Rock for Nature

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Spectators in front of the main stage on Sunday afternoon

The Rock for Nature eco-open-air festival took place for the first time from August 21 to 24, 2008 in Wolpertshausen near Schwäbisch Hall . The motto of the festival was "Gen Tec - No thanks !!". Over 50,000 visitors were on site over the four days.

The festival is the first certified organic open air festival in Germany. The TÜV Nord has performed the certification.

Artist

We are heroes , Nena , Roger Hodgson , Joe Cocker , Me + Me , Scorpions

In addition, these newcomer bands were there:

  • Thursday: Reggae Minister, Close Up, ABBA Revival Band, Mordrom
  • Friday: Gonzo & Friends, The Poem is You, Float, Nena Supporter, tune Circus, Submarien , Basement, Push, bk Allstars
  • Saturday: Stone The Crow , Hautnah, True Calling , Friends Live, Abba Revival Band, Joy Fleming , Peaches in Wonderland, Die dicken Kinder, Wendrsonn , Double Gun
  • Sunday: Gospel Alive, Donny Vox & Band, Radiopilot , Lightwood, Human Zoo, Good News, Scheinfrei ?, Magic acoustic Guitars, Alley Cats, EDSP

Supporting program

On the fringes of the festival there were various lectures and discussions on the subject of "Gen Tec - No thanks !!". Speakers were Vandana Shiva (Alternative Nobel Prize Winner, India), Percy Schmeiser (Farmer, Alternative Nobel Prize Winner, Canada), Jeffrey Smith (Institute for Responsible Technologies, USA) and Aldo Gonzalez (Mexico).

It was about these topics:

  • “Biogas between circular economy and industry” - by Dieter Schäfer
  • "The genetic engineering felt - interdependence of industry, authorities and politics" - by Antje Lorch (ifrik research Institute, Netherlands)
  • "The basic right to freedom from genetic engineering - enforcement of regional self-determination!"
    • Georg Janßen (Managing Director of the Working Group on Farming Agriculture )
    • Jeffrey Smith (Institute for Responsible Technologies, USA)
    • Roman Sniady (Polsko Wolna od GMO, GMO-free Poland )
    • Gualtar Barbas Baptista (GAIA, Portugal)
  • Labeling "Ohne Gentechnik" - by Christoph Zimmer (Farmers' Association Schwäbisch Hall)
  • "Beekeepers on the run - the German genetic engineering (un) right?" By Walter Haefeker (board member of the German professional and professional beekeeping association, President of the European Beekeepers Association )
  • "Successful on the market without genetic engineering" - by Klaus Freidler (managing director and owner of Albgold)
  • "Peace with Nature - preserving the foundations of life", panel discussion with:
    • Carlo Petrini (President Slow Food International)
    • Vandana Shiva (Alternative Nobel Prize Winner, Vice President Slow Food International, India)
    • Gerald Herrmann (Former IFOAM World President)
    • Claus-Peter Hutter (President NatureLife International)
    • Percy Schmeiser (Farmer and Alternative Nobel Prize Winner, Canada)
    • Jeffrey Smith (Institute for Responsible Technologies, USA)
    • Rudolf Bühler (founder and chairman of the Schwäbisch Hall Farmers' Association)
  • "GM-free shopping" by Alexander Hissting (Greenpeace Germany)
  • "Cotton - naturally without genetic engineering?" By Steffi Ober (genetic engineering consultant NABU)
  • "Old local varieties using the example of the Alblinsen" by Roman Lenz (Nürtingen University, Chairman of the Slow Food Convivium Stuttgart)
  • "The Seed Fraud" by Jeffrey Smith (Institute for Responsible Technologies, USA)
  • "Transgenic mutated varieties" in the cradle of maize by Aldo Gonzalez (Mexico)
  • "Sued by Monsanto - Farmers under pressure from large corporations" by Percy Schmeiser

There were also various films on the subject of genetic engineering.

Balance sheet

According to a report in the Stuttgarter Zeitung , the financial results of the festival were sobering. It was only saved by 46,000 free tickets. The organizer is now threatened with a large deficit, since 20,000 paying visitors would have been needed for a positive balance, but only 8,000 came.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Final press release on Rock for Nature ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2011 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. (PDF; 142 kB) (press release on August 24, 2008 at www.besh.de ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.besh.de
  2. ↑ Andreas Müller: Festival Rock for Nature: No Second Woodstock ( Memento from September 13, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), Stuttgarter Zeitung Online from April 29, 2009

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