Final preparations are underway as hundreds of activists converge on the Rhineland. The dinner queue has never been longer than this evening after the final buses and bike loads of participants have rolled in and dropped their sleeping bags on the grass. They’re hungry from their long days of stuffing hay sacks, painting banners and traveling across multiple borders.
Now, just before everyone is going to bed, lunches are packed, day packs are ready and affinity groups are having their final check ins. Many are nervous because tomorrow will be their first experience of direct action. The more experienced among us are swapping war stories and commiserating the early closure of the bar.
We don’t know exactly what tomorrow will hold but the fact that so many have come together here to take part in such an important event, speaks volumes for the movement. Here are some highlights from the day:
Photographer: Paul Wagner
Photographer: Paul Wagner
Photographer: Paul Wagner
Photographer: Paul Wagner
Photographer: Paul Wagner