Antifaschistisches Pressearchiv und Bildungszentrum Berlin

The Antifaschistisches Pressearchiv und Bildungszentrum Berlin e. V. (apabiz) is a German voluntary association and initiative against right-wing extremism based in Berlin. It grew out of a like-named initiative founded in Berlin in 1985 and was formally established as a registered association in 1991. Its core mission is to systematically collect, archive and analyse publications of the extreme right as well as information about incidents linked to the extreme right, and to make the results available through events, seminars, expert reports and support for academic and journalistic work. It is a member of the Antifa-Net, the International Antifascist Network for Research and Action. The association maintains one of the largest archives of its kind in Germany. Its holdings include books, periodicals, stickers, flyers, posters, brochures, open and internal letters, circulars, programmes and internet pages produced by the extreme right, with material reaching back to the 1930s and a strong emphasis on the period from the 1980s to the present. A particular focus is right-wing music and youth cultures: the archive holds more than 600 CDs, mainly German Rechtsrock and Liedermacher recordings, but also black metal, dark wave and Nazi-era military music. The collection has been expanded over the years, for example through several hundred National Socialist-era books taken over from dissolved holdings of the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek of the GDR in the 1990s, the photo and editorial archive of the Deutsche Volkszeitung (DVZ) in 1999, and the administration of the collection of the project for interdisciplinary fascism research at the Freie Universität Berlin. A second core area is continuous press evaluation. Since 1991, roughly seven daily newspapers have been systematically reviewed for articles on right-wing extremism, supplemented by weekly, monthly and other papers and magazines. Articles are recorded in a database, indexed and archived; after thirteen years of systematic work the project could draw on 45,000 articles stored in more than 120 press folders. Practical outputs include annual chronologies of right-wing extremist attacks and other incidents published on the website, and chronologies of antisemitic incidents compiled since 1992 in cooperation with the online magazine Hagalil. apabiz also runs an extensive education programme with lectures, workshops and seminars, offered as evening events or as day and weekend seminars, including special group seminars, school workshops, lecture series and week-long seminars. Topics range from Judaism and antisemitism, women and girls in right-wing extremism, neofascism, the New Right, fraternities, esotericism and paganism, right-wing extremist publishing and the internet, expellee associations, youth subcultures and racism to practical tips. Since 2001 the association has published the bimonthly newsletter Monitor, reporting on right-wing activities and news from the archive; older issues and press releases are available for download on the website. Staff have been involved as editors or authors in numerous books and brochures, many of which can be obtained through the association. The association receives funding within the framework of the Berlin state programme against right-wing extremism from the Commissioner for Integration and Migration of the Berlin Senate. Its work is carried out on a voluntary basis. In its research, apabiz staff found an early mention of the Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund (NSU): in issue no. 18 of the neo-Nazi fanzine Der Weiße Wolf, a cryptic greeting thanked the NSU, followed by a winking smiley and a RAF-inspired slogan.

The Antifaschistisches Pressearchiv und Bildungszentrum Berlin e. V. (apabiz) emerged from a like-named initiative founded in Berlin in 1985. In 1991 the initiative was transformed into a registered association (eingetragener Verein). From the outset, the association set itself the task of systematically sifting, collecting and archiving publications of the extreme right and information about incidents connected with the extreme right. Results of these analyses are presented in events and seminars, and the association provides input for academic and journalistic work. It is also active in education and awareness-raising and produces expert reports. The archive grew continuously. In the 1990s several hundred books from the National Socialist period were taken over from dissolved external holdings of the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek of the GDR. In 1999 the photo and editorial archive of the Deutsche Volkszeitung (DVZ) was added. The association also administers the collection of the project for interdisciplinary fascism research at the Freie Universität Berlin. The archive is one of the largest of its kind in the Federal Republic. Press evaluation began systematically in 1991, although the oldest evaluated sources date from the 1950s. Since then about seven daily newspapers have been reviewed for contributions on right-wing extremism and evaluated in terms of content, supplemented by various weekly, monthly and other newspapers and magazines. Articles are recorded in a database, indexed and archived. After thirteen years of systematic press evaluation, 45,000 articles were accessible, stored in more than 120 press folders. Practical results are published on the website, for example chronologies of right-wing extremist attacks and other incidents at the beginning of each year. In cooperation with the online magazine Hagalil, chronologies of antisemitic incidents have been compiled since 1992. In the course of research, apabiz staff came across a publication that pointed to the Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund (NSU) as early as 2002. In issue no. 18 of the neo-Nazi fanzine Der Weiße Wolf, which had many readers in the right-wing scene of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg, a bold, cryptic greeting appears under the foreword: “Vielen Dank an den NSU, es hat Früchte getragen”, followed by a winking smiley and the RAF-inspired slogan “Der Kampf geht weiter…”. Since 2001 the association has published the bimonthly newsletter Monitor, reporting on right-wing activities and news from the archive on eight pages. Older issues of Monitor are offered for download on the website, as are the association's press releases. Staff have been and are involved as editors or authors in numerous books, brochures and other publications, many of which can also be obtained through the association. The association receives funding within the framework of the Berlin state programme against right-wing extremism from the Commissioner for Integration and Migration of the Berlin Senate. The work is carried out on a voluntary basis. apabiz is a member of Antifa-Net, the International Antifascist Network for Research and Action.

• 2002

  apabiz staff find early mention of the NSU in the fanzine Der Weiße Wolf.

• 2001

  Bimonthly newsletter Monitor begins publication.

• 1999

  Photo and editorial archive of the Deutsche Volkszeitung (DVZ) added.

• 1992

  Chronologies of antisemitic incidents compiled in cooperation with Hagalil.

• 1991

  Registered association (e. V.) founded; systematic press evaluation begins.

• 1985

  Like-named initiative founded in Berlin.

Antifascist research, documentation and education initiative against right-wing extremism.

• Archive of extreme-right publications

  Collection of books, periodicals, stickers, flyers, posters, brochures, letters, circulars, programmes and internet pages from the extreme right, reaching back to the 1930s.

• Music archive

  Over 600 CDs, mainly German Rechtsrock and Liedermacher, but also black metal, dark wave and Nazi-era military music.

• Press evaluation database

  Database of press articles on right-wing extremism since the early 1990s, with 45,000 articles after thirteen years.

• Monitor newsletter

  Bimonthly newsletter published since 2001, reporting on right-wing activities and archive news.

• Education programme

  Lectures, workshops and seminars on topics such as antisemitism, neofascism, the New Right, racism and youth subcultures.

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