Hambach Forest

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 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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Climate activism is not a crime

By hambacherwald 02/08/2019 02/08/2019 excavator occupations, jail, Press

Eighteen activists were in custody – after having prevented with their bodies bucket-wheel excavators in Lusatia (East Germany) from continuing to dig lignite. Nine have now disclosed their personal details and are set free, 9 others are still imprisoned. Every bit of lignite that we extract and burn makes it less likely that we will stay below the 1.5 °C target. Every bit of lignite we can block from being … more…

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Let’s go there all of us, to show them that solidarity is our strongest weapon

By hambacherwald 01/31/2019 02/13/2019 Dates, Trials

UPDATE First day of Eule’s trial is over. Arrest warrant not canceled.
Next date Feb. 18th, 1:00 am.
Für einen lustigen Prozessbericht: https://www.taz.de/Archiv-Suche/!5567531&s=Eule/

Call for the first day:
After more than four months of custody, the trial against Eule will take place on Monday, February 4th.

Charges are assaulting law enforcement officers … more…

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Important Articles

By hambacherforst 09/19/2018 02/12/2019 Deforestation, Network, Repression

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Hambach Forest, lofty heights and deep precipices, part 2

By hambacherforst 02/15/2019 02/16/2019 Deforestation, Films, Repression

No subtitles by now, but this is no problem. This report gives a good optical impression of the eviction of the forest autumn 2018, from above and beneath.
Part 1

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Three of the #Lausitz23 still in custody!

By hambacherforst 02/13/2019 02/15/2019 excavator occupations, jail, Trials

A few days ago activists of Ende Gelände blocked a bucket wheel excavator in one of the Lusatian open cast lignite mines. Three of them are still in custody, though the accusation is only trespassing. Obviously the district court in Cottbus does not care that in the past again and again activists were therefore acquitted in court (since the open pit is not fenced).

Write letters to the prisoners

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Aside

By hambacherforst 02/08/2019 02/08/2019 jail

Eule is still in custody. That’s megashit. Write letters!
Here you can find more info and addresses:
Eule in custody since more than 7 weeks and here:
https://abcrhineland.blackblogs.org/?s=Eule

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If you necessarily need a date for the coal exit: – Now!

By hambacherforst 02/08/2019 02/08/2019 Backgrounds, Dates

This post was written shortly before the commission mentioned below published its results. As you may see, it is still very actual!
Opinions and thoughts of a group of people from the forest about the upcoming end of the commission on growth, structural change and employment

This commission is also known as coal-commission. This term is often been used in the public to create a false presentation. The exit … more…

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Prisoners-Letter-Writing-Survial-Tricks

By hambacherforst 01/28/2019 02/01/2019 jail

It’s not always easy to write letters (especially if you don’t know them personally). So here are some ideas. If you have some more, that aren’t listed, feel free to add.

Any funny or crazy things happened to you lately? Or someone told you something? Doesn’t matter if it seems trivial. Stories are Stories! Just keep in mind that the cops are reading, too.

For example:

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Shooting on cops with sparrows

By hambacherforst 01/23/2019 01/24/2019 Photos, Press, Skillshare

Picture from the Bild-Zeitung – Caption: A group from the scene of forest occupiers is studying a kind of battle plan against the police
(found on bildblog.de)

It could be that soon parachute-jumping rabbits, turtles with rifles and dogs with cannons attack the police in or around the Hambach Forest. It is also possible that the ants with their pit helmets are there and … more…

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Skillsharing camp spring 2019 – Save the Date

By hambacherforst 01/23/2019 02/08/2019 Dates, Skillshare

Hi, we have good news for you. We, a group of activists from the field of the occupation of the Hambach Forest, are planning – after the large-scale eviction of last autumn, which lay as a big shadow over the last Skillshare – the traditional spring skillsharing camp again, right inside forest and meadow. So mark the period from 12.04.2019 to 24.04.2019 fat in your appointments diary. We have tried … more…

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Call for trial support on Jan. 24th, 2019

By hambacherforst 01/20/2019 01/24/2019 Dates, Solidarity, Trials

On January 24, the appeal hearing against an anarchist will take place. The charge is “disruption of public companies”, this is a blockade of the Hambach railway.
Here you can find the report of the first-instance hearing.

When: 9:00 am on Jan. 24th, 2019

Where: Landgericht Stuttgart (= district court), Urbanstrasse 20, 70182 Stuttgart (Open Street Map)
Since it is a juvenile criminal case, … more…