Deep Dive #6 On the night of: Hanau

The one year anniversary of the racist murder of Gökhan Gültekin, Sedat Gürbüz, Said Nesar Hashemi, Mercedes Kierpacz, Hamza Kurtović, Vili Viorel Păun, Fatih Saraçoğlu, Ferhat Unvar, Kaloyan Velkov in Hanau on February 19, 2020 took place this week. #SayTheirNamesThis episode, which is part of a mini-series on Hanau, delves into what actually happened that night and gives insight into how other injured, families and friends, were treated by police and other authorities. Future episodes will look into what authorities knew about the perp before hand, why the numerous 911 calls weren’t picked up by police that night and much more.Since February 2020, the Initiative 19. Februar was founded as a place to mourn, be in community and organize - a place for the family and friends of the victims. Their website is a great resource. Please consider donating to ensure this community has a place to mourn and be together.Ferhat Unvar’s mother, Serpil Temiz Unvar, also founded an anti-racist educational organization in remembrance of her son. Check it out and donate.We also recommend the German Spotify podcast 19 02 20 - Ein Jahr Nach Hanau (One Year After Hanau) and the German ARD documentary Eine Nacht und Ihre Folgen (One Night and it’s Consequences), both of which centres the voices of families and friends of the victims.Ferhat Unvar was once quoted saying “Tod sind wir erst, wenn man uns vergisst.” (We are dead only if we are forgotten.) Gökhan, Sedat, Said Nesar, Mercedes, Hamza, Vili, Fatih, Ferhat,  and Kaloyan, you are not forgotten.