PRO ASYL Presseerklärung | Press Release
February 5, 1999
Put a signal against cheap xenophobe propaganda
- Signal gegen fremdenfeindliche Stimmungsmache setzen
- Put a signal against cheap xenophobe propaganda
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PRO ASYL calls upon the large, not xenophobe majority of the population of the Federal State of Hesse, to show its true colours and go to the polls. Elections will be decided on the election day and not at surveys. PRO ASYL calls upon all citizens: Use your voting right! Don’t give your vote to politicians or parties, who try to win votes with fear of foreigners.
PRO ASYL thinks, that many xenophobe persons will go to the polls. Here the CDU (Christian democrats) was successful with a big mobilisation. PRO ASYL is concerned about the fluent transition between the right wing of the CDU in Hesse and right extremist parties. „Who integrates right extremist positions, will be isolating himself“, warned Günter Burkhardt, general secretary of PRO ASYL. No single responsible social organisation has supported the CDU sign-in campaign. There was resistance of churches, trade unions, welfare, human rights and not at least migrant organisations. Now it would be necessary, to put a clear signal against the cheap xenophobe propaganda in the election campaign.
PRO ASYL has started the campaign „Hesse against Xenophobia!“ together with the Intercultural Council of Germany. The reaction to this call is impressive. More than 3.000 people have signed and agreed at the same time, that their names could be published in newspaper advertisements. They have donated considerable financial resources, so that the call could be published in 15 Hessian newspapers.
Besides of this positive reactions PRO ASYL has received a variety of insulting letters of supporters of CDU, and right extremist parties („Republicans“ and NPD). The CDU has succeeded with its action in activating the most dull sediment and old prejudices against foreigners.
