NSU reappraisal and search for clues in the former Fritz Heckert area
Lecture on 14 September, 7 pm, TIETZ, event hall, Critical Walks on 18 and 19 September, each from 11 am to 12.30 pm
On Tuesday, 14 September, from 7 to 8.30 pm, the Chemnitz Adult Education Centre and ASA-FF e. V. invite you to a lecture on the NSU reappraisal in connection with the "Offener Prozess" exhibition at the TIETZ, which starts at the end of September. Admission is free.
Based on the question "Was there the NSU?", the lecture will shed light on the structures and conditions that made the NSU possible. The question is: What conclusions have the administration, politics and society drawn? What can be done in view of the recent right-wing attacks in Hanau, Halle and Istha? What does it take to overcome right-wing terrorist violence? What can the urban society of Chemnitz contribute?
On Saturday and Sunday, 18 and 19 September, from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., you are invited to take part in Critical Walks in search of clues in the former Fritz Heckert area. The meeting point is at the Hutholz tram terminus. Participation is free.
The neighbourhood walk is dedicated to the architectural, social and political history of the Fritz Heckert area. It was created as part of a research project at Chemnitz University of Technology.
Ten years ago, a right-wing terrorist network, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), unmasked itself and claimed responsibility for a series of racist murders and attacks. The NSU was first based in Chemnitz, then in Zwickau. It remained undetected for years.
Ten people lost their lives in the attacks, dozens were injured, some of them seriously. The number of those who had to mourn the loss of these people in their surroundings or who were traumatised and frightened by the attacks is many times greater.
The process of coming to terms with this complex has not yet been completed. Five people have been prosecuted after a five-year trial. However, the neo-Nazi network that made these acts possible is much larger and has remained largely unchallenged.
There was also a lack of support from politicians and the wider population.
The exhibition "Open Trial" will open on 28 September at 7.30 pm in the Neue Sächsische Galerie.