is the motto and name of a campaign against right-wing violence in Cologne, Germany. The colloquial slogan in the local dialect Kölsch literally means "Ass up, teeth apart", encouraging people to not look away but to stand up, speak out and take action against racism and injustice.

History

9 November 1992

On 9 November 1992, about people gathered at in Cologne following a call from artists from the Cologne music scene for a concert against racism and

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. This was preceded by a wave of xenophobic attacks, such as the

Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots From August 22 to August 24, 1992 violent xenophobic riots took place in the Lichtenhagen district of Rostock, Germany; these were the worst mob attacks against migrants in postwar Germany. Stones and petrol bombs were thrown at an apartment block ...

. "" (English: "We ��want to contribute to end the wide-spread speechlessness regarding the developments in our country"), the participating artists wrote in a pre-published statement for the major event. Despite far too lax security measures (nobody had expected the large number of participants), the rally took place without incident. The title song was composed by with lyrics contributed by

Wolfgang Niedecken Wolfgang Niedecken (, ; born 30 March 1951) is a German singer and musician. He founded the Kölsch-speaking rock group BAP at the end of the 1970s and soon became famous with BAP all over Germany. He is the lead singer and only remaining found ...

. The participating artists also sung it at the ' (English: "Them today – you tomorrow!") concert on 13 December 1992 in Frankfurt. It was selected for the annual German in 1993. At the same time, the ' was founded, which has since repeatedly supported projects and initiatives against right-wing activities. For example, it supported the exhibition "" in 2000, which dealt with forced labor in Cologne during Nazi rule. Among the participating artists and speakers were BAP, , Jürgen Becker,

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, Bläck Fööss, , Brings, , Charly T., EM:ZEH,

Elke Heidenreich Elke Heidenreich (née Riegert; born 15 February 1943) is a German author, TV presenter, literary critic and journalist. She has written audio plays, a magazine column, scripts for television plays and books. Heidenreich is known as the ''Kabarett ...

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20 September 2008

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On 20 September 2008, a follow-up event was held sixteen years after the original "" concert under the revised motto "" at the in Cologne. This movement formed as a reaction to attempts of the politically right party to organize a gathering of European extreme-right groups in Cologne in a so-called "anti- islamization congress". The

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in NRW classifies Pro Köln as an extreme-right group. Tens of thousands of people came together in the center of the city for a demonstration to protest

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and neo-nazism. Thereby, the planned right-wing gathering could be preempted and eventually prevented from occurring.

9 November 2012

The 20th anniversary of the original event was held on 9 November 2012 in the form of another rally and concert for social justice. The event took place at the "Deutzer Werft", a spare area between

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and alongside the river Rhine. The number of visitors was in the s. Participating artists and speakers were Özan Akhan, Athena, BAP,

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, Bläck Fööss,

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, Brings, Julius Brink, , ,

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, , Höhner, Hop-StopBanda, , Carolin Kebekus, , , , , ,

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Mariele Millowitsch Marie-Luise Millowitsch (born 23 November 1955) is a German actress. Life Millowitsch was born on 23 November 1955 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westfalia. She is the daughter of Willy Millowitsch and one of the three sisters of Peter Millowitsch. ...

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, Walter Pütz, , Jonas Reckermann, , Jürgen Roters,

Peter Rüchel Peter Rüchel (9 March 1937 – 20 February 2019) was a German music journalist, producer and founder of the WDR show Rockpalast, which since the mid-1970s has been hosting concerts by national and international bands and solo artists and broadc ...

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Frank Schätzing Frank Schätzing (; born 28 May 1957) is a German writer, mostly known for his best-selling science fiction novel '' The Swarm'' ( 2004). Life Schätzing was born in Cologne and studied communication studies; he later ran his own company, a ...

Wilfried Schmickler Wilfried Schmickler (born 28 November 1954 in ) is a German comedian and cabaret artist. Life Schmickler works as a comedian in Germany on TV-shows, in radio and on theatre stages. His programme consist of political cabaret Cabaret is a for ...

, Anke Schweitzer, , Viva la Diva, , , , Ranga Yogeshwar, , two sign language translators and one hundred fifty "" (members of corps of drums).

Albums

* ''Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander'' (1992) CD * ''Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander – live'' (1992) CD * ''Heimatklänge – Zehn Jahre »Arsch huh«'' (2002) CD * ''Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander – Köln stellt sich quer!'' (2008) CD * ''Arsch huh 2012'' (2012) CD * ''Su läuf dat he'' (2019)

References

External links

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