Don't turn on my buddy!

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Don't turn on my buddy! - for equal treatment, against xenophobia and racism eV is a trade union initiative against xenophobia , racism and right-wing extremism . According to the DGB , the association founded in 1986 is one of the oldest anti-racist organizations in Germany. It is often referred to as the "buddy club" or "yellow hand". His logo, "the yellow hand", is the trade union symbol against racism and right-wing extremism in Germany. The French initiative SOS Racisme is the role model and partner .

Members and Funding

Voting members of the association are 15 representatives of the DGB, the DGB member unions and the trade union organizations. New full members are only accepted by resolution of the general meeting. In addition, the association had around 400 supporting members in June 2012. These included Guntram Schneider , Angelica Schwall-Düren , Zülfiye Kaykin , Michael Sommer , Frank Bsirske , Michael Vassiliadis , Klaus Wiesehügel , Franz-Josef Möllenberg and Alexander Kirchner .

The association is supported by the unions with around 50,000 euros per year, and in 2011 a further 20,000 euros came from the contributions of the sponsoring members.

target

The aim of the association is to educate the population about racism and right-wing extremism and to implement measures against xenophobia, racism, right-wing extremism and for equal treatment in the world of work (§2 of the association's statutes).

history

The association was created as a response of the trade unions to the increasing racism and xenophobia in the Federal Republic of the 80s. In 1985 the editors of the union youth policy magazine “ ran ” suggested bringing the symbol of the French SOS Racisme “the yellow hand” to Germany. The idea was approved by the DGB youth and the DGB federal executive board. On November 18, 1986, the first board of the association was formed and entered in the association register. Within a few months, the defensive yellow hand not only became a trade union symbol, but also a nationwide symbol against xenophobia and racism. Celebrities such as Willy Brandt , Nena , Günter Wallraff and Götz George appeared as supporters of the campaign. In his role as Horst Schimanski , George wore the yellow hand in 1988 in the episode " Broken Blossoms " of the Tatort television series . The Rodgau Monotones took up the topic and the slogan "Don't mess my buddy" in 1994 in a song of the same name.

Between 2009 and 2011, the organization and financing of the association were restructured in view of the now "low presence of the Yellow Hand and the activities of the Kumpelverein in the trade union public", and the name and logo were updated. The association against xenophobia and racism "Don't turn my buddy on!" EV became "Don't turn my buddy on!" - for equal treatment, against xenophobia and racism ”. The old logo got a new font.

Chairperson

activities

Advice and materials

The Kumpelverein provides trade union organizations, companies and committed people with action and educational material and advises them.

Magazine and newsletter "Active + Equal"

“Active + Equal Rights” provides regular information on activities and measures against racism, xenophobia, right-wing extremism and discrimination. With the help of the newsletter, actors in the world of work are networked and suggestions are given as to how work against racism and for the equal treatment of migrants and employees with a migration background can be anchored and implemented at company level.

In 2006, “Aktiv + Equal Rights” was awarded an honorary prize by the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance .

"The Yellow Hand" competition

The “Yellow Hand” competition is aimed at students at vocational schools / colleges and all young people who are in vocational training. As part of the competition, the participants deal with the issues of right-wing extremism, xenophobia, racism and discrimination in the world of work. The main aim is to encourage motivation to deal with the relevant topics, to present the results publicly and to involve the young people in the process.

Database "Good examples from practice for practice"

The database “Good examples from practice for practice” serves as a working aid for voluntary and full-time trade unionists, works councils and shop stewards. It gives an overview of trade union activities, materials and practical guides on the relevant topics, on company activities for equal treatment and diversity .

Publications

  • Courage to show moral courage , Düsseldorf 2002
  • Active + Equal Rights , monthly magazine

literature

  • Don't turn on my buddy! , in: Manfred Budzinski, Peter Blick: All people are foreigners - almost everywhere. An action manual , Lamuv Verlag, Göttingen 1988, ISBN 3-88977-144-0 , p. 88 ff.
  • Peter Kühne: Union asylum and immigration policy. On the way to new concepts? , in: trade union monthly issues 2/1992, pp. 108–117 ( online at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung )
  • Don't turn on my buddy! , in: Anja Weusthoff, Rainer Zeimentz (Ed.): Aufsteh'n. Actions against the right. A manual , Vorwärts Verlag, Bonn 1994, ISBN 3-87579-050-2 , p. 113 ff.
  • Claudia von Zglinicki: Buddy Association. That connects us , in: ver.di Publik , edition 04/2011, online
  • Klaudia Tietze / Mark Haarfeldt: Protecting refugees, countering racism , handout for active people in the world of work, Düsseldorf 2017, 2nd edition, publisher: Association "Don't turn my buddy on!"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Yellow Hand: 25 Years Against Racism , German Federation of Trade Unions , November 18, 2011
  2. ↑ Dirk Baas: With "Gelber Hand" against racism , association portrait on evangelisch.de, February 11, 2011
  3. ↑ Report on the implementation of the 2010–2012 strategy ( Memento from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.6 MB), Don't turn my buddy on! from July 2012, p. 25 / p. 27
  4. ↑ Integration portal of the Ministry of Labor in North Rhine-Westphalia Interview with the chairman of the association Giovanni Pollice  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated February 29, 2012, accessed July 9, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.integrationsportal.nrw.de  
  5. ↑ Initiatives: Don't turn my buddy on! eV , website Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance .
  6. ^ Velten Schäfer: The Magic of the Yellow Hand , Neues Deutschland , August 30, 2013
  7. ↑ Manfred Budzinski, Peter Blick: All people are foreigners: almost everywhere: an action manual , Lamuv pocket books vol. 57, Lamuv Verlag , Göttingen 1988, p. 99 ff.
  8. ↑ Claudia von Zglinicki: That connects us , ver.di Publik 04/2011, accessed on July 11, 2013
  9. ↑ Hidir Çelik : The migration policy of West German parties and trade unions: a critical inventory of their magazines 1980-1990 , Protext-Verlag, Bonn 1995, p. 228 u. 237
  10. ↑ Grandstand. Journal for Understanding Judaism , Volume 24 (1985), p. 103 f.
  11. ↑ DGB Federal Board: The Yellow Hand: 25 Years Against Racism , published on November 18, 2011, accessed on July 13, 2013
  12. ^ Claudia Nothelle: Between Pop and Politics: on the worldview of the youth magazines "Bravo", "'ran" and "Junge Zeit" , Lit Verlag , Münster 1994, p. 146
  13. ↑ Don't mess with my buddy: Report on the implementation of the 2010–2012 strategy ( Memento from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.6 MB) from July 2012, p. 3, accessed on July 9, 2013
  14. ^ Website of the DGB Bildungswerk
  15. ↑ "Do not my pal!" , West German Allgemeine Zeitung , Oct. 9, 2012