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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 are said to be hundreds of actions across Germany today, 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.

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According to the movement’s estimates, 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.

BILD shows where exactly the demonstrations are taking place today.

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.

Plans for the Brandenburg Gate include: Speeches by Luisa Neubauer and performances by bands such as Juli, the Berliner Pub Choir, the singer Elif and the musician Bosse. 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).

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 starts at 1.30 p.m. on the station forecourt.

► 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.

Midweek in Berlin: Activists with Scholz masks block the street in front of the main train station

Photo: Olaf Selchow

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

► Rostock: In the Hanseatic city in the east, the demonstration train sets off from Haedge Island at 3:30 p.m.

► Wismar: In Wismar, the climate strike starts at 3 p.m. at the Ziegenmarkt.

► Schwerin: There will be a demonstration in the state capital Schwerin from 1 p.m. Meeting point: Pfaffenteich (south bank).

► Greifswald: In the student town on the Baltic Sea, the demo day starts a little later, as is appropriate; the climate demo starts at 5 p.m. at the Mühlentor.

Schleswig-Holstein

► Lübeck: There will be a strike in Thomas Mann’s birthplace from 2 p.m. Meeting point: Klingenberg.

► Neumünster: There are two demos in Neumünster. The bicycle demo starts at 12 p.m. at the Gänsemarkt, and an hour later a second demo sets off on foot from the town hall.

► Kiel: In Kiel, people will be taking to the streets for the climate from 2 p.m. The starting point of the demo is the parade ground.

► Flensburg: There will be a demonstration and rallies in Flensburg from 4 p.m. It starts at Südermarkt.

Hamburg

► There will be a strike in the Hanseatic city from 2 p.m. The meeting point is the Jungfernstieg. The Fridays for Future movement expects up to 10,000 participants. Musician Herbert Grönemeyer and the band Silbermond have also pledged their support. “We are between “under water” and extreme droughts. It is important to act now, immediately,” demanded Grönemeyer in an announcement from Fridays for Future. The demonstration begins at 2 p.m. at Jungfernstieg, then continues to Ring 1, leads over Lombardsbrücke to Stephansplatz and finally ends at Gänsemarkt/Jungfernstieg, as the police announced. In addition to temporary road closures during the elevator, early closures (from 6 a.m.) can also be expected, particularly in the Binnenalster area as well as at Gänsemarkt and the main train station.

Grönemeyer and Silbermond want to appear on the stage at Jungfernstieg to support the movement in its demand for a climate-friendly future. “In order to continue to make a difference against the climate crisis, we have to continue to be loud. But above all, we have to do it together and take each other with us in society,” Silbermond made clear.

Bremen

► Bremen: Demonstrations take place much earlier in Bremen. From 10 a.m. at Bahnhofsplatz.

► Bremerhaven: An hour later it starts in Bremerhaven. From 11 a.m. on the square in front of the large church.

Lower Saxony

► Oldenburg: There will be a strike in Oldenburg from 10 a.m., the demonstrators will meet at the horse market.

► Lüneburg: The demo starts in Lüneburg at 12 p.m. on the market square.

► Hanover: In the state capital, the demo participants will meet at 12.30 p.m. on Opernplatz.

► Braunschweig: There will be a strike in Braunschweig from 12 p.m. The meeting point is Schlossplatz.

► Wolfsburg: In the Autostadt, the demo starts at 4 p.m. from the main train station.

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► Paderborn: In Catholic Paderborn, the demonstrators meet on Cathedral Square at 3 p.m.

► Dortmund: There will be a strike in Dortmund from 3 p.m. Meeting point: Peace Square.

► Bochum: There are also strikes deep in the West. At 1 p.m. at the town hall.

► Essen: In Essen, the climate strike begins at Kennedyplatz. It should start at 2 p.m.

► Düsseldorf: There is also a strike in the state capital. The demonstration will begin at 2 p.m. Meeting point: Landtag meadow.

► Cologne: There are two demos in the cathedral city, one on foot and one on the saddle. The demonstrators will meet in front of the cathedral at 4 p.m. There is also a street festival on Bonnerstrasse.

