Aktion 3. Welt Saar

Aktion 3. Welt Saar (often written AKTION 3.WELT SAAR) is an independent, general-political organisation that works throughout Germany and is based in the Saarland. According to its own description, it is a broadly political body rather than a single-issue group: it researches and publishes on asylum, racism, agricultural policy, energy, ecology, concepts of societal development, fair trade, antisemitism and Islamism. It cooperates with well over 70 groups, organisations and institutions and, with or without partners, runs around 100 events and projects each year. Its stated guiding thread is the unequal distribution of wealth on Earth, both in Germany and in the so-called Third World. The organisation sees itself as independent and non-partisan, but explicitly not neutral: it pursues its values mainly through political work and therefore describes itself as a political organisation, rejecting any party monopoly on politics. Its central theme is social justice. It is recognised as a non-profit and charitable association (gemeinnützig und mildtätig) and finances itself largely through supporting members and donations, which it presents as the price of political independence. In practice, Aktion 3. Welt Saar operates a Weltladen (fair-trade shop) in its own building in Losheim am See, which it calls a "political Weltladen" because it aims to inform customers about the economic relationships that keep many countries in poverty. It advises refugees and is an active member of the Saarland Refugee Council (Sarländischer Flüchtlingsrat), with which it regularly calls for public remembrance of Samuel Kofi Yeboah, who died in a racist arson attack. It also works against antisemitism from both right and left, and distinguishes explicitly between Islam and Islamism, opposing the latter while rejecting anti-Muslim scapegoating. On globalisation and ecology, the group warns against privatisation, argues that energy and clean water must be accessible to all and not distributed purely by market criteria, and campaigns for decentralised renewable energy. It rejects nuclear power, genetically modified food and patents on seeds. It co-founded the alliance "ERNA goes fair" (ERNA standing for Ernährungssicherheit und Nachhaltigkeit, food security and sustainability) together with the Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter, the DGB Bezirk West, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft and NABU Saarland. The organisation publishes irregularly on its various themes. Its best-known publications include "Zehn kleine Negerlein" on racist stereotypes in children's and youth literature, "Mit Islamismus gegen die Aufklärung" against political Islam, "Streit ums Saatgut" on farmers' rights and biopiracy, and "Bye bye Multikulti – es lebe Multikulti!". It also offers lectures, brochures, flyers, posters and pamphlets, and maintains an archive and chronicle on its website. Its board members come from a range of professions and locations, including Cologne, Duisburg, Merzig, Saarbrücken/Sarreguemines, Losheim am See and Berlin.

