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'''Omas gegen Rechts''' (Grannies against Right) is a {{ill|Bürgerinitiative|de}} (initiative of citizens) in Germany and Austria. Founded in Vienna in 2017, in protest of [[extreme right-wing]] political positions. Its members are mostly women in retirement or close to legal retirement age.<ref name="bz">{{cite web|title=Weil Alter Wissen ist: Wie die Omas gegen Rechts die Republik aufrütteln|periodical=|publisher=[[Berliner Zeitung]]|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/omas-gegen-rechts-zentralrat-der-juden-paul-spiegel-preis-li.128674|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2020-12-30|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
'''Omas gegen Rechts''' (Grannies against Right) is a {{ill|Bürgerinitiative|de}} (initiative of citizens) in Germany and Austria. Founded in Vienna in 2017, in protest of [[extreme right-wing]] political positions. A German initiave was founded in 2018. Its members are mostly women in retirement or close to legal retirement age,<ref name="bz">{{cite web|title=Weil Alter Wissen ist: Wie die Omas gegen Rechts die Republik aufrütteln|periodical=|publisher=[[Berliner Zeitung]]|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/omas-gegen-rechts-zentralrat-der-juden-paul-spiegel-preis-li.128674|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2020-12-30|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref> concerned about developments in politics and social life that are detrimental to a future for their grandchildren. Omas gegen Rechts were awarded the Paul-Spiegel-Preis for [[civil courage]] of the [[Central Council of Jews in Germany]] in 2020.


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 16:22, 20 August 2021

Omas gegen Rechts
Formation2017 (2017)
Founder
Founded atVienna, Austria
TypeInitiative
PurposeOpposition of far-right politics
Official language
German
Award(s)

Omas gegen Rechts (Grannies against Right) is a Bürgerinitiative [de] (initiative of citizens) in Germany and Austria. Founded in Vienna in 2017, in protest of extreme right-wing political positions. A German initiave was founded in 2018. Its members are mostly women in retirement or close to legal retirement age,[1] concerned about developments in politics and social life that are detrimental to a future for their grandchildren. Omas gegen Rechts were awarded the Paul-Spiegel-Preis for civil courage of the Central Council of Jews in Germany in 2020.

History

The initiative Omas gegen Rechts was founded in Vienna in 2017 by Susanne Scholl and Monika Salzer, a retired pastor.[1][2] Salzer said that it was in response to the coalition of the Österreichischen Volkspartei and the Freiheitlichen Partei Österreichs during the first Kurz government.[1] She wrote a book explaining why women who experienced life fight for the future of their grandchildren,[1] Warum wir für die Zukunft unserer Enkel kämpfen.

Beginning in spring 2018, the Omas gegen Rechts is also active in Germany, initiated by Anna Ohnweiler, a former teacher and social worker who grew up in socialist Romania. An association was founded. According to Deutsche Welle as of November 2020, it has 3000 members, a fifth of them male, and the movement is active in more than 70 towns.[3] The Berliner Zeitung noted around 100 regional groups in Germany as of 2020.[1]

Goals

Omas gegen Rechts in Vienna in 2019, against the imprisonment of Carola Rackete

The initiative is active against anti-semitism, racism and misogyny.[4] It points at the danger of fascist tendencies, observed in Austria, Germany and other European countries.[1] The initiative supports equal opportunity and tolerance and supports the Fridays for Future movement.[3] Regional groups participate in actions against Protests over COVID-19 policies in Germany.[1]

Awards

In December 2019, Omas gegen Rechts received the Integrationspreis of Freiburg im Breisgau,[5] and in November 2020 the Paul-Spiegel-Preis für Zivilcourage of the Central Council of Jews in Germany.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Weil Alter Wissen ist: Wie die Omas gegen Rechts die Republik aufrütteln". Berliner Zeitung. 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ Manuela Tomic (2018-02-26). "In Rente und Rebellion". Zeit Online.
  3. ^ a b "Des Nazis alte Feindin". Deutsche Welle. 2020-09-11.
  4. ^ "Omas gegen Rechts setzen Zeichen für Menschenrechte". Rheinische Post (online). 2020-12-10.
  5. ^ Vögtle, Fabian (16 December 2019). ""Omas gegen Rechts" erhalten den Freiburger Integrationspreis". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Initiative "Omas gegen rechts" erhält Paul-Spiegel-Preis 2020". Central Council of Jews in Germany (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.

Further reading

  • Monika Salzer: Omas gegen Rechts – Warum wir für die Zukunft unserer Enkel kämpfen. Droemer HC, Munich, 2017, ISBN 978-3-426-27811-6.
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