Klimacamp | Direkte Aktionen gegen Klimachaos

Where? Rhein-Main region, near the Frankfurt airport, Germany
When? 17.08. - 23.08.

This year, a climate camp will take place in the Rhein-Main region from Monday, 17th august, till Sunday, 23th August. Most actions and events will take place on the last weekend.

The camp will target local climate destructive projects: the airport, a waste incinerating plant, the new coal fired plants Staudinger/Hanau and Mainz/Wiesbaden, new highways, the nuclear plant Biblis. Another focus will be the connection between animal keeping and climate change.

With solar and wind devices, vegan food and waste reduction we will try to live climate neutral during the camp. The camp will have workshops, lectures and discussions around climate change. We also want to question the predominant discourse and look for emancipatory solutions to climate change.A major aspect of the camp will be direct action. A central re-greening action on the deforestation area of the new airport runway is planned. We also encourage the camp participants to make their own diverse actions.

Background

Fraport, the company behind the airport in Frankfurt, is currently building a new runway. Between May 2008 and February 2009, there was an occupation of parts of the forest by environmental activists. Aviation is a major source of carbon emissions, the expansion will increase it from 50 to 80 million tons per year.