STUTTGART – During a spontaneous demonstration on April 30 in Waiblingen calling for participation in today’s May 01 demonstrations, about 70 internationalist activists attacked Deutsche Bank with paint.
The written statement of the activists they explained their unannounced demonstration on the eve of 01 May with the following words:
“The first of May has been the international day of struggle of the working:inside class for over a hundred years. On this day we not only want to make clear that a life without war, oppression and crises is only possible beyond capitalism, but also to show the perspective of a liberated society. In doing so, we do not allow ourselves to be constricted by the corset of bourgeois laws, but consciously decide to make an unannounced, self-determined demonstration.”
Further they justify the attack of the Deutsche Bank:
“In the course of the demonstration, the German bank was attacked with paint and embellished with the slogan “war profiteers.” The German bank is one of the largest investors in the arms industry: it puts several billion euros into companies like Rheinmetall and Heckler and Koch, which supply armaments to war zones around the world. The German bank earns money from every war: its money is not only in German companies, but also in shares of international arms companies. Even if the fancy branches, like the one in Waiblingen, don’t suggest it: Deutsche Bank’s blood trail stretches from Mali to Yemen to Iraq. One day before the spontaneous demonstration, posters were attached to the Deutsche Bank branch showing how much Deutsche Bank profits from wars worldwide.”
During the demonstration, attention was also drawn to the gender struggle. The written statement said:
“In addition, parallel to the demonstration, feminist slogans and symbols were left on the path with spray paint. Thereby attention was drawn to the double oppression of women: these are oppressed in capitalism on the one hand as part of the working:inner class and on the other hand as women by patriarchy. The liberation of women and the smashing of patriarchy is only possible beyond the capitalist system. But patriarchy is more than an abstract construct: in the form of everyday violence it is clearly tangible for many women. We do not want to accept this and have made clear: We fight back! In addition, the demonstration was accompanied by smoke pots and bengalos.”
