Was the big Black Lives Matter demo in Berlin in 2020 a flash in the pan?

by time news

BerlinA year ago, millions of people around the world took to the streets under the motto “Black Lives Matter”. The murder of the American George Floyd by a police officer in front of the camera has sparked a debate about racism in Germany as well. In Berlin, on June 6, 2020, at least 15,000 people gathered on Alexanderplatz for silent remembrance and loud protest. On Friday there will be another Black Lives Matter demonstration in Berlin, like every year since 2016. This time, however, far fewer participants are expected.

2500 people are registered, the spokesman for Black Lives Matter Berlin is hoping for more. However, the movement received little interest. Although so many were at the demo in Berlin last year. But the core that is politically active is still the same people. “I do not have the feeling that we are suddenly more now,” says the speaker, who does not want to give his name because the entire movement handles it that way. There are black people who have become politicized in the meantime, among other things because of George Floyd, but it is insignificantly more than in the years before. The number of white supporters did not increase noticeably either. “It cannot remain a one-off sensation from 2020. People need to understand how long we’ve been taking to the streets. And that we will continue to do so as long as there are no fundamental changes and support is only a short period of time in the lives of privileged people, ”said the spokesman.

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