After a year's break, the 27th anniversary of #silviomeier's 1992 death during a confrontation with neo-Nazis is again being marked with a commemorative demonstration in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain. (Image from 1992) 1/6

But the #silviomeier demo's reorganization and new framing under the #antifaistliebe slogan is not to the liking of all advocates for Meier’s activist remembrance. 2/6

To some of Berlin’s more militant antifascist groups the new demonstration and slogan stands for the neoliberalisation, hipsterisation and mainstreaming of #silviomeier’s activist remembrance. 3/6

The new frame is a softening of the rallying cries that accompanied many of the 25 earlier #silviomeier demos and now characterize much antifascist memory work around the world: #Erinnernheißtkämpfen #rememberingmeansfighting #Gedenkenheißtkämpfen #commemoratingmeansfighting. 4/6

These rallying cries are taking on new relevancy. Not only given the continued growth of a violent far-right but also because the concession of the stewardship of #silviomeier’s annual commemoration in 2018 seems to have started new struggles for his activist remembrance. 5/6

I have written more about #silviomeier’s activist remembrance between 1992 and 2017 here:

https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/36633

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14742837.2018.1534680 (with @simonlindgren)

https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780815354260-26

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