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A protest for feminism and anti-capitalism got things started for left-wing groups around May Day in Hamburg on Walpurgis Night. The event was dubbed "Take Back the Night," and around 900 mainly female demonstrators marched from the autonomous left-wing center, Rote Flora, in Schanzenviertel district, through St. Pauli. The march was protected by a number of police officers. The evening began with fireworks on the roof of Rote Flora, and many demonstrators sported FFP2 masks. There were few conflicts, police explained: "Just a few firecrackers and fog pots - otherwise everything was calm."
Upcoming protests from left-wing groups are scheduled for Wednesday, Labor Day, totaling several thousand participants.
The anarchist alliance "Schwarz-Roter 1. Mai" (Black-Red May Day) from the Rote Flora area urges a demonstration under the banner "Solidarity. Self-determined. Free from domination." They plan to have about 800 people march from Sternschanze station to the Altonaer Balkon in the afternoon.
"Wer hat, der gibt" (Those who have, those who give) has organized a march from Dammtor station to Eppendorfer Baum featuring 2,500 marchers. Their message: "Let's take the money from those who have plenty and give it to those in need." This event is announced with the slogan "We're so tired of this crap."
Rote Aufbau, a group that's been categorized as a violence-prone organization by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, has called for a demonstration. Approximately 1,500 participants are expected, and the route will take them from the main train station, through St. Georg, Hohenfelde, and Eilbek to the Landwehr S-Bahn station.
Demonstrations in the past have seen repeated incidents of rioting in the Schanzenviertel area, but in the years after the G20 summit's clashes, they've generally been peaceful.
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Source: www.stern.de
