A-Infos (en) Austria, WAS: Demonstration "Remembrance means fighting": 90 years of uprising against Austrofascism (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

WAS is calling for and participating in this year's memorial 
demonstration for the workers' uprising against the Austrofascist 
regime, which marked exactly 90 years ago on February 12, 2024. We call 
on all class-conscious workers to come to this demonstration, which will 
take place on February 12th at 5:30 p.m. at Heiligenstadt train station 
near the Karl-Marx-Hof. Below we reproduce the entire call of the 
alliance. ---- 17:30 Heiligenstadt train station: "Day of the uprising 
against Austrofascism" Commemoration means fighting!
90 years ago, on February 12, 1934, the consistent sections of the 
working class took up armed struggle against Dollfuß fascism. In almost 
all of Austria, workers opposed the establishment of the fascist 
dictatorship with weapons in their hands. This important chapter in the 
history of the workers' movement remains a taboo subject. In fact, this 
fight is a reason to be proud of those who tried to break the fascist 
wave over Europe.

For the first time since the fascists came to power in Italy, Germany 
and Austria, workers rose up from the 12th to the 16th. February 1934 
armed against fascism. They decided to defend themselves against the 
attacks on their rights and structures and to risk an uprising against 
the threat of the fascist dictatorship. This resistance struggle was an 
important event, not only for Austria, but for all of Europe.

The uprising, which took place contrary to the discouraging instructions 
of the SP leadership, remained isolated and without a chance. Without 
support from a general strike and without mass activity, the February 
fighters were defeated by the Austrofascist front made up of the police, 
the armed forces and the home guards. Hundreds died in the fighting, 
others were murdered after a summary conviction by the Austro-Fascist 
justice system.

The day of the uprising against Austrofascism is an opportunity to come 
to terms with the anti-Semitic and fascist roots of the ÖVP, as well as 
the effects of Austrofascism on today's political landscape. This 
holiday is intended to contribute to a culture of remembrance that 
refers to Austrian fascism and its crimes and thus strengthens 
anti-fascist awareness in society. There needs to be a broad social 
anchoring of the positive relationship to this anti-fascist struggle!

There are still towns in Austria where squares are named after the 
fascist Dollfuß, but politicians and journalists close to the ruling ÖVP 
party are reluctant to use the term Austrofascism. After 90 years, it is 
high time to make a clear commitment to the uprising of the most 
determined parts of the working class in Austria. That's why we say:

February 12th must become a public holiday as the “Day of the Uprising 
against Austrofascism”! That's why we're taking to the streets on 
February 12th.

For us, remembrance means fighting: today as then: confronting fascism!

Anti-fascist demonstration:
Monday, February 12, 2024
5:30 p.m. Karl Marx-Hof / Heiligenstadt subway station

We call on everyone to hang red flags/scarves of resistance out of their 
windows on February 12th.

Adopted from the Alliance February 12 website

Other exciting events for February 12th:

Symposium on February 10th and 11th in the Old General Hospital

https://wiensyndikat.wordpress.com/2024/01/31/demonstration-gedenken-heist-kampfen-90-jahre-aufstand-gegen-den-austrofaschismus/
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