- The German action group Letzte Generation (Last Generation) painted the trees
- The group chose the holidays to protest government policies on climate change
- Earlier, the group splashed the Brandenburg Gate with its signature orange
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California-funded eco-activists sprayed orange paint on Christmas trees in seven German cities to protest government inaction on climate change.
In a video posted to X last week, two protesters sprayed a Christmas tree with orange fire extinguisher paint, while a third unfurled a banner nearby.
The video was posted by the German activist group Letzte Generation – German for 'Last Generation'.
Letzte Generation is known to spray its signature orange in public places as a protest tactic.
According to the group's social media posts about the incident, the latest act of political vandalism was part of a coordinated demonstration in multiple German cities.
In a video posted to X last week, two protesters are seen spraying a Christmas tree with orange paint from fire extinguishers, while a third unfurled a banner nearby.
A police officer in Berlin inspects a Christmas tree after climate change activists from the group Letzte Generation, funded by a Californian climate group, sprayed it with orange paint
According to Letzte Generation's website, the group receives much of its funding for recruitment and action from the Los Angeles-based Climate Emergency Fund.
“In Berlin, Oldenburg, Kiel, Leipzig, Rostock, Nuremberg and Munich we colored Christmas trees orange,” the group wrote in another post about the holiday demonstration.
According to the announcements, the group deliberately chose the holidays for the protest.
“Amid the flashing lights, shiny jewelry and festive atmosphere, it's easy to forget: we're racing full speed towards catastrophe, and our governments are failing miserably to pull the emergency brakes in Dubai,” the group wrote in its next post. reference to the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.
According to the announcements, the group deliberately chose the holidays for the protest
Letzte Generation organized this demonstration in several cities to protest what they see as political inaction on climate change
That message still showed a defaced Christmas tree.
In a third post on X, more members of the group stood in front of two more spray-painted Christmas trees.
“We call: let us do everything peacefully together to prevent a world that will become 3 degrees warmer,” the message read. 'We cannot trust governments and companies to do this. We ourselves are called to take action and engage in civil disobedience.'
Letzte Generation is known for its particularly disruptive protests, including protests that block public roads.
The group made headlines in September when such a demonstration turned violent.
A motorist whose car was blocked as the group's members sat across the road in Manheim, Germany, got out and attacked several protesters.
Members of the Letzte Generation spray-painted the Brandenburg Gate with orange paint in September, also in protest against climate policy
Also in September, the group organized another messy protest, spraying Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate with orange paint.
“The protest makes it clear: it is time for political change,” the group said in a statement at the time. 'Away from fossil fuels, towards honesty.'
In May, police in Germany carried out nationwide raids on the homes of seven Letzte Generation members in an attempt to gather evidence to label the group a criminal organization.