Wels initiative against fascism

The Wels Initiative against Fascism , also known as Antifa Wels , is an independent initiative founded by Robert Eiter in 1984 to combat right-wing extremism , racism and anti-Semitism in the city of Wels in Upper Austria .

Fields of work

The organization primarily does educational and remembrance work.

Commemorative work: research, documentation and erection of memorials
Youth work: educational work in schools
Humanitarian work: improving the situation of asylum seekers in Austria

As a result of the Wels initiative against fascism, the city of Wels organized several meetings with displaced Jews , erected three memorials and named several streets after victims, including Anne Frank Street. The Elfriede Grünberg Prize has been awarded by the initiative since 2000 .

Awards

2000 Solidarity Prize from the Linz church newspaper
2004 Fritz Freyschlag Prize
2009 Award of the chairman with the golden humanity medal of the city of Wels

Web links

Web presence of the Welser Initiative against Fascism on antifawels.wordpress.com.

Individual evidence

^ Federation of Democratic Workers' Associations: 25 years of the Wels Initiative against Fascism. Greetings from the Federal President - Speech by Anton Pelinka (article on the 25th anniversary of Antifa) ( Memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Federation of Democratic Workers' Associations: 25 years of the Wels Initiative against Fascism. Greetings from the Federal President - Speech by Anton Pelinka (article on the 25th anniversary of Antifa) ( Memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )