Press release
of September 11th, 1998
PRO ASYL starts Advertising Campaign against
Xenophobia and Racism in the Election Campaign
Intense Criticism of CSU (Christian Social Democrats)
Election Campaign
Overwhelming Echo of Members and Donators
PRO ASYL starts Advertising Campaign against Xenophobia and Racism in the Election Campaign (en)
Anzeigenkampagne „NEIN zu Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Rassismus!“
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Tomorrow PRO ASYL will start a nationwide advertising campaign against xenophobia and racism. Advertisments financed by PRO ASYL will be published in large supraregional and regional newspapers.
The reason for this PRO ASYL activity is the „unprecedented instrumentalisation of prejudices against refugees and migrants“, explained Heiko Kauffmann, spokesman of PRO ASYL. „It shall be suggested with populistic slogans that refugees and migrants are responsible in Germany for all problems and negative developments „. In the CSU procedure PRO ASYL sees a deliberate strategy: After always new proposals to toughen the alien and asylum law the CSU party stirs up offensively the atmosphere in Bavaria with posters against foreigners and refugees. Events with the Bavarian Minister of the Interior Dr. Guenther Beckstein in cities such as Nuremberg are advertised with the heading: „Zero tolerance against crimes – in favour of a limitation of immigration „.
„With such populistic slogans migrants and criminal individuals are equated. Fear of foreigners is stirred up. The CSU bears a high portion of responsibility for attacks motivated by xenophibia on foreigners and asylum-seekers in Germany. In relation to their election campaign there can hardly be seen a difference between the CSU and right-wing extremist parties as DVU (German’s People Union) and Republicans“, said Heiko Kauffmann.
The Registered Funding Society PRO ASYL e. V. has in the last week of August informed all members and donators and asked for support of the campaign. The echo is overwhelming:
- Within few days more than 3.000 individuals informed PRO ASYL that they are willing to sign the call „NO to Xenophobia and Racism“.
- Far more than 150.000, DM were donated so far in order to become able to finance this advertising campaign.
In the advertising text PRO ASYL appeals together with the signatories to all citizens to make use of their voting right and elect politicians, who don’t try to gain votes with Xenophobia.
KAMPAGNE
