From the BZ editorial team
There will be climate demonstrations nationwide on Friday. A major rally is planned in Berlin.
Things had recently become quiet around Fridays for Future. The nerve potential of the climate glue of the last generation group was and is too high. They have settled in Berlin again since Wednesday and want to stay permanently – on Monday again with street blockades and sticking campaigns. On Friday they will be taking part in the 13th Global Climate Strike organized by Fridays for Future.
There will be hundreds of actions across Germany on Friday, and thousands worldwide. A large demonstration is planned in Berlin from 12 p.m., which has attracted tens of thousands of participants in recent years.
According to estimates by the movement, more than 220,000 people took part in the last climate action day on March 3rd in Germany alone. The big strike in Berlin in March with around 20,000 participants was far behind the number of participants from previous years. In 2019, around 100,000 people took part in Berlin.
This is planned in Berlin
Several feeder demos lead to the large demo at the Brandenburg Gate. The demo procession starts moving there from 12 p.m. and moves through the government district. The exact route will be announced on Friday morning.
Speeches by Luisa Neubauer and performances by bands such as Juli, the Berlin pub choir, the singer Elif and the musician Bosse are planned at the Brandenburg Gate. The motto: “End Fossil Fuels”.
However, several small demonstrations had already blocked the streets in Berlin. From 11 a.m. in front of the Natural History Museum (for students) and in front of the main building of the Technical University (for students). A bicycle demo starts at 9.30 a.m. on Spindlerfelder Straße (Treptow-Köpenick district).
This should take place in Brandenburg
► Strausberg: The early bird is on the move in Strausberg. The first rally will take place here from 9 a.m., after which the demonstration will begin.
► Eberswalde: A cycling and running demo will start on the station forecourt from 1.30 p.m.
► Potsdam: There is also a Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam. Participants will meet there at 2 p.m. for the bicycle demo.
► Frankfurt (Oder): There will be a demonstration here on the Polish side of the border town (in Slubice) from 3 p.m. Meeting point: pedestrian zone.
► Oranienburg: The Fridays for Future offshoot from the Brandenburg city starts at 3:30 p.m. at Oranienburg train station.
► Falkensee: From 6 p.m. a bicycle demo will roll from the town hall to Edeka am Wachtelfeld, where over 100 trees are to be felled to expand the branch and its parking lot.