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We are fed up! (''Wir haben es satt!'') is the theme of a series of demonstrations in
File:Wir haben es satt 2013 demo 19.01.2013 13-17-02.jpg, Protesters who say no to land grabbing and
Website of the organisations that support and organize the ''We are fed up!''-demonstrations
Protest marches 2010s in Berlin 2010s in Amsterdam Protests in Germany Protests in the European Union Intensive farming Protests in the Netherlands
We are fed up! (''Wir haben es satt!'') is the theme of a series of demonstrations in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
against industrial livestock production and for more sustainable farming. The biggest demonstrations take place every year in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
since 2011 and attract up to 30,000 people. Around 120 different groups, which represent farmers, companies, and environmental rights and animal rights
Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all Animal consciousness, sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their Utilitarianism, utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding s ...
activists organize and sustain the demonstrations. The protests take place parallel to the Berlin International Green Week
Berlin International Green Week (german: Internationale Grüne Woche Berlin), also called simply Green Week, is an important international trade fair held annually in Berlin, Germany, for processors and marketers in agriculture, horticulture and ...
.
Overview
Independent from the protests in Berlin, demonstrations under a similar theme occurred inAmsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
in 2012 and 2013. The event in the Netherlands was called ''we zijn het MEGA zat'', which translates to "we are MEGA fed up" and is a reference to the scale of industrial livestock farming.
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food speculation
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(Berlin, 2013)
File:Wir haben es satt 2013 demo 19.01.2013 14-40-39.jpg, ''Slow Food
Slow Food is an organization that promotes local food and traditional cooking. It was founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in 1986 and has since spread worldwide. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it strives to preserve traditional and re ...
Germany'' is among the organizers of the protests (Berlin, 2013).
File:Wir haben es satt 2013 demo 19.01.2013 14-31-26.jpg, ''We are fed up!'' protester (Berlin, 2013)
See also
* ''Meat Atlas – Facts and figures about the animals we eat''References
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Website of the organisations that support and organize the ''We are fed up!''-demonstrations
Protest marches 2010s in Berlin 2010s in Amsterdam Protests in Germany Protests in the European Union Intensive farming Protests in the Netherlands