Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander

Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander is the motto and name of a campaign against

Kölsch literally means "Ass up, teeth apart", encouraging people to not look away but to stand up, speak out and take action against racism and injustice

.

History

9 November 1992

On 9 November 1992, about 100000 people gathered at

xenophobic attacks, such as the Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots

. "Wir […] wollen […] dazu beitragen, die weitverbreitete Sprachlosigkeit zu der Entwicklung in unserem Land zu beenden" (English: "We […] want to contribute to end the wide-spread speechlessness regarding the developments in our country"), the participating artists wrote in a pre-published statement for the major event. Despite far too lax security measures (nobody had expected the large number of participants), the rally took place without incident.

The title song was composed by Nick Nikitakis [de] with lyrics contributed by Wolfgang Niedecken. The participating artists also sung it at the Heute die – morgen du! [de] (English: "Them today – you tomorrow!") concert on 13 December 1992 in Frankfurt. It was selected for the annual German Liederbestenliste [de] in 1993.

At the same time, the AG Arsch huh was founded, which has since repeatedly supported projects and initiatives against right-wing activities. For example, it supported the exhibition "Zwangsweise Kölsch" in 2000, which dealt with

forced labor in Cologne during Nazi rule

.

Among the participating artists and speakers were BAP, Kurt Bachmann [de], Jürgen Becker, Klaus Bednarz, Bläck Fööss, Viktor Böll [de], Brings, Rolly Brings [de], Charly T., EM:ZEH, Elke Heidenreich, Höhner, Jean Jülich [de], L.S.E. [de], Willy Millowitsch, Nick Nikitakis [de], Samy Orfgen [de], 4 Reeves [de], Anke Schweitzer, The Piano Has Been Drinking [de], Triviatas – 1. Kölner Schwulenchor, Viva la Diva, Bernd Winterschladen [de] and Zeltinger Band [de].

20 September 2008

On 20 September 2008, a follow-up event was held sixteen years after the original "Arsch huh" concert under the revised motto "Köln stellt sich quer" at the Domplatte [de] in Cologne.

This movement formed as a reaction to attempts of the politically right party

NRW

classifies Pro Köln as an extreme-right group.

Tens of thousands of people came together in the center of the city for a demonstration to protest

right-wing extremism and neo-nazism. Thereby, the planned right-wing gathering could be preempted and eventually prevented from occurring.^[1]^[2]

9 November 2012

The 20th anniversary of the original event was held on 9 November 2012 in the form of another rally and concert for

Deutzer Brücke and Severinsbrücke [de] alongside the river Rhine

. The number of visitors was in the 75000s.

Karl-Heinz Pütz [de] (organizer), Wolfgang Niedecken (musician), Monika Piel (director of WDR and chairwoman of ARD), Peter Brings [de] (musician), Jürgen Roters (city mayor of Cologne), Tommy Engel

(musician)

Participating artists and speakers were Özan Akhan,

Karl-Heinz Pütz [de], Jonas Reckermann, 4 Reeves [de], Jürgen Roters, Peter Rüchel, Stephan Runge [de], Frank Schätzing, Wilfried Schmickler, Anke Schweitzer, Trovači [de], Viva la Diva, Claus Vinçon [de], Biggi Wanninger [de], Bernd Winterschladen [de], Ranga Yogeshwar, Zeltinger Band [de], two sign language translators and one hundred fifty "Trötemänner" (members of corps of drums

).

Albums

Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander (1992) CD

Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander – live (1992) CD

Heimatklänge – Zehn Jahre »Arsch huh« (2002) CD

Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander – Köln stellt sich quer! (2008) CD

Arsch huh 2012 (2012) CD [4]
Su läuf dat he (2019)

References

^ Sager, Tomas (2008-09-24). "Köln stellt sich quer – Mehr Schein als Sein". Vorwärts (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
^ "Nach "Kongress": Pro Köln reicht sechs Klagen ein". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (KStA) (in German). 2009-10-23. Archived from the original on 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
^ "Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander!" (in German).
^ "Arsch huh 2012 – Das Album erscheint am 2.11.2012" (in German). 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

External links

Official website
"Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander", from first "Arsch huh" concert, Chlodwigplatz [de], Cologne, 1992-11-09 [10:44]
"Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander" from 20th anniversary "Arsch huh" concert, Cologne, 2012-11-09 [7:38]
"Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander". Niedeckens BAP (in Kölsch and German). Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
"BAP Songs". BAP-Fan (in German and Kölsch). Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-17.

[R1-1] Sager, Tomas (2008-09-24). "Köln stellt sich quer – Mehr Schein als Sein". Vorwärts (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

[R2-2] "Nach "Kongress": Pro Köln reicht sechs Klagen ein". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (KStA) (in German). 2009-10-23. Archived from the original on 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

[R3-3] "Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander!" (in German).

[R4-4] "Arsch huh 2012 – Das Album erscheint am 2.11.2012" (in German). 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

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