Scorching heat, devastating wildfires and extreme drought: this summer of horror, the urgency of the climate crisis is now also hitting hard the Netherlands. On September 12, many people will hopefully translate that feeling into action once more. On that day, the Climate March will take place again, in Amsterdam this time. To begin with: all come!
Many thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, participated in similar climate marches. Let’s go for the hundred thousand this time! But also: let’s turn it into an unyielding, combative and above all loud parade. That includes: let’s sing! And we will do that again with Pirates Against Power, PAP in short.
As PAP, we will organize a radical singing bloc, radical in its ends and means that we advocate. Radical in goals: anti-capitalist, anti-colonial – yes, Free Palestine! -, anti-patriarchal and anti-authoritarian. Oh yes, and of course we are antifa too! Companies and the state are not going to save us, we can only do that by making a fist together.
Radical in resources: petitions, demonstrations and also the friendly blockades that are held over and over again are not going to be enough. This Climate March as well only makes sense as a stepping stone to much more. The idea that politicians listen if we take a city walk with enough people turns out to be an illusion. See also under ‘Gaza ’ and ‘Red Line’. Something similar applied there.
What is comes down to, is that fossil and animal destruction industries, all institutions that are driving the climate crisis, are not only being criticized, not just bothered and annoyed a little, but will actually be thwarted, closed, and demolished. Propagating this radical approach, communicating the urgency of this: that will be the goal of our singing bloc.And only few weapons are better suited for this than our voices, singing together of the anger that lives in our hearts and of the love for our planet where life is at stake.
So we are going to sing again with PAP! We will be there on the upcoming Climate March 12 September, 2026 in Amsterdam, with a combative and loud singing bloc. Save the date! More info will follow.
Both in the run-up and on the day itself, the singing bloc can make good use of support and active input. You want to make banners? Go ahead! We will have lyrics available. Want to help handing them out to participants of the block and interested people around us: yes, please! Suggestions? Feedback? Welcome! Our email address: piratesagainstpower (at) riseup.net
Via the PAP website there will be more information – about the songs we want to do, about the place where we will meet and the like – when that information is available. We also have a Signal channel for updates on PAP, both for the upcoming bloc and possible other activities. Just for announcements, it’s not a chat group, don’t worry 🙂
For the climate march itself, see: https://klimaatmars.nl/