The Islamophobic rally was organized by the far-right PEGIDA group while a broad section of anti-fascist groups mobilized against them

Countering an Islamophobic rally organized by PEGIDA, an anti-fascist mobilization was called in Dresden by several groups, including Antifascist Action, HOPE-fight racism, Die Linke (The Left), LifeLine, leftist-socialist-Green youth groups, and others.