Left-Extremist Endeavours

insights which is to place everybody in a position to form his/her
own judgment about the threats posed by anti-constitutional
forces to our constitutional state. This also covers imparting the
fundamental values enshrined in our Constitution (Basic Law).
Only those who know what is threatened by whom, will also know
what must be defended and preserved.
The joint awareness-raising campaign by the Federal and the
Land Ministers of the Interior against extremism and xenophobia -
which in previous years had been a particular focal point of intellectual/political
analysis and discussion in the area of internal
security - ended in 1999. It had been launched in March 1993
under the motto "FAIRSTÄNDNIS #) - Menschenwürde achten -
gegen Fremdenhass" ("Fairness and Understanding * - Respect
for Human Dignity - Against Xenophobia"). The campaign had the
dual function of information/education and of providing motivation.
Young people, in particular, but the entire general public as
well, were informed about the origin, background and extent of
right-wing extremism, xenophobia ##) [anti-foreigner hostility; elsewhere
in Europe, also the broader term of "racism" is used] and violence.
At the same time, especially young people were motivated
to think about their attitudes towards foreigners and to look for
possible ways of countering violence and xenophobia. Within the
framework of that campaign, educational and promotional materials
- such as brochures addressed to pupils and teachers, entitled
"Halt! Keine Gewalt!" ["Stop! No Violence!"], a youth brochure
"basta - Nein zur Gewalt" ["That’s it - NO to violence"] and related
teachers’ support material (editions 1994 and 1996; revised 4 th
edition 1998), computer games ("Dunkle Schatten" ["Dark Shadows"],
series 1 and 2), posters and other promotional material -
were produced and distributed, advertisements were placed in
magazines for young people, and TV spots against xenophobia
were broadcast. The Federal MOI was responsible for designing
and developing the campaign and for co-ordination. More than
13.6 million DM were spent on this campaign by the Bund [Federal
Government] and the Länder on a 50:50 basis.
During the year under review, the Federal Office of the Protection
of the Constitution (BfV) also provided information within the
framework of the public awareness programme by means of publications,
posters, advertising media, exhibitions and an Internet
homepage on current findings/intelligence.
In view of the great public interest, the BfV in the past year had to
increase production of brochures significantly. Overall, 16 bro-
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