antifainternational:

April 6, Amsterdam - The Antifascists (2017) documentary screening + discussion

Doors open: 7pm, film screening: 8pm

The far right is on the rise. So much so, that listing the countries, in which this takes place, doesn’t even make sense anymore at this point. Being at the losing end of globalization, feeling disconnected, alienated and exploited, people turn towards ideologies that promise salvation through ethnical community, strong leadership and national egoism. The results are highly xenophobic, dehumanizing and authoritarian political movements that quickly grow in power.

The historical parallels to the periods prior to the world wars are striking. Björn Höcke (spokesperson “Alternative für Deutschland”), just to emphasize this point, openly talks about the cleansing of the German people in his new book, in which he describes his vision of a “new Germany”.

Yet, the public seems vastly unconcerned. The new-right political parties in Europe seem to be treated as basically democratic parties that “get carried away” on some points. The excess and the violence of the first half of the 20th century, and how quickly it manifested, seems forgotten.

The documentary “The Antifascists” shows how this violence is already present in European streets. It discusses instances of right-wing politically-motivated attacks in Greece and Sweden and explores how these are experienced by people affected, and/or involved in the effort to prevent them. It shows quite shockingly how the justice system and police are either unwilling or unable to control this situation and it raises the question of adequate counter strategies.

This question could well be amongst the most important questions of our current time and we would like to discuss it with you following the movie screening.