Thousands of people have weekend protested in several German cities against the Russian attack on Ukraine. alone in Munich According to the police, there were 5,000 people. In Frankfurt said the police of 6000 to 7000 participants of a rally under the motto “Solidarity with Ukraine – Peace in Eastern Europe”. In Düsseldorf According to the police, almost 4,000 people came together in the afternoon.
Rallies, demonstrations and vigils were also planned for the first week of March. Here is an overview of the demos in the coming days.
- Where are in the coming days Peace demos planned?
- Is there other protest actions against the war in Ukraine?
- Here is the overview:
Peace demonstrations in the next few days
Further demonstrations were planned across Germany in the first week of March. These are the cities and dates:
Peace demonstration in Berlin on March 1st, 2022
On Tuesday, March 1st, another peace demonstration will take place in Berlin. Start is at 4 p.m., meeting point in front of the Chancellery.
Demo in Bonn am 02.03.2022
On Wednesday, March 2nd, there will be demonstrations for peace in Bonn. It starts at 10 a.m. on Waldstrasse.
Demonstration in Heidelberg on March 2nd, 2022
In Heidelberg there will be a demonstration on March 2nd from 6 p.m. at the city library.
Demo in Munich on Ash Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
On Ash Wednesday (March 2), parties and associations want to demonstrate in Munich against the war in Ukraine. Among others, Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD), the Ukrainian Consul General Yuriy Yarmilko and the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) Bavaria wanted to take part, the SPD in Bavaria announced on Monday as the initiator. The demo at 6 p.m. on Königsplatz is themed “Peace in Europe, Solidarity with Ukraine!”. At least 5,000 participants are expected, said an SPD spokesman when asked by the Evangelical Press Service (epd).
Friedensdemo in Frankfurt am Main am 12.03.2022
A large demo has been registered for March 12 in Frankfurt. It starts at 2 p.m. at the main station.
Demonstrations for Ukraine on Monday
Am Monday 28 February 2022 Peace demonstrations are planned in the following German cities:
Peace demonstration instead of Rose Monday procession in Cologne
Probably the largest peace demonstration in Germany is today February 28, 2022 in Cologne. Instead of what was actually planned for today Shrove Monday procession a peace rally with tens of thousands of participants is supposed to go through downtown Cologne. With the demonstration, the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee says it wants “a clear Signal against the hostilities in Ukraine”. Start is at 10 a.m.
The carnivalists are planning one demo train across the city, which largely resembles the route of the canceled Rose Monday procession. Costumes are also encouraged. But there shouldn’t be any other characteristics of classic Shrove Monday parades – such as throwing sweets. “We are happy about every participant, preferably in costume, colorful and loud,” said the President of the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee, Christoph Kuckelkorn. At the same time he said: “But we are doing a demonstration, not a Rose Monday procession, every Jeck should take that into account.”
Demonstration in Leipzig
In Saxony, too, people take to the streets to demonstrate for peace in Ukraine. In Leipzig starts at 6 p.m the rally at the Nikolaikirchhof.
Peace demonstration in Munich
At the same time (6 p.m) starts in Munich a statement of solidarity on the Siblings Scholl place. Already on Saturday and Sunday there were peace demonstrations with several thousand people in the Bavarian state capital.
Demonstration in Oberhausen
In North Rhine-Westphalia Oberhausen people demonstrate in the evening to 6 p.m, against the Russian advance and the war in Ukraine. The starting point is Zaporozhye Square.
Peace demonstration in Andernach
Monday, February 28th, 2022 is in Andernach a demonstration planned. Meeting point is at 3pm at the August Horch School.
More demonstrations in Germany
In addition to the peace demonstrations in major German cities, other actions will take place across Germany on February 28th, 2022. So also in Bad Durrenberg (starting 18 O ‘clock), Bad Hersfeld (6 p.m.), Bad Nenndorf (6 p.m.), Lünen (19 o’clock), Plauen (6 p.m.), Radolfzell on Lake Constance (6.15 p.m.), Rendsburg (6.30 p.m.) and Rheinbach (6 p.m.).
Demonstrations for Ukraine on Sunday
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, peace demonstrations took place in the following German cities: