In the organizer's words:

The climate transformation movement is paralysed, it is no longer able to mobilize the masses - and it seems reluctant to shed light on the reasons for this decline. No one knows better than Thilo Bode what the reasons for the crisis in environmental activism are.

He is one of the country's most prominent environmental and consumer protection activists. After several years in development aid and a stint in a metal company, he became director of Greenpeace.

He demonstrated on Tiananmen Square in Beijing and was arrested, spoke at the UN General Assembly and played a key role in preventing the EU free trade agreement TTIP with the USA.

He attacked food and oil companies and clashed with Deutsche Bank boss Josef Ackermann. As head of Greenpeace and later Foodwatch, Thilo Bode was responsible for campaigns that changed entire industries.

His self-critical look at experiences, undeniable successes and bitter failures is also a call for resistance: civil society must become more effective and uncompromising in order to bring about lasting change in society. However, this "Resist!" appeal must begin with an analysis of the NGO structures in which environmental activism finds itself.

🐾ThiloBode Economist with many years of experience in development cooperation, then manager in industry. Twelve years as managing director at Greenpeace, founder of foodwatch in 2002 and its director until 2021. Independent activist since 2022.

🐾JanFeddersen moderates this taz Talk, he is taz editor for special assignments and curator of the taz Talks and the taz lab

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