Social struggles and bottom-up movements
On Tuesday we have around 50 People protested on Opera Square against the attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla. About 400 Activist:inside were previously in the Mediterranean on the way to Gaza by the Israeli army (IDF) been intercepted. They tried to get food from hundreds of sailing boats, Relief supplies … ▷
On Tuesday, 18.05.2026, took part approx. 150 People at a rally against the planned social cuts. The precarious situation was addressed in speeches by educators, among others:within, single parents and the disabled. The reason for the rally was the revelations of the “Paritätisches”. According to these should 8,6 billion euro … ▷
Am 05.03.2026 went more than 700 People take to the streets for the second school strike against conscription. We spoke to Nora and Karla in preparation, who are part of the Kassel school strike alliance. They talk about the power of the first strike, their participation and the mood in Kassel schools.
More than 1.200 Yesterday people demonstrated in Kassel against the introduction of compulsory military service and possible conscription. The protest action of the alliance “School strike against compulsory military service” took place nationwide 90 cities instead. The demonstrators marched from the town hall to the KNDS factory and to the main train station and expressed their views along the way … ▷
Under the motto “Against their wars” gathered on Saturday, the 19. April 2025, around 400 People in Kassel, To the anti -capitalist Easter march. The demonstration was from the alliance “Rheinmetall disarmed!“Organized.
On Friday, the 02.02.2024 The ver.di union has called for strikes throughout Germany as part of the #wedrivetogether campaign and the current collective bargaining in local transport. There was a strike in Kassel 500 KVG employees together with passengers, Students and Fridays for Future for better working conditions and massive investments in local public transport. Demands were handed over to Mayor Sven Schoeller at Kassel town hall.
800 Protesters are on Sunday, the 28.01.2024 the call of the newly founded alliance “Kassel against the right” followed, to protest against the AfD and the societal shift to the right. The Kassel AfD had previously invited people to a New Year's reception that day. This had to be postponed and then canceled completely.
Two weeks before the Hessian state elections, numerous parties were, as always, present in the Kassel interior, to take advantage of the sunny election campaign weekend. For the AfD, however, Saturday went differently than planned.