Protests in Berlin: Stop arms production in Berlin!
Starting in the middle of the year, Rheinmetall plans to officially begin producing ammunition right in the heart of Berlin.
But they can only do that if we let them.
That’s why we’re gathering in Berlin from July 8 to July 15 to resolutely stand in the way of this production.
👋 Arrive and get to know each other
- 🕓 starting at 4:30 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m. Opening of the week and presentation of the program
- 7:30 p.m. 🍲 Dinner and 👥 Getting to Know Each Other
📍 Köpi, Köpenicker Str. 137, 10179 Berlin
♿ Accessible · 🌍 DE (EN whispered translation available)
🚀 An Active Start to the Week
Kickoff Protests (Details in your reference groups)
- 🕦 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 🧑🏫 zU* Training
- 🕦 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Lunch break
- 🕦3:00 – 5:30 p.m. Group outreach activities (putting up posters for the next talk, "spicy Mobi," stencils, etc.)
📍New Yorck at Bethanien, Mariannenplatz 2a, 10997 Berlin
*Action Training for Civil Disobedience (zU) Action training prepares you for acts of nonviolent civil disobedience. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills needed to decide for yourself whether and how you’ll actively participate.
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
- 🕕 6:00 p.m. 🎤 Guest speaker – Details coming soon!
- 🕕7:30 p.m. 🍲 Küfa and
- 🕕Starting at 8 p.m. 🎨 Painting banners for Saturday's coalition rally 👥 Reference groups
📍 Köpi, Köpenicker Str. 137, 10179 Berlin
♿ Accessible · 🌍 DE (EN whispered translation available)
📅 Action Days: Berlin Alliance Against Arms Production
- Fascinating presentations and exhibitions
- Music and Theater Performances
- Creative Workshops
- Networking Opportunities
🕜 1:30 p.m. 🍽️ Lunch at Küfa
- Mobi near the Rheinmetal Factory
- Coalition Program: Join us for protests throughout Wedding. Keep an eye out for announcements
♿ Accessible · 🌍 DE/EN (see program) · 🚨 Police presence expected
- 🕕 6:00 p.m. 🛠️ Workshop on Criminal Law Consequences
- 🕕 7:30 p.m. 🍲 Dinner & evening program (location to be announced)
📍 bUm, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21, 10999 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
🛠️🧠 Training Sessions and Workshops
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 🗣️💬 Communication training → bUm
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 🏃♂️🔍 Ethnography of Movement → bUm
📍New Yorck at Bethanien und Garten, Mariannenplatz 2a, 10997 Berlin
📍 bUm, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21, 10999 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
- 🕐 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Humboldthain)
- 🕐2:00 p.m. 📢🪧🔥 Let’s go together to the big demonstration “Wedding Without Weapons! Together Against War!” (S+U Gesundbrunnen)
♿ Accessible · 🌍 DE/EN (see program) · 🚨🚨 A heavy police presence is expected
- 🕕 Starting at 6:00 p.m., community time at bUm
- 🕕7:30 p.m. 🍲 Dinner & Evening Program
📍 bUm, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21, 10999 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
🏛️✊ The Training Academy
Here, you'll get ready for real-world driving on the road!
New York at Bethanien and in the Garden:
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | 🧑🏫 zU Training (Training in Civil Disobedience)
📍New Yorck at Bethanien und Garten, Mariannenplatz 2a, 10997 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
bAround Berlin:
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | 🏘️☮️ Social Security Instead of Billions for War and Death
(Wedding Neighborhood Committee) (How do we organize in our neighborhood against military buildup and social cuts? A discussion about local grassroots work and anti-militarist protest from the bottom up.) - 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | 🔗💻 Training: Expanding / Hybrid Organizing (Integrating Digital and Analog Activism)
- 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | 👑🐝 Queen Bee Training (Structure and Empowerment Training)
- 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | 🗣️💬 Communication Training (Public Speaking, Negotiation, and De-escalation)
- 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | 🌱🛡️ Resilient & Regenerative Organizing (Designing group structures to be sustainable, caring, and resilient over the long term.)
