Vigil in Kusel: Together against intolerance and for democracy!

The alliance for tolerance and humanity (courage) plans a vigil in Kusel to protest the political situation in Germany and Austria. The event will take place on Saturday, January 11th, from 3 p.m. at the Kochschen Markt in Kusel. Under the motto "We are more" and the addition "Riesa is everywhere" is also referred to the Federal Partyday of the AfD in Riesa. The program includes music and speeches, and the vigil should take about an hour, depending on the external conditions. The speakers include Christine Fauß, the head of courage and Greens in the district council, Jürgen Conrad, the district deputy of the SDP, and Thorsten Schmidt, union secretary of the DGB Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland. Further contributions from interested parties are planned and can still be registered, as the

At the same time, the Federal Party Congress of the AfD will continue in Essen on Sunday, where a protest event with a vigil is planned from 9:00 a.m. This takes place within sight of the grughalle, and 500 participants have already been registered. On Saturday, there were significant disputes between demonstrators and the police during the previous protests, which started with troublemakers and pepper spray. A policeman was seriously injured, a policewoman slightly injured, and a total of 28 officials were injured on Saturday. According to the Welt , the protests against the AfD event showed that many people take to the streets against intolerance and right-wing extremism.