Call against the eviction and destruction of the forest

The Hambacher Forst is an ancient forest near the city of Cologne (Germany). This autumn, the forest is to be clear cut in order to expand a climate-destroying open pit coal mine. Since September 13th RWE is evicting the forest occupation and destroys vast parts of the woods. Every Sunday during a walk in the woods thousands of people send a signal against the destructiveness of RWE and short-sighted politics. Join us in the Hambacher Forst: For climate justice – now and everywhere!

Hambach Forest

Hambach forest is an old growth forest in the west of germany. Everything what has evolved here over thousands of years is now being destroyed to make space for a continually expanding lignite coal mine. For decades people have been resisting this profit driven destruction and for five years the forest is occupied with treehouses.

Climate change

There are three coal pits and five powerplants in the rhineland. Together they produce one third of the german carbon dioxide emission. These greenhouse gases change the climate worldwide, lead to more weather extremes and the destruction of habitats of humans and other animals. The humans who suffer first from global warming are not those, who are causing the harm, but those in the global south.

Together we can stop the destruction!

The future of our planet is in our hands. It is time, that we come together for a sustainable and just world beyond the deadly logic of capitalism. Together we can save the forest and the climate and create a world, in which no living being is exploited.

Camp

We established a camp in Manheim, close to the forest. The skillshare workshops take place here and everybody can find a warm meal and a place to sleep in order to rebuild their energy for preventing the clear cutting.

Forest Walk

Every Sunday the traditional walk in the woods takes place. It usually starts at 11:30 from the train station Buir. It is the best opportunity to get to know the forest, the people and the resistance!

Eviction & clear cutting

Since September 13th RWE is evicting the forest occupation and destroys vast parts of the woods. Trees are being cut, even though a court prohibited the cutting for the time being. People are constantly being put in jeopardy and last Wednesday, a friend of us died during a police operation.

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Help Call from occupied forest in Uppsala Sweden

By hambacherforst 06/15/2020 06/15/2020 Actions, Eviction, General, Mobilization, Network, Occupations, Solidarity

About a year ago, the forest-occupation project in Uppsala started after the municipality officially decided to clear a more than 200-year-old forest in order to build expensive high-rise buildings in its place. more…

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AntiFascist and ProMigrant Response to the Weekly “Hygiene” Demos

By hambacherforst 05/27/2020 05/27/2020 Actions, Backgrounds, Dates, Repression

COVIDIOTS AND NAZIS UNITED FACING ANTIFA

The feeling of uncertainty and fear has been fed by the State aproach to this Corona Crisis like every other crisis that came before and that continues to grow by each day: Climate, Migration, Food Instability and Deforestation, all … more…

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CALL FOR ACTION: Lets Re-Wild the old A4 Autobahn!!

By hambacherforst 05/27/2020 05/27/2020 Actions, Solidarity

Call for Action: Let’s give back the former A4 to nature!

We successfully fought against RWE and NRW‘s state government to not clearcut the forest. They declared that the Hambach Forest will not be used for brown coal mining any more.

This is a success of our common fight that has been going on for several years.

However, this forest has not been „saved“: The wounds … more…

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Wed. May 20: Call Out for Stop Datteln4 Solidarity Actions

By hambacherforst 05/18/2020 05/27/2020 Standard

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Hunger Strike For the Climate?! now in 31th day.

By hambacherforst 05/09/2020 05/27/2020 Actions, Dates, Repression

For past 31 days actions have taken place as part of Hunger Strike for the Climate?! and against Corona Marginalization, Profiteering and Repression through out the state of North Rhine Westphalia. We have taken our demands of:

1. No sidelining of Climate Crisis in itself connected to habitat loss and migration that is causing and magnifying of the latest capitalist structural crisis of Covid 19 pandemic.

2. Release of … more…

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“No Fear” May Day 2020 in Hambach Forest

By hambacherforst 05/04/2020 05/27/2020 Mobilization, Photos, Press, Repression, Standard

May First! In the pre-Corona days many in the forest were in cities across Europe taking part in global actions and demonstration. This year the comrades who found themselves in the forest, if not building barricades treehouses or communal spaces, followed updates of MayDay actions and demonstrations: The Anarchists and syndycalists of Wupertall walking through

#1mai A video of last nights first spontaneous #MayDay demo … more…

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Salute of Solidarity to Anarchists in the Italian territory

By hambacherforst 04/18/2020 05/27/2020 Actions, Mobilization, Network, Occupations, Repression, Solidarity

From occupied Hambacher Forest, from its treehouses, barrios and villages and camps we send you openhearted and warm expressions of love and rage. Of Love and Rage in the face of State after State creating and deepening and then exploiting crisis after crisis, be it post-colonialist ultra liberalism with its austerity & social and climate/ecological collapsing or be it the waves of opportunistic militarization of repression that follow, one crisis … more…

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Hunger Strike Against Intrumentalising Corona for Marginalization and Repression

By hambacherforst 04/05/2020 04/05/2020 Standard

A hunger strike will take place in front of NRW parliament in duseldorf beggining tomorrow, monday April 6th to bring attention to the marginalization of the poor, refugees and political and climate activists during the corona crisis. Denying access to healthcare and resources while unprecedented trillions are spend … more…

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