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2009-08-07 14:45:00
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Consulate Dusseldorf
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NEW EDITION OF ANTI-EXTREMISM COMIC BOOK "ANDI 3" EXPECTED

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DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/FO AND EUR/PPD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KISL PTER KPAO GM
SUBJECT: NEW EDITION OF ANTI-EXTREMISM COMIC BOOK "ANDI 3" EXPECTED
SOON

REF: 07 DUESSELDORF 32

UNCLAS DUSSELDORF 000029

SIPDIS

DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/FO AND EUR/PPD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KISL PTER KPAO GM
SUBJECT: NEW EDITION OF ANTI-EXTREMISM COMIC BOOK "ANDI 3" EXPECTED
SOON

REF: 07 DUESSELDORF 32


1. (U) Continuing their series of comic books designed to
combat extremism amongst German youth in North Rhine-Westphalia
(NRW),the state's Office for the Protection of the Constitution
(OPC) is expecting to release a third volume of the Andi series,
Andi 3 (see reftel),by the end of the year. The series has
been very successful, a source at the OPC told Poloff, with Andi
2, the comic book designed to combat Islamic extremism,
scheduled to become part of the regular curriculum for some
schools this fall. The OPC in coordination with the NRW
Ministry of Education has designed new teacher supplements for
Andi 2.




2. (U) The new volume will follow another of the regular
cast of characters as he encounters left-wing extremism and
violence between left-wing and right-wing extremists. By
discussing left-wing extremism, the series will now have a
companion piece for Andi 1, which was about right-wing
extremism. According to our source at the OPC, Andi 1 has been
the most popular edition so far with 380,000 copies printed.
The OPC has printed 200,000 copies of Andi 2.




3. (U) The comic series has also been adopted outside of
NRW in Hamburg and Lower Saxony. Hamburg schools currently use
both volumes now in print, while Lower Saxony is expected to
start distributing the books to students in this coming school
year. Our source at the OPC expressed appreciation that other
states were starting to use the comics to combat extremism and
noted that the production of the books was relatively
inexpensive. Each comic cost 20,000 Euros to make initially and
then 20,000 Euros per 100,000 copies printed.




4. (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Berlin.

GROSSMAN