Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie
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Formation | 1993 |
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Type | NGO |
Purpose | Civic education |
Headquarters | Berlin |
Chairman | |
President of the Advisory Council | Rita Süssmuth |
Executive Director | |
Website | http://www.gegen-vergessen.de |
Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie (Against Oblivion – For Democracy) is a German organization promoting diversity, tolerance and democratic participation, and opposing racism, prejudice and right-wing and left-wing extremism. It focuses in particular on the two dictatorships on German soil, the Nazi dictatorship and the communist dictatorship of East Germany.[1] The organization was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Berlin. Its activities are supported by the Government of Germany.[2][3]
The organization was co-founded after the German reunification by former SPD chairman Hans-Jochen Vogel, Annemarie Renger, , and Freimut Duve, who all belonged to the SPD. Its current chairman is Joachim Gauck (since 2003), the deputy chairmen are Eberhard Diepgen, and . The advisory council is chaired by Rita Süssmuth, and the Executive Director is .[citation needed]
The first chairman was Hans-Jochen Vogel (1993–2000), who was succeeded by former Bremen mayor Hans Koschnick (2000–2003).
, an honorary member of Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie, was active in the resistance against both the Nazis and the SED regime and spent seven years in an East German jail, and joined the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold in 1932.[4][third-party source needed]
References[]
- ^ Selbstdarstellung auf gegen-vergessen.de
- ^ Hans-Jochen Vogel (ed.): Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie. Mit Beiträgen von Eberhard Bethge u.a. Piper, München / Zürich 1994, ISBN 3-492-12012-1.
- ^ Hans-Jochen Vogel, Ernst Piper (eds.): Vom Leben in Diktaturen: das Projekt „Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie“. Mit Beiträgen von Christoph Klessmann u.a. Piper, München / Zürich 1995. ISBN 3-492-12214-0.
- ^ Hans Bonkas wurde 90, Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie
External links[]
- Political organisations based in Germany
- 1993 establishments in Germany
- Organizations established in 1993