WORLD WORLDWIDE GERMANY News Journal Update - (en) Germany, die plattform: One step forward - Report as of May 1, 2023 (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 May Day is over. All over Germany we wage earners have taken to the streets to

stand up for our interests. In many cities there was both class-struggle
participation in the demonstrations of the DGB and their own revolutionary
mobilizations. The anarchist movement carried a significant part of these
mobilizations and was much more present than in previous years. The fact that
state repression has nevertheless succeeded in preventing or preventing
demonstrations in some cities cannot hide the fact that this was a strong sign of
departure for our movement and that class-struggle elements are gaining influence
in the union movement, which continues to be dominated by centralist and
reformist ideas .

We as an organization have also taken part in mobilizations nationwide or
co-organized them. In more cities than ever before since the existence of the
platform, we have been able to appear organized and present our points of view to
the outside world. A solid step forward for our federation. Short reports from
the individual cities follow.

Berlin

In the capital we divided our forces. Part of the local group joined the
class-struggle block at the union demo on the side of the FAU and the comrades of
Perspektive Selbstverwaltung. At the same time, the other part of the local group
organized an open cafe including an exhibition on anarcha-communism in the
Subversiv premises.

Leipzig

This year, as a local group, we joined a demonstration for the 6-hour working
day, called by the Open Anarchist Network Leipzig, which marched through our city
on the eve of May 1st. With a banner we made it clear: the struggle for a
reduction in working hours, just like the class struggle itself, can only be
waged feministly and from below. (Many thanks to Dani Luiz for the photos from
the demo!)

Bochum

On the eve of May 1st, as a local group in the Ruhr area, we took part in the
traditional revolutionary eve demo. There we used flyers to draw attention to our
get-to-know events in four cities, and with banners, flags and a megaphone, we
created a class-war atmosphere in the back part of the demo.

Dortmund

On May 1st we took part in a class-struggle block at the DGB demo in Dortmund.
This ran under the motto "Strike like in France!" and attracted a lot of
attention with loud slogans and big banners. The reformism and centralism of the
DGB unions and the presence of the police "unions" at the demo were openly denounced.

Wuppertal

As the platform's local groups Ruhr and Cologne, we went to Wuppertal on the
afternoon of May 1st to support the traditional autonomous May Day and the
protest against the demolition of the Autonomous Center. However, the massive
police presence prevented the formation of a demonstration. We let the day end
together afterwards.

Dusseldorf

As a local group in Cologne, we took part in a militant demonstration against
gentrification and displacement in the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia on
the eve of May 1st. We attracted a lot of attention with large flags and a banner
that drew attention to the fact that only building up real countervailing power
would actually put us in a position to repel such and other attacks.

Cologne

As a local group in Cologne, we took part in the demo of the DGB on the morning
of May 1st alongside the FAU and other comrades with a class-struggle area.
Thanks to a megaphone, the criticism of the course of the DGB was clearly audible.

trier

In the birthplace of Karl Marx, we, as a local group in Trier, took part in a
left-wing alliance demo through the city center together with the comrades of the
newly founded FAU Trier and syndicates from surrounding cities with an anarchist
block. At the subsequent street festival we were represented with an information
stand.

Members of our national group were also represented at demonstrations in other
cities such as Hamburg or Augsburg. So we hope that we will be represented in
many more cities in the coming year. With this in mind, we would also like to
call on you to join us if you want to fight with us to build counter-power and
the social revolution. Just send us an email or a message to the nearest local
group of the platform!

Long live May Day!
Long live organized anarchism!
Forward as a federation!

https://www.dieplattform.org/2023/05/02/ein-schritt-vorwaerts-bericht-vom-1-mai-2023/
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