Henning Jeschke

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Henning Jeschke (born 2000 in Greifswald[1]) is a German climate activist, and part of the activists group Last Generation. He used to study political science before turning to full-time activism.[2]

Life[edit]

Jeschke received considerable press coverage in 2021 being part of a hunger strike shortly before the federal election.[3] The strikers had called on the three main chancellor candidates to publicly discuss measures against the climate crisis.[4] Lina Eichler collapsed and was, like others, sent to hospital.[5] The strike ended after four weeks when Olaf Scholz agreed to hold a conversation within the next month.[4] The meeting eventually took place on 12 November 2021, with Jeschke being joined by fellow Last Generation activist Lea Bonasera.[6]

The activist group Last Generation was formed by participants of the hunger strike, with Jeschke being one of the group's initiators.[7] The group generated public discussions in Germany by blocking highways until February 2022 to raise awareness of food waste among the German public.[8]

In August 2020, Jeschke and two other activists blocked an airplane from lifting off by gluing themselves to it. Jeschke was charged with coercion and expected the court to also address the topic of climate emergency, but the case was dropped unconditionally at the request of the prosecution.[9]

The Last Generation group obtained funding from a group in California to continue to protest against the burning of oil, gas and coal. Eichler and Jeschke were interviewed to celebrate the group's first birthday.[10]

As one of the main leaders of the group, which is suspected to be a criminal association,[11] Jeschke's home was raided twice.[12]

In March 2023, a Berlin Amtsgericht sentenced Jeschke, who was not present, to fines totaling 1,400 euros in relation to six protests between March and October 2022. During the trial, Jeschke had glued himself to a table in the courtroom and been removed after having refused to be detached from it. As the verdict was pronounced, Jeschke took part in a further protest which, according to a Last Generation, featured the table which he had glued himself to. A police spokesperson said that the table had been confiscated and would eventually be returned to the court.[13]

In October 2023, Letze Generation announced that Jeschke, together with two others, would leave the core group of Last Generation, which had consisted of six people, as he had begun engagement in a cross-national environmental activist network that adopts similar methods. All founding members of Letzte Generationen would retain vetoing rights.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Henning Jeschke". Droemer Knaur (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. ^ Laub, Karin (2021-09-23). "In German election, hunger strikers seek climate promises". AP News. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ^ Nietfeld, Joana (25 September 2021). ""Ich gucke ihm nicht beim Hungern zu, sondern ich unterstütze ihn"". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "German climate activists end hunger strike in Berlin". Deutsche Welle. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. ^ Barry, Sinead (2021-09-22). "Day 24: Berlin's hunger strikers starve for climate justice". Euronews. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  6. ^ Cleven, Thoralf (2021-11-12). "Klimaaktivisten treffen künftigen Kanzler: "Uns droht die Klimahölle – lässt Sie das kalt, Herr Scholz?"". RND (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  7. ^ Vilentchik, David (12 July 2022). ""Fest entschlossen": Letzte Generation blockiert erneut die A100" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ Schulze Pals, Jonas; Spandick, Nele (11 February 2022). "Sie bringen sich selbst und andere in Gefahr, um gegen Lebensmittelverschwendung zu protestieren". Stern (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ^ Grabitz, Friederike (31 January 2022). "Leider nicht verurteilt". taz (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ^ Schmitt-Roschmann, Verena. "Erst hungern, jetzt kleben und blockieren sie: Die "Letzte Generation" feiert ihren ersten Geburtstag". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  11. ^ Schwartz, Kolja (2022-12-12). "Kriminelle Vereinigung? Was Klimaaktivisten vorgeworfen wird". Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Razzia gegen "Letzte Generation" auch in Greifswald: Wohnung von Henning Jeschke erneut durchsucht". Ostseezeitung (in German). 2022-12-15. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Protest statt Prozess: Geldstrafen für Klimaaktivist". Die Zeit (in German). dpa. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  14. ^ Dinger, Alexander (2023-11-02). "Strategischer Kopf der "Letzten Generation" rückt in den Hintergrund" [Strategic head of the "Last Generation" moving into the background]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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