Full-time climate glue?
Activists of the "Last Generation" apparently draw salaries
Created: 01/13/2023, 04:50
By: Stefanie Fischhaber
The protests of the "Last Generation" are becoming increasingly radical.
Research has now shown that the organization even pays its activists.
Berlin – Activists of the “Last Generation” spend their free time protesting climate change, sticking themselves to streets or throwing food at paintings.
However, as research by
Welt am Sonntag
revealed, there are also some activists who dedicate themselves to the protests full-time - and are paid for it.
The "Last Generation" activists are paid part-time to protest full-time.
(Archive image) © Paul Zinken/ dpa
"Last Generation": Climate stickers are paid for protests
As
Welt am Sonntag
reported, “Last Generation” activists are partially paid for their climate protests.
The newspaper found out through chat messages, internal documents and participation in online seminars.
Accordingly, the activists are funded by donations received by the organization.
The main sponsor of the "Last Generation" is the US organization "Climate Emergency Fund", as a spokeswoman for the organization told
Merkur.de
from
IPPEN.MEDIA
.
According to the research, the organization can pay its activists monthly salaries of up to 1,300 euros.
The amount of income depends on how much the activists need to live.
The association “Wandelbündnis” in Berlin provides the legal framework.
The association "Wandelbündnis" apparently employs climate activists
Accordingly, the association issues employment contracts with the activists.
These can be employed full-time, part-time or as mini-jobbers as required.
However, the money will be paid out by the “last generation”, not by “change alliance”.
As the newspaper reported, the CEO said when asked that the club had not received any money from the "last generation".
However, within the “change alliance” there is the “non-profit educational work” initiative to support the “last generation”.
The association employs a total of 30 paid staff.
“Last generation” is becoming increasingly professional
Through the legal protection through employment contracts with the "change alliance", the activists would receive an income even if they quit their actual jobs and are also covered by social insurance.
The “Last Generation” advertises employment via online seminars and chat messages.
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Research by
Welt am Sonntag
shows that the climate organization is becoming far more professional than organizations such as “Fridays for Future” or “Extinction Rebellion” are.
The nature of the protests has also intensified in recent weeks.
The activists stuck to the Berlin airport several times and sometimes even disrupted air traffic.
There were also some protests at the party headquarters of the governing parties.
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