Festival appraisal in Augsburg: Mayor checks funding!

Festival appraisal in Augsburg: Mayor checks funding!

What a tumulty after sound! After the “Modular” youth festival, the Augsburg Stadtjugendring (SJR) with a whopping 4000 unsuccessful tickets is there and is visibly struggling with it. The current debate about the Actisti* Camp, which was used by committed groups such as Fridays for Future and Foodsharing Augsburg during the festival, is particularly explosive. This matter ensures a lot of explosive in the political landscape, because organizations are offered a platform that appears in the Bavarian constitutional protection report, which is high in the waves in the city. [Augsburger Allgemeine] (https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/augsburg-modular-festival-buerbuerbuermeister-stellen-stalung-in question-in-question-109217599) reports that the Junge Union Augsburg even demands the resignation of the SJR board.

The excitement culminated when Mayor Eva Weber (CSU) questions the financial means for the festival. It emphasizes that the SJR has to fulfill a socio -political mandate that includes promoting a democratic society. In view of the fact that some of the supported organizations are under observation of the protection of the constitution, it becomes uncomfortable. Weber announces that he wants to examine the facts and to consider possible consequences for current and future funding.

internal decisions and criticism

SJR chairman Marlene Mechold tries to smooth the waves. In an explanation, she emphasizes that the decision to participate in the criticized groups was made internally and that one was not informed about their status in the constitutional protection report. The main goal of the festival was to address important issues of youth, including climate justice and social participation. But the young Union sees it differently: she has a sharp criticism of the one -sided political orientation of the festival and demands more in terms of content.

How it goes on remains to be seen. The last day of the festival was started with an hour of delay when entering, which only complained about the events. Now it is also discussed whether the activist camp can take place again in the future. Evaluation should take place in autumn. The city of Augsburg has recently promoted the festival with a proud 170,000 euros from public funds, which also emphasizes the responsibility associated with it.

For those interested, there is more information on the network on the activisti camp on the website of the modular festival. Other voices on this topic can also be found on Politcal.de, which further illuminate the discourse for young politics and the commitment accompanying the festival.