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Lebenslaute (own spelling Lebenslaute ) is an open music and action group under the motto: "Classical music - political action". Since 1986, classical music and civil disobedience have been brought together in loose ensembles at public appearances . Depending on the action, mostly open-air , the ensembles have a strength of between three and over a hundred musicians.

2014 Lebenslaute has partnered with Code Pink - Women for Peace the Aachen Peace Prize been awarded that year on September 1 , the Anti-War , in Aachen Aula Carolina will be presented.

concept

Lebenslaute performs classical and other music in concert attire in places where a concert is not generally expected: "at military training areas and deportation airports, in front of nuclear factories and missile depots, in immigration authorities and in other human-threatening places". The venue chooses Lebenslaute in the face of restrictive regulations, as the political confrontation with the prevailing regulations is sought by means of announced, deliberate violations of the law . Local protest movements are supported in places where this is possible .

The concert campaigns are prepared together in intensive work. How much the participants get involved is their own responsibility. The needs and concerns of all participants should be taken into account, and joint action will be decided on a grassroots basis . If legal action is taken against individuals, the Lebenslaute network offers them solidarity support together with others.

The actions are intended to remind rulers that they pretend to represent the interests of the people, but that many laws and political measures do not correspond to these interests and that they are therefore acted on the basis of the following considerations: “Non-violent, precisely calculated and staged violations of the law, if possible many different sections of the population and high-profile symbolic actions bring the tension between law and statute, legitimacy and legality constantly in flux, create awareness, use and expand the scope for resistance. "

Several regional and one nationwide campaigns are organized, carried out and evaluated every year. Free access to the web, there is photo and film material for recent appearances as well as a description of the course of the respective campaign in (live) ticker format .

Sample campaign at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin, June 17, 2013

On Monday, June 17th, 2013, in cooperation with the “International Refugee Tribunal against the Federal Republic of Germany” and other friends, the action “Playing instead of deporting - Music for free movement ” took place. There was a vigil at Berlin Central Station at 6 a.m. to protest against the federal government's deportation policy , and at the same time all four direct entrances to the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Berlin's government district were blocked by vivacious groups. At 7:30 am, almost 100 musicians and other activists were still in the government district. The Berlin police began the evacuation at 9:40 a.m. For the concert from 11:45 a.m. at the main entrance, the other three entrances to the Federal Ministry were released or cleared by the police. Over a hundred blockers had now gathered at the main entrance, and a similar number of people were present. Hundreds of police officers continued to guard the entire block. The following pieces were played in choir and orchestral strength at the final concert:

First concert blockade in 1986 at the Mutlangen rocket camp

Concert blockade in 1991 in Frankfurt am Main

With their first concert blockade in 1986 Lebenslaute took part in non-violent blockades in front of the Pershing II missile camp in Mutlangen , Baden-Württemberg .

literature

Press reports (selection)

Web links

Commons : Lebenslaute  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A combative summer. In: graswurzel.net . June 1, 2008, accessed February 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c About us. In: Lebenslaute.net . Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Prize winners 2014 CodePink and Lebenslaute ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , aachener-friedenspreis.de , accessed on May 8, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.aachener-friedenspreis.de
  4. ↑ Based on the self-presentation at Lebenslaute.net , as of August 10, 2014
  5. ↑ Gerd Büntzly and Ulrich Klan, “Lebenslaute. Nonviolent resistance with concert blockades ”, in: Wissenschaft & Frieden , Issue 3 / 2014-3 Focus on The Power of the Arts , pages 16-18.
  6. ^ List of summer campaigns 1986–2013 , Lebenslaute.de
  7. ↑ 2013 Berlin: Playing instead of deporting - Music for Free Movement , documentation with description of the action, the appeal, the letter to Federal Interior Minister Friedrich of July 5, 2013, press material, media reports, photos, the film , with the lyrics of the songs and the introductory ones Comments (pdf).