{"id":2922,"date":"2024-08-16T09:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T07:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientistrebellion.de\/?page_id=2922"},"modified":"2025-02-11T18:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:49:40","slug":"xe4vthpn9qechgf53ajgxqz6znlpwuc5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scientistrebellion.de\/de\/xe4vthpn9qechgf53ajgxqz6znlpwuc5\/","title":{"rendered":"QR-code &#8211; blindefolded bears statue &#8211; Police Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2922\" class=\"elementor elementor-2922\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3006742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3006742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1fc539\" data-id=\"e1fc539\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b62e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8b62e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Violence and repression by the police<\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4287f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d4287f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/letztegeneration.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/schmerzgriffe-bei-wissenschaftlerinnen-fakten-lassen-sich-nicht-mit-schmerzgriffen-mundtot-machen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/letztegeneration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0507_2022_SR_Steglitz_Jo2-1024x737.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663ff30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"663ff30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>05.07.2022 &#8211; Dr. Nana-Maria Gr\u00fcning (Biologist at Berliner Charit\u00e9) inflicted with pain grips<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c30940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44c30940\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19029788\" data-id=\"19029788\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f749c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f749c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" autoplay=\"autoplay\">Dein Browser unterst\u00fctzt keine HTML Audio.<source src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Probiers_mal_mit_Gemutlichkeit.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139203ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139203ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">You have just scanned a QR code from a sign on a blindfolded Buddy Bear.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Since 2004, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddy-baer.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buddy Bears<\/a> are ambassadors of an open-minded Berlin. They promote peaceful and respectful coexistence among all people and advocate for a sustainable future.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Why do you read &#8220;police violence&#8221; on the blindfold?<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Trust in the police is a cornerstone of our democracies. We learn at school: if we are non-violent, they will not hurt us. Today, this trust is being damaged. Anyone can experience how ominous the everyday life of People of Color can be. Non-violent citizens, some even underage, are increasingly facing pain grip while peacefully protesting for a livable future. Often, the police have milder means available, such as carrying away blockaders. The effects of pain grips are difficult for observers to see. However, they often lead to physical and psychological injuries.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Blindfolded Buddy Bears symbolize how the general public, although agreeing with the values promoted by the Buddy Bears, is currently lacking awareness of police violence. The raised arms point to the fact that our societies are unable to act. The Buddy Bears also can stand for climate activists themselves hiding their tears about the pain they experience and their sadness about the consequences of global warming. Here the raised hands mean: &#8220;We are peaceful&#8221;.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Yet climate activists do not stand alone. UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst considers state repression of the climate movement as a major threat to our democracies and human rights.<\/p><blockquote data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;blockquote&quot;,{}]\"><p>\u201eThe<strong> repression that environmental activists<\/strong> who use <strong>peaceful civil disobedience<\/strong> are currently facing in Europe is a <strong>major threat to democracy and human rights<\/strong>. [&#8230;] it is for us all to listen to what environmental defenders have to say.\u201c\u00a0 &#8212; <em>Michael Forst, see <\/em>[1]<\/p><\/blockquote><div><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>\u200f\u200f\u200e \u200e<\/em><\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Please note that the following sources are mainly in German language.<\/em><\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A video showing extreme physical police violence against a peaceful activist can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r5S23GH-yAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Contrary to the claims of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lto.de\/recht\/nachrichten\/n\/vg-berlin-1l171-23-schmerzgriffe-polizei-klimakleber-letzte-generation-eilrechtsschutz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Verwaltungsgericht Berlin<\/a>, such pain-inducing holds are common police practice.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This is documented by numerous video and photo recordings at protests. An example is the <a href=\"https:\/\/hot-climate-topics.net\/2024\/04\/24\/versammlungsrecht-pressefreiheit-und-polizeigewalt\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">open letter<\/a> by Prof. Dr. Stefan M\u00fcller to Berlin&#8217;s Minister of the Interior. It was written in response to severe police violence during a protest of climate activists earlier this year. Additional legal information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/verfassungsblog.de\/schmerzgriffe-als-technik-in-der-polizeilichen-praxis\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">VerfBlog<\/a>, whose authors also recently published the study <em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campus.de\/buecher-campus-verlag\/wissenschaft\/soziologie\/gewalt_im_amt-17585.html?srsltid=AfmBOoruyiHw7KkOXFvJpfV8ph0o8TMx1QVrKg2H76ebXU6h64eLU57P\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>Violence in Office: Excessive Police Violence and Its Investigation<\/em><\/a>&#8220;.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><b>Background on non-violent Civil Disobedience<\/b><\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">According to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/syr\/downloads\/report\/IPCC_AR6_SYR_LongerReport.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">IPCC Synthesis Report 2023<\/a>, achieving the below 1.5\u00b0C target of the Paris Climate Agreement has become virtually impossible. To reach this goal with about a coin toss chance, greenhouse gas emissions would need to fall to 57% of 2019 levels by 2030. Additionally, we must remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere on a large scale. A document that summarizes this information in an easily understandable way can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/scientistrebellion.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shortfacts_Temperature.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>We already experience the effects of climate change today. Scientists are observing an increase in heatwaves, droughts, and floods not only in the much more severely affected Global South, but also in Europe.<\/p><p>Yet police violence, state repression and media hostility towards climate activists are on the rise in Germany. This attitude conflicts with the urgency of political action. Only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/article\/2024\/may\/09\/world-is-on-verge-of-climate-abyss-un-warns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">swift and decisive action<\/a> can mitigate the humanitarian, social and economic consequences of the climate catastrophe.<\/p><p>Currently we are playing Russian roulette with our future!<\/p><h3>Our Request: Talk About It!<\/h3><p>Share the information: A vibrant democracy needs informed citizens. Otherwise, our democracy will be systematically undermined by violence, by the climate catastrophe itself, and will lead to the erosion of our freedoms and those of our children.<\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Who are we?<\/span><\/h3><p>We are Scientist Rebellion: Academics who research and work in Germany, using civil resistance to advocate for climate justice.<\/p><p>You can find more information about us <a href=\"https:\/\/scientistrebellion.de\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>This action was carried out in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/letztegeneration.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Letzte Generation<\/a> Deutschland.<\/p><h3>Sources<\/h3><p>[1] <em>Green Legal Spaces Report 2023<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenlegal.eu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GLI_Green_Legal_Spaces_Report_2023_20231201.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pdf<\/a>, Green Legal Impact Germany e.V.<\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violence and repression by the police 05.07.2022 &#8211; Dr. Nana-Maria Gr\u00fcning (Biologist at Berliner Charit\u00e9) inflicted with pain grips Dein Browser unterst\u00fctzt keine HTML Audio. 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