Karl Liebknecht working group

Karl Liebknecht circa 1912

The Karl Liebknecht working group was founded in 1979 as a discussion and information forum in Frankfurt / M. founded. He awards peace prizes, publishes informational pamphlets and publishes a series of books.

history

The name of the working group was chosen in memory of the socialist and anti-militarist Karl Liebknecht (1871-1919). In the preparations and the establishment of the working group were karl retzlaw , foundation member of the ( Frankfurter Rundschau ), the anarcho-syndicalist Augustin Souchy , the writer Peter Maslowski (1893-1983) and the journalist Peter Bernhardi involved. Bernhardi has been honorary managing director of the working group since 1979. The discussion forum is open to “ leftists and libertarians of all stripes ” (P. Bernhardi). Those involved are of the opinion that, based on their experience, existing organizations such as trade unions, parties and interest groups do not have the basis to discuss political and economic problems freely and without taboos. "Far too often these organizations are only used as springboards for careers to cushy positions, posts, medals and decorations." .

The working group has so far awarded a peace prize eight times. Prize winners were fellow campaigners from unions , political parties and personalities from the extra-parliamentary opposition . The award was donated by the writer Johannes Mario Simmel .

After the defeat of the so-called " Spartacus uprising " on January 15, 1919 , Liebknecht published his last article in the Red Flag under the heading Despite all this . The working group Karl Liebknecht published under this title from 1980 to 2009 an information pamphlet whose subtitle journal of socialist libertarian AK Karl Liebknecht . In addition, the working group published a series of books under the name Kleine Reihe .

Peace prizes

1984: Detlef Lüderwaldt, pastor and social worker .
1985: Ülkü Gürkan, trade unionist, works councilor , chairwoman of the Turkish People's House in Frankfurt / M.
1987: Uwe Timm , former works council, publicist, editor of the magazine "espero"
1991: Paul Matthes, precision mechanic , ex-works council chairman.
1993: Werner Ortmüller, staff council , poet , initiator of various citizens' initiatives for humane urban design
1995: Diethelm Damm, publicist . Self-organized initiatives: “Institute for Self-Organization and Corporate Self-Administration eV” and “UPJ - Company Partner of Youth”.
2000: Karl H. Schneider, trade unionist, local politician , publicist.
2002: Werner Böwing, from 1957 to 1987 union secretary of IG Bau-Steine-Erden , 10 years board member of the Association of Conscientious Objectors (VK). Since March 2008 in the council of elders of Die Linke .

Small series (selection)

Published in the Karl Liebknecht working group (Frankfurt / M.). Some of the brochures are archived at the International Institute for Social History ( IISG , Amsterdam).

Karin Puck (Ed.), Keep the flame burning! . With articles by and about Karl Retzlaw. 1981 (IISG: Collectie IISG [Souchy Bauer, A], plaat number 2008/220)

Peter Bernhardi, Karl Liebknecht . A biographical sketch with a contribution by Karl Rezlaw. 1984

Hermann Kraus, on Ludwig Feuerbach is no Marxist past . 1984

Peter Bernhardi, Friedrich Ebert - between revolution and reaction . 1985

Peter Bernhardi (ed.), Rudi Dutschke . Obituary, with 13 articles, 1987 (IISG: Collectie ID, Plaatsnummer Bro 1725/17)

Peter Bernhardi (Ed.), Against the Current , Poems. With contributions by Andreas Geil, Thomas Griesbacher, Karl H. Schneider, Peter Schütt u. a., 1989. (IISG: Collectie ID, Bro 1725/18)

Peter Bernhardi (Ed.), Religious Enmity against Jews . With contributions by 23 authors, 1992 (IISG: Collectie ID, Plaatsnummer 1993/5005)

Peter Bernhardi, Socialism is human, is democratic or it is not at all . For the 100th birthday of the socialist Karl Retzlaw 1996. (IISG: Collectie ID, plaatsnumber 2555/6)

Werner Böwing, P. Bernhardi (Ed.), From someone who did not have a career: contemporary history and satirical contributions . 2002

Hermann Weber, a staunch humanist. In memory of Karl Retzlaw . 2004

Peter Bernhardi, A long way from the Humanist Union to the Karl Liebknecht working group . Special issue 2007

literature

Books

Holger Jenrich , Anarchist Press in Germany 1945-1985 , page 313 (dissertation at the Philosophical Faculty of the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster). Libertarian Science, Volume 6, Nevertheless-Verlag. Grafenau-Döfflingen 1988. ISBN 3-922209-750
Bernd Drücke : Between a desk and a street battle? Anarchism and Libertarian Press in East and West Germany . Page 416, Ulm 1998. ISBN 3-932577-05-1

Magazines

espero , Peter Bernardi, Why the Karl Liebknecht Working Group? , No. 41, October 2004, page 21

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Vhl. on this: Peter Bernhardi in espero , No. 41
↑ Quoting from P. Bernardi in: "espero" No. 41 (2004), page 21
↑ Mentioned in the library of the free . Section: Uwe Timm: Fortunately, anarchy has a future
↑ Karl Liebknecht: In spite of everything! January 15, 1919, Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
↑ Holger Jenrich, Anarchist Press in Germany. 1945-1965 , page 313
↑ See there a brief portrait: Known VK members: Werner Böwing

[1] Vhl. on this: Peter Bernhardi in espero , No. 41

[2] Quoting from P. Bernardi in: "espero" No. 41 (2004), page 21

[3] Mentioned in the library of the free . Section: Uwe Timm: Fortunately, anarchy has a future

[4] Karl Liebknecht: In spite of everything! January 15, 1919, Retrieved April 18, 2019 .

[5] Holger Jenrich, Anarchist Press in Germany. 1945-1965 , page 313

[6] See there a brief portrait: Known VK members: Werner Böwing