1. Silvio Meier was an East German activist and squatter who was killed by neo-Nazis in Berlin on 21 November 1992.
10 Facts About Silvio Meier
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Silvio Meier was born in 1965 and grew up in the East German town of Quedlinburg.
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Silvio Meier trained as a toolmaker, before moving to East Berlin in 1986 where he quickly became involved in the punk movement and oppositional politics.
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Silvio Meier helped to found the Kirche von Unten organisation, which campaigned for a space to organise alternative events.
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Silvio Meier had good connections to the West Berlin anarchist scene because his older brother was living in exile there.
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In 1992, Silvio Meier was living at Schreinerstrasse 47 and working as a printer.
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Silvio Meier had a one-year-old son and called his house "Villa Felix" after him.
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On 21 November 1992, Silvio Meier intended to go to the Eimer club in Mitte with some friends.
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The naming concerned friends of Silvio Meier, who believed he would not have wanted to have been made into a hero.
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In 2016, the Silvio Meier Prize was created by the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough as a means to recognise actions taken against right-wing extremism.