Anna-Lena Benjes: Bremen caregiver and her scandal with neo-Nazis

Anna-Lena Benjes: Bremen caregiver and her scandal with neo-Nazis

Bismarckstraße 333, 28195 Bremen, Deutschland - Today, on June 20, 2025, a special sign against right -wing extremism will be set in Bremen. Many will gather at the Bremen cathedral courtyard in the afternoon to take part in the rally of the "loud against right" initiative. This movement, which was launched after the protests of a year ago, has set itself the goal of becoming active against the shift to the right in society. A year ago, the initiative mobilized around 50,000 people in Bremen, and this time the expectations are high; The organizers have 5,000 participants: the inside, while the police assume a much larger amount.

What can the participants expect? A varied stage program with music that begins at 3 p.m., followed by the actual rally at 4 p.m. The marketplace was originally supposed to serve as a place of the event, but due to lack of space, it was given to the cathedral courtyard. The traffic situation in the city will also be noticeably affected by the early evening, because buses and lanes fail, are being redirected or late.

A look at the events of the past few months

A explosive background to this movement is visible by the recent activities of Anna-Lena Benjes, a person who has already been excluded due to racist statements from the Tura Bremen Football Association. According to a report by Indymedia , she took part in a neo-Nazi demonstration in Magdeburg in December 2024 and continues to run with members of the Weser/Ems campaign group. In addition, she is active in right -wing extremists, regularly sticks right -wing radical stickers in the Hulsberg area and refused to accept offers for dropouts. The heated atmosphere about your activities and the general problems with right -wing extremist tendencies in society make it clear that there is still a lot to do in Bremen.

Lukas Röber, one of the initiators of "loud against right", expresses his frustration on the lack of political action in this context. Despite the great commitment of the participants, the desire for stronger political influence remains. Thomas Köcher from the Bremen State Center for Political Education also emphasizes how important these demos are for social awareness

long -term measures against right -wing extremism

In order to tackle the challenges associated with right -wing extremism and racism, the Federal Government has already established a cabinet committee to combat right -wing extremism and racism in 2020. Research is a central part of this effort. Various projects that are promoted, among other things, from BMBF to develop action recommendations to combat this problem. The research results in areas such as racism in judiciary and healthcare as well as institutional racism are formulated in schools.

The measures and initiatives that are taken here in Bremen and at federal level are a clear call for action. "Loud against the right" sees itself as part of a paralyzing civil society that wants to fight a strongly radicalized influence on our society. The relevance of today's rally underlines the commitment of many Bremen: inside that get up against any attempt to discriminate and hate.