Rhineland-Palatinate

► Trier: There will be a strike in the city on the Moselle from 12.30 p.m. The meeting point is the Domfreihof.

► Mainz: In Mainz, demonstrators gather at Gutenbergplatz. From 2.30 p.m.

►Bad Kreuznach: The climate protest is also taking place in tranquil Bad Kreuznach. The meeting point is the train station at 1 p.m.

Saarland

► Saarbrücken: In Germany’s smallest federal state, there is only a strike in the capital Saarbrücken. The demonstrators will meet at Landwehrplatz at 1 p.m.

Hesse

► Kassel: In Kassel, the strike starts at 12 p.m. in front of the town hall.

► Marburg: There are demonstrations on foot and by bike in the student town on the Lahn. At 3 p.m. the demo is scheduled to move from the main train station to Friedrichsplatz. Drivers beware: the demo train should also run on the city highway!

► Gießen: In Gießen, the demonstrators meet at 5 p.m. in the SWG parking lot.

► Fulda: The demo meeting point in Fulda is the Uniplatz. It should start at 1 p.m.

► Frankfurt: There is also a strike in the financial metropolis – from 3 p.m. at the Alte Oper!

► Wiesbaden: The strike in the Hessian state capital begins at 2 p.m. Meeting point: Dernsches grounds.

Baden-Württemberg

► Karlsruhe: There will be a strike in Karlsruhe from 12.30 p.m. The demonstrators meet at Friedrichsplatz.

► Stuttgart: The demonstrators meet in Stuttgart at Schlossplatz. Start is at 2 p.m.!

► Tübingen: The strike in Tübingen begins an hour earlier. It starts on Uhlandstrasse at 1 p.m.

► Freiburg: There will be a strike in the Green stronghold from 1 p.m. The meeting point is at the old synagogue.

► Konstanz: In Konstanz on Lake Constance there will be protests for a different climate policy from 1.30 p.m. The Herosé Park serves as a meeting point.

Bayern

► Augsburg: The climate strike in Augsburg begins at 4 p.m. The meeting point is Königsplatz.

► Munich: In the Bavarian capital, the Siegestor is the starting point for the climate demonstration. It starts at 12 p.m.!

► Passau: There is also a strike in the city of three rivers. The demonstrators will meet at the monastery garden at 2:30 p.m.

► Nuremberg: In Nuremberg, Franconia, people meet for the strike at 2 p.m. on the Wöhrder Wiese.

► Bayreuth: The climate strike games in Bayreuth start at 5 p.m. The meeting point is the Ehrenhof.

► Regensburg: There will be a strike in Regensburg from 3 p.m. The meeting point is the main train station.

Here demonstrators in Dresden announce the global climate strike

Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Thuringia

► Erfurt: There will be a strike in the state capital from 4:30 p.m. The Anger serves as the starting point.

► Weimar: The demo in Weimar starts at 4 p.m. at Goetheplatz.

► Jena: In Jena, the climate strike will take place at 4 p.m. at the Holzmarkt.

Saxony

► Leipzig: Things start in Leipzig at 3 p.m. The meeting point is Augustplatz.

► Dresden: There will be a strike in Dresden from 1 p.m. The meeting point is the post office.

► Chemnitz: The people of Chemnitz have to prepare for two protest actions. At 8:30 a.m. there is a announced road blockade at the intersection of Bahnhofstrasse/Brückenstrasse/Augustusburger Strasse. Then at 4 p.m. there will be a demo at the Red Tower.

Saxony-Anhalt

► Magdeburg: In Magdeburg, the climate demonstrators will meet at 3 p.m. on Cathedral Square.

► Halle: There will be demonstrations in the student city on the Saale from 2 p.m. The meeting point is the Hallmarkt.

► Dessau: In Dessau, the peace bell serves as the starting point for the strike. It should start at 2:30 p.m.

On the Homepage From “Fridays for Future” there is an interactive map with all the locations where demonstrations will take place on Friday, September 15th, 2023. According to BILD information, the climate activists from the much more radical “Last Generation” are only planning a blockade in Berlin.

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