- 🕐 2:30 p.m. 🍲 Lunch (bUm)
- 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | 👥🔍 Finding a Support Group
(Don’t go into the protest alone! Find your support group (BG) here so you can look out for one another, make decisions, and act safely together.) - 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | 🕊️💪 Nonviolence Training
(How can we remain steadfast and peaceful in heated situations? In this training, you’ll learn the principles and practices of nonviolent action so you can act calmly, decisively, and safely during protests.) - 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | 🔗🎨 Networking Session + ART Circle
(Make connections and get creative. Exchange ideas with other activists and use the ART Circle to paint banners together and bring visual ideas for the protest to life.)
📍 bUm, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21, 10999 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
📊🌈 Spectrum of Protests:
Different Forms of Action & Risk Tolerance
Every action is different. We break down the spectrum and show how protests differ based on their level of risk (from registered demonstrations 🟢 to sit-ins 🟡 to direct blockade actions 🔴). This way, everyone can find a place in the movement that feels right and safe.
- 7:30 p.m. 🍲 Dinner & Movie Night (outdoors if the weather is nice) + Discussion
📍 bUm, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21, 10999 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
🔄🚀 The Spectrum of Protest (Continued): Let's Take Action!
Have you completed your basic training or even the Bikö training (Queen Bee / Structural Training)? Perfect—then you’re ready! We’re taking what we’ve learned out onto the streets. In this session, we’ll plan the direct transition from theory to practice. Find your role within the spectrum and join us in action! ✊⚡
- 🕕 6:00 p.m. 🎤 Guest speaker
- 🕕 7:30 p.m. 🍲 Küfa & Closing Party 🕺💃🪩🎉
📍 bUm, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21, 10999 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
🔄🚀 The Spectrum of Protest (Continued): Let's Take Action!
Let's reflect on what we've experienced together and plan our next steps!
🧺🌱 11:00 a.m. | Brunch picnic: Let's enjoy leftovers together, relax, and unwind.
💬🧠 Reflection: A space for your feedback, debriefing, and processing our time together.
🔮💻 Outlook: What's next? We're making plans (or casually putting off the details until next weekend's Zoom call).
🧹🧼 Cleanup: Many hands make light work.
🕒🧳 Departure: Say goodbye, pack your bag, and head home full of energy! 🚌👋
📍New Yorck at Bethanien und Garten, Mariannenplatz 2a, 10997 Berlin
♿ Accessibility: Elevator available · 🌍 DE (EN whisper translation available)
Why is civil resistance against the arms factory in Berlin necessary?
Here in Germany, Rheinmetall manufactures weapons used to kill people. And Rheinmetall is deliberately expanding its weapons production - including in Berlin. Right in the heart of Wedding, in Berlin, Rheinmetall is opening a weapons factory. That is where ammunition designed to kill people will be manufactured.
Through its arms deliveries to the Israeli terrorist state, Rheinmetall facilitates the genocide in Palestine - and even profits from it. When the Israeli army kills people in Palestine, Berlin is complicit in that!
We cannot rely on politicians, because they enable injustice instead of preventing it. They supply weapons to war criminals, prioritize profit over human lives, and facilitate genocide. That is why we must take action ourselves.
As long as international law is violated, profit is prioritized over human life, and justice is denied, we will engage in nonviolent civil resistance. Together, we stand against the Rheinmetall arms factory in Berlin. Whereweapons are produced to destroy, where genocide is prepared and enabled, we take a stand and resist. We will not allow more and more weapons designed to kill people to be manufactured right in the heart of our city. We are coming together to oppose the production and export of weapons in Berlin and throughout Germany!
Donate to help cover the costs of the protest days:
To carry out peaceful resistance against complicity in the genocide in Palestine and Lebanon, against the arms factory in Berlin, and for a more just world, we rely on your support.
Our protest phase in Berlin is over, and we have sent a strong, peaceful message against genocide. Since we don’t have any major financial backers, all of this was pre-funded by the movement itself. To remain able to act and prepare for the next phase, we must now collectively cover the actual material costs totaling 8,650 euros. These costs consist of 4,200 euros for 1,200 hot meals, 3,200 euros for safe venues, 900 euros for materials and logistics, and 350 euros for flyers and posters. Every contribution, no matter how large or small, helps close this gap and supports our work. Thank you for being part of this resistance!
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