The Left Berlin Newsletter, 28th May 2026
Welcome to our new website!
Welcome to this week’s Left Berlin Newsletter.
This week, we relaunched theleftberlin.com website, with all the old features and some new ones. There is a new format for our Events calendar, and a new homepage look . We have also made it more obvious how you can pitch an idea for an article or submit an article you have already written.
We hope that the new website looks better and is easier to navigate than ever before. We also hope that everything runs smoothly, but because of the size of the changes, there might be a couple of issues or features that don’t work as expected. If you spot anything that you don’t think is quite right, please contact us at team@theleftberlin.com and let us know.
We would also appreciate your feedback about the new website. What do you like about it? What don’t you like? What information would you really like to find on the website? What existing information do you not need? Please send this feedback to the same address team@theleftberlin.com. The more feedback we receive, the better we can continue to improve the website.
It’s a busy week for The Left Berlin starting at 3pm today with the latest broadcast of our radio programme live on Refuge Worldwide. This evening from 7pm, the Left Berlin Reading Group will be in Agit discussing Selective justice: who the German legal system protects, and on Monday it’s our latest Coordinating Meeting to plan future projects. Please come along and get involved.
This week in Working Class History - 2 June 1975: International Sex Workers Day
51 years ago this week, 100 sex workers occupied the Church of Saint-Nizier in Lyon. They were protesting against police repression and the murders of sex workers. Since then, 2nd June has been celebrated as International Sex Workers’ Day. Read about its history here.
Demonstrations in Berlin
Today at 3pm: Remigration? Not with Us! Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport
Today at 4.30pm: We pledge to conscientious objection! Abgeordnetehaus Berlin
Saturday at 2pm: Demonstration against the closure of Görlitzer Park Railway Embankment Görli Bahndamm
Monday at 5.30pm: Es reicht! Protest rally, outside the Volksbühne
This week’s Events
The Hamm Climate Camp is registered by Ende Gelände as a political assembly. It is organised by volunteer activists and is not affiliated with any political group or organisation. As part of the camp, there will be a packed programme of workshops, networking, skill-sharing sessions, and cultural events, starting yesterday until Saturday. It takes place in Lippepark in Hamm, NRW. The Hamm Climate Camp is our Campaign of the Week.
In this month’s Left Berlin Radio Programme we look at the shared DNA/history of radical resistance, mapping out the connections between iconic struggles like the Freedom Riders or the Black Panthers to modern battlegrounds like the Ulm 5 trials and extinction rebellion/lezte generation. Listen live to Anatomy of Movements today at 3pm on Refuge Worldwide.
This evening at 7pm, the Left Berlin Reading Group is discussing Selective justice: who the German legal system protects. Please try and read at least the recommended readings, as this helps raise the level of debate. The Reading Group is open to anyone who is interested in The Left Berlin. It is taking place in Agit, Nansenstraße 2.
This evening, Aufstehen gegen Rassismus is having a public meeting Stop the AfD conference in Erfurt – but how? The meeting is part of the mobilisation for a blockade of the AfD conference in Erfurt on July 3rd. Speakers will explain how Dresden Nazifrei and the Anti-Nazi League successfully mobilised against Nazis. The meeting will be in German, but translation into English will be provided.
On Friday at 7.30pm, join Grieving Doves and friends for Writing Evening in Community - a warm and communal writing evening at New Yorck Bethanien to write letters to the Ulm 5 and the names of those killed in Gaza. Many of the Ulm 5 prisoners are being held in prison 23 hours a day. Letter writing is therefore a huge boost to their morale and helps keep them connected with the outside world.
On Monday, it’s the next The Left Berlin June Coordinating meeting. The Coordinating meeting is where we look back at our recent activities and plan what we will be doing next. This month, we will be assessing Palivision and looking forward to other events, like our contribution to Queer Cinema for Palestine. It starts at 7pm in Ferat Kocak’s office, Schierker Straße 26.
Criminal courts work hand in hand with brutal policing to punish poverty and reproduce racism. On Tuesday, join Trust.support for Criminal Courts – just another face of policing - a discussion with activists from Courtwatch Berlin and Justice Collective about their work attending public hearings in Berlin’s courts and offering support to people affected. It starts at 7pm in Kluckstraße 25.
There is much more going on in Berlin this week. To find out more about Events we organise, please look at our new-look Events page where you can choose between viewing All Events or just the ones organised by us. If you would like to recommend other Events, please contact us on team@theleftberlin.com.
The Left Berlin in June
As usual, The Left Berlin has a number of events planned for next month, including the following:
Monday, 1st June, 7pm: The Left Berlin June Coordinating meeting, Schierker Straße 26
Sunday, 14th June, 2pm: The Left Berlin Editorial Team on-boarding, Agit
Friday, 19th June, 7pm: The Left Berlin Film Club – Queer Cinema for Palestine 2026, Refuge Worldwide
Sunday, 21st June, 2pm: Walking Tour: Red Wedding on the March. Badstraße 38
Thursday, 25th June, 7pm: The Left Berlin Reading Group. Agit.
Saturday, 27th June, 1pm: The Left Berlin Radio Programme #5. Refuge Worldwide
Sunday, 28th June, 9.30am: Walking Tour: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial. Gesundbrunnen station, Platform 9.
Support the Ulm 5
The next soli-bus to support the Ulm 5 at their court hearing in Stuttgart-Stammheim is on 14th June. Come to show your solidarity with @theulm5 and reserve your seat now. The bus leaves at 10am from Stuttgart, returning on Monday evening. Accommodation in Stuttgart will be provided, bring a mattress and sleeping bag.
Tickets are available from: common_journey_court_watch@systemli.org or the L 5 SPÄTI - Lenaustrasse 5 (12.00 - 24.00 +). They normally cost 25€-45€ but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. It helps the planning a lot if you reserve your seat as early as possible. Please help mobilise and share this message in all you networks.
News from Berlin and Germany
In News from Berlin, a record number of people leave Berlin.
In News from Germany, German government plans to regulate AI in the workplace; Hamburg Youth Parliament demands a solution to the increasing number of families living in shelters; Ulmen-Fernandes case leads to debate about digital violence; over 300,000 people gained German citizenship in 2025; human rights report criticises rapid militarisation of Germany; and AfD remains the best supported political party in Germany.
Read all about it in this week’s News from Berlin and Germany.
New on theleftberlin.com
Katie O’Connor’s video impressions of Palivision
Tom McGath argues that Die Linke can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s housing policies in New York
Video of the Week
This week, Greta Thunberg was in Stuttgart-Stammheim to support the Ulm 5. The video of the week - filmed by Hebh Jamal - contains statements made outside the court by Greta and lawyer Benjamin Düsberg.
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Keep on fighting,
The Left Berlin Editorial Board