Berlin (dpa) – Left-wing groups have called for a series of separate protests in Berlin on Friday to mark Labour Day, when numerous demonstrations are usually staged in the German capital to highlight the topic of workers’ rights.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, a traditional large May Day demonstration cannot be conducted in the neighbourhood of Kreuzberg, organizers wrote on a left-wing radical website.
But people should “not remain passive given the current racist, capitalist and patriarchal conditions,” they added, announcing that protest actions will take place in an area of Kreuzberg that will be disclosed online on Friday morning.
“In this way, we can lower the infection risk and remain uncontrollable for the repressive apparatus,” the organizers said.
They called for people to cover their faces with scarves and masks and to “flood” the streets with “contents.” Fireworks are then to be lit at 8 pm (1800 GMT).
Eighteen demonstrations have been registered for Friday, Berlin Interior Minister Andreas Geisel said on Monday. How many will be approved was still unclear.
As part of coronavirus-related restrictions on public life, only demonstrations with a maximum of 20 participants are currently allowed. Starting on May 4, that number will rise to 50.
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