there is no place for hatred and discrimination in Unterschleißheim.
Two women with a rainbow flag had positioned themselves directly in front of the stand, and a chant animated by the demo participants sang “We are more!”
“We show them peacefully what we think of them and that we will not stand idly by,” said Kornherr.
You can find even more current news from the Munich district at Merkur.de/Landkreis München.