Neumünster fights for democracy: tolerance demos without violence!

Neumünster fights for democracy: tolerance demos without violence!

in Neumünster it is going on: The round table for tolerance and democracy (RT) is passionate about right -wing extremism and has dealt intensively with the role of demonstrations. The RT has been a alliance of representatives of parties, churches, unions and associations since 1997 in the fight against democracy -related efforts. They not only set themselves the goal of observing right -wing extremist activities, but also actively organizing counter -demonstrations. These are usually larger than the respective right -wing extremists, which is a positive sign of the cohesion of the community. This reports [KN-ONLINE.de] (https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/neumuenster/demos- against-recht-in-neumuenster-keine-kein-keine-hass-pf6trgtpwludvz6q.html).

In March 2025, due to the appearance of the "Black Block" of Antifa, an counter -demonstration was not called for a counter -demonstration in January, which resulted in rich discussions within the RT. The number of counter -demonstrators was low at the time, which led to internal disputes. In order to improve mobilization, the RT steering group has now made a proposal to develop a "demo concept", which was accepted by a large majority. The aim is to promote acceptance and participation of broad circles without propagating hate slogans or militant appearance.

new obligation in the steering group

The steering group has also renewed itself: Almut Auerbach from the Verdi union was elected as the new chairman and succeeds Christof Ostheimer, who was active for 15 years. Dirk Mehrens from the Mittelholstein corporate association takes over Ostheimer's place. Other members are Jörgen Breckwoldt (CDU) and Pastor Wolfgang Miether. These changes are under the motto, a separate transparent that reflects the goals of the RT, to carry the demonstrations at the top of the demonstrations and thus set a clear sign. Interested parties can find more information on the RT: rundertisch-neumuenster.de.

right -wing extremist mobilization against CSDS

In the further context, the challenges that queer people in Germany currently have to master are alarming. According to [democ.de] (https://democ.de/artikel/rechtsextreme-on-und-offline-mobilization- against-csds-und-quere-menschen/), a total of 232 Christopher Street Day demonstrations (CSD) are planned for 2025, which is the highest number in history. However, right -wing extremist groups have identified these CSDs as attack goals. In the summer of 2024 there were right-wing extremist anti-CSD demonstrations in 28 cities, which were mainly organized through social media.

The violence of neo -Nazis at these events was largely disorganized and spontaneous. The increase in queer -hostile crimes is particularly worrying, which increase from 1,785 in 2023 to 2,917 in 2024. The number of hostile crimes also increased by 24 percent. Actions of groups such as the identity movement and the AfD counteract the "Pride Month" and thus the efforts for diversity and acceptance. The use for more tolerance and against extremism is all the more important in these times, since the threat to queer life is still enormous.

The RT steering group will continue to work closely with the local authorities in order to create a safe environment and to defend the values of tolerance and democracy. The personal and collective responsibility of each individual is considered centrally.