Call for participation in the demonstration within the framework of the Luxemburg-Liebknecht-Commemoration, on 14th January 2024 at 10 a.m. from Frankfurter Tor to the Memorial of the Socialists in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde and also on 15th January 2024 at 06:00 p.m. from Olof Palme Place to the Memorials in Tiergarten.
Against war and crisis! For peace and solidarity!
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were murdered in Berlin on 15th January 1919 by right-wing
Freikorps with the approval of the Noskes and Scheidemanns. This is the 105th anniversary of their
death. Their fight obliges us to stand up against war and rearmament, against exploitation and
social impoverishment.
World peace is acutely endangered. A nuclear inferno is looming. We are in favour of an immediate
ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of negotiations. The arms deliveries by the NATO countries must
be stopped immediately. Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine, which was significantly provoked by
international law, has a history. Last but not least, it includes the attacks by the Ukrainian army on
eastern Ukraine, which have been ongoing since 2014. Above all, NATO’s eastward expansion has
testified and continues to testify to the aspirations of the USA, with NATO in tow, to remain the only
world power.
In this country, the war in Ukraine was used to decide on the so-called historical turning point: 100
billion for the Bundeswehr. In February 2022, this special fund was approved, and this huge sum is
missing in places where money is urgently needed: In all social areas; in health care, education,
mobility and in climate protection.
The rearmament of the Bundeswehr is part of the increasing strengthening of German militarism.
The Federal Republic of Germany is determined and destined to take a leading role in Europe and
beyond. We are strictly opposed to Germany’s new world power ambitions.
The wars of the USA and its allies in the global South and the victims of these wars must not be
forgotten - and neither must the main causes for the unprecedented large-scale refugee
movements be forgotten. We are constantly experiencing that actions contrary to international law
are measured with double standards. The European external borders are being closed to those
fleeing from these wars and misery. Safe escape routes for all people are all the more necessary.
The sheer opportunism of the Green Party politicians is particularly evident in the current refugee
policy.
The social and economic crisis in this country, fuelled not least by the sanctions policy in violation
of international law, is coming to a head, inflation is rising. Meanwhile, ever larger parts of the
population are threatened by poverty or social exclusion. Every fifth child is growing up in poverty,
while armament and energy companies, for example, are raking in unimagined profits. The
purchasing power of working people, wage earners, pensioners and recipients of social benefits is
sinking, while the costs of food, mobility, housing and energy are constantly rising. We must put a
stop to this »guns instead of butter« policy.
In view of this social situation, which includes a massive dismantling of democracy, the right-wing is
on the rise throughout Europe. Antifascism is more important than ever. We fight against all racism,
antisemitism, antiziganism and Russophobia.
Upholding the legacy of Rosa and Karl – standing up for peace, social justice, the protection of the
environment, for internationalism and solidarity – we, leftists of different currents, will jointly and
peacefully express our positions and demands on 14th January 2024.
We call for a broad alliance and a powerful demonstration.
LL Demo Organisation Committee, Berlin, October 2023
V.i.S.d.P.: Klaus Meinel, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 25, 10249 Berlin
We are an alliance of leftist parties, organizations and autonomous groups. Since 1996, we have been preparing the annual demonstration within the framework of the Luxemburg-Liebknecht-Commemoration. We combine the memory of the ideas of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht with the demands in the struggles of our time: We demonstrate for peace and international solidarity, against exploitation, against the dismantling of democratic rights and the increase of fascist dangers.
In spite of all!
Alliance for the preparation of the demonstration within the framework of the Luxemburg-Liebknecht-Commemoration
We kindly ask for donations to cover the costs of the annual Luxemburg-Liebknecht-Demonstration.
Bank account:
Laura von Wimmersperg
IBAN: DE92 1005 0000 6010 2191 81
BIC-/SWIFT-Code: BELADEBE
Reason for payment: LL-Demo
Assassination of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht by a band of soldiers of the Cavalry Guards Rifle Division.
Karl Liebknecht, together with 31 murdered comrades, is buried in Friedrichsfelde Cemetery. The funeral procession develops into a mass demonstration.
Rosa Luxemburg is buried next to the burial site of Karl Liebknecht. Tens of thousands form the funeral procession.
Inauguration of the revolutionary monument created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at Friedrichsfelde Cemetery.
Commemoration ceremonies took place annually at the tombs of the murdered revolutionaries
Organized commemorations of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were impossible. The revolutionary monument was destroyed by the fascists and the tombs of the murdered were levelled.
In the GDR, demonstrations took place every year on the second weekend of January to the Memorial of the Socialists in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde in honour of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.
The demonstration was at first replaced by a Silent Remembrance.
The Lenin Square Alliance organized a demonstration from the former Lenin Square to the Memorial of the Socialists in Friedrichsfelde to protest against the later realized intention of grinding the Lenin Monument and renaming the Lenin Square (now Place of the United Nations).
The Lenin Square Alliance concluded its activities and a Berlin-wide alliance was established, which since 1996 has organized the annual demonstration within the framework of the Luxemburg-Liebknecht Commemoration. Elements of the commemoration are also the Silent Remembrance and the Wreath Ceremony at the Landwehr Canal, which since 1987 is always held on the 15th January.
Short Information on the Luxemburg-Liebknecht-Demonstration on 13th January 2019
On 13th January 2019, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, more than 15,000 participants from all over the country demonstrated together with guests from other countries from Frankfurter Tor to the Memorial of the Socialists in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde. It was demonstrated – as Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting (rbb) objectively noted – for peace and international solidarity and against the dismantling of democratic rights. The demonstration went without incident and seamlessly proceeded into the Silent Commemoration of the Berlin Land association of the party DIE LINKE on the cemetery forecourt. The Alliance for the preparation of the demonstration within the framework of the Luxemburg-Liebknecht-Commemoration would like to thank all participants for their combative, disciplined, and good-spirited participation.
Berlin, January 2019
Klaus Meinel
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 25
10249 Berlin
Deutschland
0049 0172 7085059
ll-Demo@web.de