#noIAA-Laufdemo

The demonstration’s organizing group is separate from the camp’s organizers. We are publishing their call for solidarity here, along with information about the route, accessibility, program, donation options, etc.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

• 2:30 p.m.: Kick-off rally at Karolinenplatz (immediately after the closing rally of the bicycle demonstration at the same location)
• 3:00 p.m.: Demonstration march to the Mobility Transition Camp (app. 4.5 km)
  Karolinenplatz - Barerstraße Adalberstraße - Ludwigsstraße - Zwischenkundgebung: Siegestor - Akademiestraße - Adalberstraße - Barerstraße - Nordendstraße - Belgradstraße - Karl-Theodor-Straße - Mobilitätswendecamp im Luitpoldpark
• 4:30 p.m.: Closing party at the camp in Luitpoldpark

In September, the International Motor Show (IAA) will be held in Munich for the third time. Public spaces in the city are being misused as large advertising spaces. While all civil society protests in recent years have been ignored, the city has given more space to the car lobby “Association of the Automotive Industry.” Social initiatives are not only receiving no more funding, but also virtually no space. Luxury cars that only the wealthy can afford are being exhibited in our public spaces. At the same time, many people in Munich no longer know how to pay their rent. With the IAA, the shaken automotive industry is trying to polish its image back to its former glory, boost the automotive business, and get people excited about a form of mobility that is leading us into deep crises.

Because the IAA is not just a car show. It is a symbol of profit maximization at the expense of people and the environment. Behind the IAA are corporate owners and executives who are making a fortune from crises that they themselves helped to cause. Their product, the car, and the infrastructure required for it have contributed to the global climate crisis. While forests and houses are burning, entire towns are flooded, and crops are destroyed around the world, those responsible for the crisis are counting their dividends. Fossil fuels are burned, resources are exploited, forests are cut down, land is sealed, and the air is polluted for the sake of automobility. Railways and public transport, which are real alternatives to cars, continue to be cut back and some tracks are being dismantled, making public transport unreliable and too expensive for many people—many commuters are forced to rely on cars against their will. Electric cars are not an alternative: people in the Global South are being driven from their homes to extract the necessary raw materials, environmental toxins from the mines are polluting their drinking water, and low labor standards are endangering workers and even leading to deaths. All for the success of BMW, Daimler, VW, and Co. Corporate management is passing on the crises they have created to wage earners through temporary work and layoffs. In order to continue to generate returns despite a lack of technological progress, various plants are being closed down.

However, a transformation of the automotive industry towards socially useful and climate-neutral products such as buses and trains is allegedly not possible.

We stand for a comprehensive change in these conditions!

• Sustainable, barrier-free, and free mobility for all: buses, trains, trams, etc.!
• Public spaces for the needs of Munich residents: playgrounds, meeting and learning places, open spaces, city gardens, wilderness, culture
• Largely car-free cities with short distances
• Renaturation of sealed areas
• No further motorway construction or expansion
• Ecological and socially just transformation of the automotive industry

In summary: a world of needs instead of profits, a world of human rights instead of exploitation of other countries – a world of (climate) justice instead of capitalism! A world without the IAA!

Let’s show on September 13 at Karolinenplatz: We no longer want to take a back seat while corporate executives and major shareholders continue to generate excessive wealth for themselves!
#NeedsNotProfits #MobilityForAll #noIAA #SystemChangeNotIAA

• There will be a half-hour opening rally with four speeches and an interim rally with one speech; more details to follow.
• You can also look forward to a performance by StreetOps Music.
• Immediately before our rally, the closing rally of the bicycle demonstration organized by VCD and BUND will take place on the same stage, featuring additional speakers and music.

Discriminatory and inhumane statements, symbols, and behavior are not welcome at the demonstration. We reserve the right to exclude people who display such attitudes from the gathering.

We still urgently need stewards – simply register at iaa-demo@riseup.net .

We have not yet been able to cover all costs, so we welcome tax-deductible donations to:
Saubere Energie München e.V.
IBAN: DE07 4306 0967 1287 3618 00
Reference: BNE Aktionen (please make sure to specify)

• Speeches will be interpreted in sign language.
• Translations of the speeches into English will be provided on site via QR codes.
• Route: approx. 4.5 km with tram tracks

Telegram info channel (together with other groups): #blockIAA
Instagram: noiaa.muc
X: #blockIAA Demo
Contact: iaa-demo@riseup.net
Press contact: demo.presse@noiaa.de
Press number: +49 8139 9994647

• press release from August 18th, 2025 (external link)
• press release from September 12th, 2025 (external link)

Mobilization flyer (external link)

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