Thousands of Germans participated in Easter marches, a long-standing tradition advocating for peace that originated in the 1960s. Organized by the Netwerk Friedenskooperative, these demonstrations, set to continue through Easter Monday, are occurring in over 100 cities including major urban centers. The group's spokesperson, Kristian Golla, emphasized the calls for the new German government to prioritize peace through diplomacy rather than military expenditures. Protesters are voicing opposition not only to conflicts like the war in Ukraine but also to the US military presence in Germany, promoting a broader peace agenda.
Some 100 events are planned up until Easter Monday, according to the Bonn-based activist group Netwerk Friedenskooperative (Peace Cooperative Network), which has coordinated the marches this year. Easter marches are reportedly planned for cities including Cologne, Munich, Berlin, Leipzig, Bremen and Stuttgart.
A spokesman for the group, Kristian Golla, said a focus of the demonstrations this year was an appeal to the incoming German coalition government for Germany to "become capable of peace rather than war." "Instead of taking on new debt and spending several billions of euros on arms, disarmament agreements and clever diplomacy are needed" to end Russia's war on Ukraine.
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