vigil: Memory of the victims of the racist attack in Hanau

As in many other German cities, on 19. August also in Kassel due to a racist terrorist attack in Hanau in February 2020 murdered people thought. To keep the memory alive six months after the attack, the foreigners' advisory council of the city of Kassel had called for a vigil in front of the town hall.

round 200 People have to 17:30 Found in front of the town hall. At the beginning of the vigil, Ferhat Unvar was silent for a minute, Gokhan Gultekin, Hamza Kurtović, Said Nesar Hashemi, Mercedes Kierpacz, Sedat Gurbuz, Kaloyan Velkov, Vili Viorel Păun and Fatih Saraçoğlu gedacht. They were all on 19. February 2020 killed in Hanau for racist motives.

In a speech that followed, the attack in Hanau was classified as part of the continuity of right-wing terror in Germany. It was also highlighted, that the breeding ground for such acts is social racism. Right-wing terror can only be fought, if consistently against racism, anti-Semitism, Queerophobia and sexism will take precedence, so the speaker.

Furthermore, in played audio files Victim, Relatives and survivors were made aware of the normal racist situation in Hanau and made demands on politics and society. Among other things, the focus here was on the complete clarification of the official actions in the run-up to the attack.

“We made a promise to ourselves, never to forget and never to forgive. As long as there is no complete explanation, as long as consequences are not finally drawn and there is justice. We won't stop that long, to fight."

Up until now, survivors and relatives have been doing this work themselves and “not only reconstructing the night of the crime, but also the years before and find more and more official failures ". It is now up to politics, to act consistently against right-wing terror and racism, to prevent further right-wing murders, such a spokeswoman.

19.08.2020: Vigil on the occasion of the racist attack in Hanau 6 Months

At the end of the vigil there was a Demonstration am 22. August in Hanau pointed out, to which is being mobilized nationwide. The meeting point for a joint train journey from Kassel is over 8:45 at Kassel main station. The ticket costs are covered.