Action on holiday island - Punk-Protestcamp on Sylt enters third round
On Sylt, people have gathered for the third time for protests against capitalism. "There will definitely be several hundred people present during the action," said Marvin Bederke (24), a protest camp registrant and spokesperson, to the German Press Agency.
There had already been a collective Punk outing to the North Sea island in 2022. With the Nine-Euro-Ticket, it could be traveled to affordably. In the social media debate about the ticket, Sylt was also frequently discussed. Calls from left-wing groups on the internet to "invade" the island had circulated.
Mini-Festival of Punks on Sylt
The Punk gathering has since developed into a kind of Mini-Festival - with participants from all over Germany. This summer, around 30 small tents were set up for the start of the roughly six-week Protestcamp of the group "Action Sylt" on the meadow near the airport in Tinnum. Planned are readings, workshops, and art actions, according to the Instagram page of "Action Sylt".
"The main theme is gentrification on Sylt - rich people are moving here, the island is being spruced up, and other people can no longer afford to live here," said co-organizer Jonas Hötger (24), who also comes from Frankfurt. Climate protection and climate change are also in the focus of the camp. Every week, there is reportedly a demonstration planned.
Through Crowdfunding, Bederke and his associates are collecting money this year for food, clean toilets, garbage collection, and a stage. Around 560 Euros had been donated by Monday morning.
- The Mini-Festival on Sylt attracts participants from various cities across Germany, including the bustling German capital, Frankfurt.
- The protest camp on Sylt, organized by "Action Sylt", is located near Westerland's airport in Tinnum, a commune in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Marvin Bederke and his associates are utilizing Crowdfunding to raise funds for essential amenities at the protest camp, such as food, clean toilets, and garbage collection.
- Sylt, renowned as a vacation island in Germany, has become a center of societal unrest, with the third gathering against capitalism in recent times.
- The German Press Agency reported that Marvin Bederke, a spokesperson from Husum, anticipated a significant turnout of around 300 protesters at the third anti-capitalism event on Sylt.
- The left-wing online groups have sparked concerns by advocating for an "invasion" of Sylt, fueling debates about the impact of capitalism on the island's affordability.
- The demonstrations, which form an integral part of the protest camp, are planned to recur every week, reflecting growing concerns about gentrification and climate change on Sylt.
