On the night of July 1, 1992, local neo -Nazi skins want to hunt for the homeless. In a small Rosasum garden in the center of Neurppin, you will find a drunk Emil Wendland, sleeping on a park bench. They brutally insult him and violate his life. Finally, one of the Nazis strikes him with a knife.
A small place for Wendland has been named in Neurppin since 2022. Memorial events are held every year on the day and place of his murder, Rosa Garden. Also on this first day of July, on which about 30 people are united in front of a small stage next to the memorial steel for Wendland.
“His death was not an accident, not a tragic individual affair. He was and is part of the prolonged continuity of proper violence in this country, ”says Leon Frank (The surname has changed) From the memorial initiative Emil Wendland. Correct violence is “not a marginal phenomenon”, but “reality in the middle of this society”.
I hate a social argist
Your speech is warlike: “If you do not correspond to the image of performance, adaptation and usefulness, you will be dehumanized. It is this thinking. It was a social -Arvinistic hatred that cost Emil Wendland into life. He was not the first victim of this ideology and will not remain the last, ”she says.
The memorial initiative Emil Wendland was founded in the center of the youth residential project in the middle of almost 20 years after his death. He deals with proper violence, homelessness and social isolation – topics that are inextricably linked with the murder of Emil Wendland.
“Homelessness is not fate, but an expression of social isolation in capitalism,” the group emphasized when it was founded. For ten years, young people spent a campaign for a place that will be called in Wendland. Ultimately with success.
In addition to the memorial stele in the pink garden, there is also a wreath of the federal president. In fact, just a few hours before the memorial event, Frank-Walter Steinmeier with the mayor of Neuroppin, Nico Roulet (SPD) appeared here to mark Wendland.
An important signal
The memorial initiative welcomes this as an “important signal”, but criticizes that she learned from the visit from the press and was not invited. In general, for Leona Finn, it is good from this initiative that “the highest political representative appears in public in a memorial place, which exists only thanks to the breath of youth and our initiative.”
The youth group was also allowed to formulate the text on the memorial stele built in 2012. However, the initiative causes the initiative that two proposals were deleted from the proposal: “The fact that people should live on the street, while at home empty, is evidence of the social cold of this society. He lies from each of us to defend the very person. “
For an activist: inside the incision is another sign of the depolitization of such violent actions. They criticized the fact that the investigations of the death of Wendland were deported and that in such cases remained victims alone – while criminals often leave with mild punishment. “Nevertheless, it is necessary to civil society that looks,” said Finnish in her speech.
Less prospects for the victim?
But it is precisely this critical civil society in Brandenburg during a strict policy of strict savings. What threatens to get lost, you can guess right in the neighborhood, in a former old high school. The camping exhibition “No Beautiful Earth” can be seen here on this day. This resembles the fate of 23 people who died in Brandenburg in a row of law, racist and social violence.
23 murders from 1990 to 2007, evidence of terrible acts of violence and the emotional cold of criminals, examples of undesirable police investigations and company departure. The exhibition of pedestrian campaigns was created with the prospect of the victim of the Association, which advises the victims of violence with proper violence and racist discrimination and works.
But the prospect of the victim should worry about their financing. Encouragement of their anti -discrimination consultations is still funded by federal funds. They ended in January 2026 – and should actually enter the promotion of the state Brandenburg. Nevertheless, no means for continuing the anti -discrimination consultation were hired in the budget of the government coalition, the association said.
According to the current status, in the future only a victim of the violence of the association will be financed. Because this is part of the concept of the state of the state of “tolerant Brandenburg” to combat right extremism and strengthen democracy. This structure “continues and is encouraged,” assures Alfred Roos, the head of the Coordination Office in the state of Brandenburg.
Fatal sign
Nevertheless, the initiative also complains that the tips for the victims were frozen in the current state of financing. Due to the growing costs and growing demand, this is the same as the actual reduction. Therefore, she is afraid of this for her work.
Finink also believes that consulting centers, such as the prospect of the victim, should now worry about their existence, all people: “If you are falling out, the injured again alone.” Independent initiatives and consulting centers will fill in the gaps that the state left. “We urge, to celebrate political education even more to bring the public. Proper violence is still understatable, depolitized or dismissed as a marginal phenomenon. ”
The fact that the right scene is strengthened, undoubtedly for Finnish: “We are very concerned about the fact that racist, rights and a strange attack in the neuroppin and the region in their frequency and in its openness. The inhibit threshold falls. “
Hannes Puzhel from the point of view of the victim, which came to neuroppin on the day of the celebration, also notes “the emergence of a new radical youth movement of the right, which is especially noticeable thanks to attacks on political opponents: inside.”
Sturs enemy image
According to Puzhel, a special enemy of this movement is a strange youth scene, which is not only for other gender relations, but is also attacked as not the right youth culture. “Unlike the beginning of the 90s, these attacks do not occur in an atmosphere similar to a pogrom, as in Rostok or Hoyersvert, and, fortunately, we have not seen any murders from this new youth scene.
What can be done with this? Puzhel believes that the youth scene of militants in the right direction should establish restrictions “quickly and efficiently”. On the other hand, the wrong ones must be protected and supported. “It also includes that there should be rooms in which socio -political contradictions can be carried out without capturing on the radiator.”
The fact that new rights are becoming more and more present is already obvious on the way back. At the railway station, a young skinhead is waiting for a late train with an unobtrusive acquaintance.
He does not say anything, but carries braces in imperial colors of black and white-red.