Global InformationOmas gegen Rechts information
 Black & white posters at a Vienna demonstration | |
| Formation | 2017 |
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| Founded at | Vienna, Austria |
| Type | Initiative |
| Purpose | Opposition of far-right politics |
Official language | German |
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Omas gegen Rechts ([ˈoːmas ˈɡeː.ɡn̩ ʁɛçtʰs]; Grannies against the Right)[1] is a Bürgerinitiative (initiative of citizens) in Germany and Austria. Founded in Vienna in 2017, in protest at extreme right-wing political positions, a German initiative was founded in 2018. Its members are mostly women in retirement or close to legal retirement age,[2] concerned about developments in politics and social life that they regard as detrimental to a future for their grandchildren. Omas gegen Rechts were awarded the Paul Spiegel Prize for civil courage by the Central Council of Jews in Germany in 2020.
- ^ Toynbee, Polly (7 February 2019). "Grannies against the right: older women are rising up – could they bring down Brexit?". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Weil Alter Wissen ist: Wie die Omas gegen Rechts die Republik aufrütteln". Berliner Zeitung. 30 December 2020.