The umbrella association of Saxon migrant organizations (DSM) has been unjustly forced into insolvency, according to an expert report commissioned by the East German umbrella association. "It is a precedent with a major political impact," said Eter Hachmann, chairwoman of the umbrella organization of migrant organizations in eastern Germany (DaMOst), at the presentation in Dresden.
The associations in the eastern German states are all facing problems. "We are in a poor financial position, and politically we are being fought rather than supported," said Hachmann. That's why it's important to shed light on the mistakes made back then.
The DSM had destroyed a bridge between the majority society and people with a migration background, said former co-chair Kanwal Sethi. "The DSM was about not just talking about people, but letting them speak for themselves, and unfortunately that no longer exists." He called on the government to provide financial support for the successor association "so that this bridge can be rebuilt as quickly as possible".
