Which Way to Go

Having started at the television tower in Berlin, the Hanfparade 2011 will head through Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse (street), Spandauer Strasse over Spandauer Bruecke (bridge) into Oranienburger Strasse. From there, through Friedrichstrasse, passing the bureau of the German drugs commissioner to the exclusive boulevard Unter den Linden, up to Shadowstrasse, which we will follow to Dorotheenstrasse. Then we are at the Bundestag the parliament of Germany and move on over the Ebertstrasse to pass the Brandenburger Tor to reach Strasse des 17. Juni.

With this route we want to inform as many people as possible from different groups of society about the negative consequences of the Cannabis laws and encourage them with our messages to critically question Cannabis prohibition.

Grand Opening!

At noon on the 6_th August 2011 the participants, their colourful, decorated parade trucks with their political messages and demands will gather at the foot of the television tower between Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse and Rathausstrasse at the south side of the railway station Alexanderplatz. The grand opening will be at 1:00pm with music and fiery speeches about our motto "40 years are enough - Bye Bye BtMG!)" and about protection of minors, consumer protection and legalisation.

The Route

After the opening ceremony at the television tower, the route will lead through Karl-Liebknecht-Straße (named after Karl Liebknecht, one of the founding members of the communist party in Germany), passing the St. Marien church, one of the oldest still sacrificially used churches in Berlin, into Spandauer Straße and over Spandauer bridge in direction of Hackescher Market, one of the most visited tourist centres of Berlin and a stopping point for one of the parades speeches. From Hackescher Markt the route will lead along Oranienburger Straße, passing the new synagogue and the Tacheles Gallery, a self organised collective centre for arts and events, into Friedrichstrasse. There the route will lead south, passing the bureau of the German drugs commissioner to the Friedrichstadtpalast, where another speech will be held. From there to the exclusive boulevard Unter den Linden, passing the Russian embassy who are also hard liners in the matter of drug politics, to the Reichstag building by Wilhelm-, Dorotheen- and Ebertstrasse, thus north around the Brandenburger Tor, ending in the Straße des 17. Juni, where the closing program will take place.

Closing Event

The closing event will take place on the Strasse des 17. Juni, directly in front of the Platz des 18. März at Brandenburger Tor. Hence we will be able to call many people's attention to the negative consequences of the Cannabis prohibition – with the Hanfparade we will convey this problem to the public, we call upon the sensibility of the people and encourage them to question Cannabis prohibition. The area of the closing event is the Tiergarten park, where one can comfortably chill out after the Hanfparade.

There will be a program with speeches, various live bands, hemp information and much more.