Hundreds of people attended a peaceful demonstration against the far right in Sylt on Sunday, two weeks after a racist video on the German island shocked the nation.<\/p>\n
A video went viral of revellers outside a bar on the upmarket North Sea island singing “Foreigners out – Germany for Germans” to the tune of party hit “L’amours toujours,” triggering condemnation and nationwide headlines.<\/p>\n
There have been several ugly incidents across Germany involving racist chants to the decades-old pop tune by Italian DJ Gigi D’Agostino. Police in several German states have also launched criminal investigations on suspicion of incitement to hatred.<\/p>\n
Police said 450 people came to Sunday’s protest at the Westerland town hall. It was organized by an alliance of left-wing groups as a show of solidarity against racism and right-wing extremism.<\/p>\n
“We are taking a clear stand: racism and right-wing extremist ideas have no place on Sylt. Whether you are an islander or a tourist, we stand for a colourful island worth living on,” a member of the alliance said.<\/p>\n
Speakers included politicians and the third deputy mayor of the municipality of Sylt, Katrin Kupfer.<\/p>\n
A small number of people also attended a rally in Keitum. Sunday’s rallies came after a day after a small group of punks demonstrated in Westerland.<\/p>\n