Aktion 3. Welt Saar is an independent, general-political organisation that works throughout Germany and has its seat in the Saarland. It describes itself as a broadly political body rather than a single-issue group, with the unequal distribution of wealth on Earth as its guiding thread. It researches and publishes on asylum, racism, agricultural policy, energy, ecology, concepts of societal development, fair trade, antisemitism and Islamism, and cooperates with well over 70 groups, organisations and institutions, running around 100 events and projects each year. According to its mission statement, the organisation works for freedom, justice, self-determination and a liveable future for all people. It sees itself as independent and non-partisan, but not neutral, and claims politics as its field rather than leaving it to parties. Its central theme is social justice. It is recognised as a non-profit and charitable association and finances itself largely through supporting members and donations, which it presents as the price of political independence. In the area of fair trade, Aktion 3. Welt Saar runs a Weltladen in its own building in Losheim am See. It calls this a "political Weltladen" because it aims to inform customers about the economic relationships that keep many countries in poverty, for example by pointing out products made with child labour and showing alternatives. It stresses that work should be fairly distributed and that wages should enable a decent life. On racism and discrimination, the group campaigns for a society that judges people as human beings rather than by appearance, regional origin or religion, and works against antisemitism from both the right and the left. It advises refugees, argues for the fight against the causes of flight, rejects reducing people to their market economic performance, and advocates more generous asylum laws. It is an active member of the Saarland Refugee Council (Sarländischer Flüchtlingsrat), with which it calls for public remembrance of Samuel Kofi Yeboah every five years. It distinguishes explicitly between Islam and Islamism and rejects the Islamist idea of a theocratic state, while warning against using anti-Islamism as a cover for xenophobia. On globalisation and ecology, the organisation warns against privatisation and argues that energy and clean water must be accessible to all and not distributed purely by market criteria. It supports decentralised renewable energy, rejects nuclear power, genetically modified food and patents on seeds. It co-founded the alliance "ERNA goes fair" (ERNA standing for Ernährungssicherheit und Nachhaltigkeit) with the Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter, the DGB Bezirk West, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft and NABU Saarland, working for fair agriculture worldwide. Aktion 3. Welt Saar publishes irregularly on its themes. Its publication "Zehn kleine Negerlein" addresses racist prejudices in children's and youth literature, with a print run of 115,000 copies distributed with the newspapers taz and Jungle World and the magazine of iz3w; a revised edition appeared in spring 2014 with a contribution on the "N-word debate". "Mit Islamismus gegen die Aufklärung", last revised in autumn 2008 with a total print run of 120,000 copies, takes a stand against political Islam, arguing that Islamist terror has no emancipatory potential and warning against false tolerance, while insisting on a clear line against those who use anti-Islamism as a pretext for xenophobia and a "national lead culture". In summer 2009, a third edition of the leaflet "Streit ums Saatgut" appeared in cooperation with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft, describing farmers' struggle to continue growing the Linda potato without the approval of the company Europlant and linking it to the worldwide fight against biopiracy. At the end of 2009, "Bye bye Multikulti – es lebe Multikulti!" criticised a conception of multicultural society that the organisation considers contradictory. The organisation also offers lectures, brochures, flyers, posters and pamphlets, and maintains an archive and chronicle on its website. Its board members come from a range of professions and locations, including Cologne, Duisburg, Merzig, Saarbrücken/Sarreguemines, Losheim am See and Berlin. Recent activities include the presentation of the publication "Gegen das Vergessen – Orte des NS Terrors und Widerstandes in Saarbrücken", demonstrations marking the 35th anniversary of the murder of Samuel Yeboah, participation in the "Saarland Sozialgipfel" against housing benefit cuts, fair trade seminars, and an alternative report on the Yeboah inquiry committee.

• 2026

  Presentation of "Gegen das Vergessen – Orte des NS Terrors und Widerstandes in Saarbrücken" and demonstration on the 35th anniversary of the murder of Samuel Yeboah.

• 2014

  Revised edition of "Zehn kleine Negerlein" published in spring, including a contribution on the "N-word debate".

• 2009

  Third edition of the leaflet "Streit ums Saatgut" published in summer; "Bye bye Multikulti – es lebe Multikulti!" published at the end of the year.

• 2008

  Publication "Mit Islamismus gegen die Aufklärung" last revised in autumn, total print run 120,000 copies.

Independent, non-partisan but not neutral general-political organisation focused on social justice, fair trade, anti-racism and ecology.

• Weltladen fair-trade shop

  A fair-trade shop in the organisation's own building in Losheim am See, described as a "political Weltladen".

• Publication "Zehn kleine Negerlein"

  Publication on racist prejudices in children's and youth literature, print run 115,000 copies, revised edition 2014.

• Publication "Mit Islamismus gegen die Aufklärung"

  Publication against political Islam, last revised autumn 2008, total print run 120,000 copies.

• Leaflet "Streit ums Saatgut"

  Leaflet on farmers' rights and biopiracy, third edition summer 2009, in cooperation with Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft.

• Publication "Bye bye Multikulti – es lebe Multikulti!"

  Publication from the end of 2009 criticising a conception of multicultural society.

1. 1Aktion 3. Welt Saar: Homea3wsaar.de
2. 2Aktion 3. Welt Saar: Über unsa3wsaar.de
3. 3Aktion 3. Welt Saar: Spendena3wsaar.de
4. 4Aktion 3. Welt Saar: Vorstanda3wsaar.de
5. 5Wikidata: Aktion 3. Welt Saarwikidata.org
6. 6Wikipedia (de): Aktion 3. Welt Saarde.wikipedia.org