🇺🇦:
Ми вже почали наш арт-перформанс! Голуби сидять за столом. Вибори тривають.

📍Знаходимося тут
Долучайтеся!

🇬🇧:
Our art performance has begun! The pigeons are at the table. The vote is on.

📍We’re here
Join us!

🕊️ 19 квітня о 12:30 запрошуємо вас на перформанс «МИРНИЙ РЕФЕРЕНДУМ за столом».

📍Mariannenplatz, Берлін

Дрескод: костюм або чорно-білий одяг

Принось плакат проти фальшивого миру, за захист і справедливість.

Приходь. Покажи свою позицію. Виступай за справжній мир!

⚠️ УВАГА:
Наш перформанс проходитиме безпосередньо поруч із офіційною демонстрацією Берлінського мирного руху. Ми закликаємо всіх учасників не піддаватися на провокації та не вступати в суперечки.

On March 11, Ukraine unconditionally accepted the U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. russia refused — and kept bombing.

In just two weeks of April, russia launched:
— nearly 2,800 bombs
— over 1,400 drones
— at least 60 missiles
…targeting homes, schools, hospitals.

That’s not peace — that’s terror.

This can only be stopped through real pressure on the Kremlin and proper air defense for Ukraine.

👉 That’s why we’re joining the Ostermarsch in Berlin on April 19.
Because without pressure — no peace. Without weapons — no protection.

📍 Join us: 12:30, Mariannenplatz. Bring a sign. Wear black & white.

💙 Support our action: https://vitsche.org/donate/

🕊 FRIEDENSVOLKSENTSCHEID am Tisch

[EN - Peace Referendum at the Table]

🗓 April 19
🕧 12:30–13:30
📍 Mariannenplatz, Berlin

⚠️ This performance takes place near the official “peace” demonstration. We ask all participants to stay calm, avoid provocations, and act peacefully.

Over 90 “peace marches” are taking place across Germany this year — but many now reject defense, strength, and responsibility.

• They call to stop supporting Ukraine.
• They want to disarm not the aggressor — but the defenders.
• They make Europe weaker in the face of future aggression.

🎭 That’s why we’re organizing a counter-performance:
FRIEDENSVOLKSENTSCHEID am Tisch — ironic, satirical, and crystal clear.

📣 Join us if you believe:
– Peace without defense is surrender
– False pacifism kills justice
– Capitulation is not peace

👉 Bring a sign against fake peace!

👔 Dresscode: white shirt, black tie — or anything black & white.

💙 Support Vitsche so we can keep creating impactful actions

Remember our last “peace” performance?

You thought that was bold? Just wait! We’re preparing something powerful this year 🤭

While we’re working on the announcement, don’t forget to check out our website!
https://www.checkpointpeace.org

You’ll find powerful articles, videos, and a media campaign exposing toxic peace narratives.

✌️What does pacifism look like under russian influence?

(🇩🇪 & 🇺🇦 in comments)

Germany is one of the main targets of russian disinformation. The Easter marches and parts of the peace movement are no exception: their messages are less and less about issues such as global justice - instead, they gullibly or deliberately adopt narratives of russian propaganda.

Check the post to see how russian propaganda is hitting Germany's streets under the guise of pacifism.

👉 If you want more people to understand what real peace means - and what a false one costs - support our campaign with a donation.

🕊 “Stop all wars” — a slogan that should target the aggressor, but today often means something very different.

Easter marches no longer speak of global justice. Instead, they echo Kremlin narratives and demand disarmament — not of the aggressor, but of the attacked ones and their supporters.

�� In this post (click on the link), we take a closer look at what these peace slogans really imply — and what they mean for Ukraine and the future of Europe.

👉 Do you want more people to see the truth? Support our campaign - https://vitsche.org/donate/

*All slogans are taken from the manifesto of the Berlin Easter March 2025.

Real peace means justice, not surrender.

(DE & UA in comments)

This Easter, over 90 so-called peace marches will take place across Germany. But many of them no longer stand for global justice. They repeat kremlin narratives — calling not for russia to stop its war, but for Europe to stop defending itself.

Under slogans like “disarmament instead of defense,” they demand that Germany and the EU cut defense spending. But in a world where dictatorships attack democracies, disarmament kills.

While russia negotiates directly with the US, bypassing Europe and showing no will to stop its aggression, a ceasefire now would only freeze occupation, reward war crimes, and lead to more invasions.

We at Vitsche are launching a campaign for real, just peace and we need your support! ❤️‍🩹

We’ll organize a counteraction during Berlin’s Ostermarsch, launch powerful content that show what peace truly means: justice, safety, and freedom.

👉 Support our campaign here
📍 Read more about the campaign here

What happens EVERY TIME russia talks about peace?

Yesterday, Donald Trump wrote that he had a “very good” conversation with Putin. According to him, russia had agreed to an immediate ceasefire on energy and infrastructure targets.

That same night, russia launched attacks on civilian objects.

📍 Sumy region: russian troops attacked a hospital in the Krasnopillia community twice. During the evacuation of patients, the enemy carried out 5 more strikes❗, partially destroying the shelter. 22 people were trapped inside, including seven mobility-impaired patients.

Overall, on the night of March 19, russian attacks struck people in the regions of Sumy, Odesa, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, and Chernihiv.

That same night, Ukraine shot down 72 attack drones and 56 decoy drones.

❌ russia is “ready” for a ceasefire – but only with words. Its actions prove the opposite EVERY SINGLE TIME.

📸: DSNS Ukraine (State Emergency Service of Ukraine)

Café Kyiv is more than just an event – it is a space for dialogue, inspiration, and solidarity.

(🇩🇪 & 🇺🇦 in comments)

Through discussions, panels, and cultural encounters, it connects people from Ukraine, Germany, and beyond who are committed to a shared free future for Ukraine and Europe.

🎙️ This year, the Vitsche team organized three panel discussions on disinformation and decolonization with incredible speakers, as well as the premiere of the film Zinema by director Korniy Hrytsiuk.

The discussion "Weapons of Slow Destruction: Russian State Propaganda" and the premiere of the documentary Zinema were made in cooperation with the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung.

The discussion "Decolonizing the Discourse on Europe’s East" was made in cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.

🤝 We thank the Café Kyiv team and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for the opportunity to be a partner in this incredible event.

See you next year! 🇺🇦

📸: Tobias Koch, Vitsche

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Die Eröffnungsrede von Vitsche-Vorstandsmitglied Eva Yakubovska bei Café Kyiv. Für alle, die es nicht zur Eröffnung geschafft haben oder die Rede wegen der Übersetzung nicht hören konnten. Danke, Eva, für deine Worte!

Die Rede ist größtenteils auf Ukrainisch. Wir haben deutsche Untertitel hinzugefügt und ukrainische dort, wo es nötig war, damit ihr alles vollständig verfolgen könnt.

Bis nächstes Jahr bei Café Kyiv!

🇺🇦
Промова-відкриття членкині борду Віче Єви Якубовської на Café Kyiv. Публікуємо її для всіх, хто не зміг бути на відкритті або не почув промову через переклад. Дякуємо Єві за її слова!

Більшість промови – українською. Ми додали німецькі субтитри та українські там, де це було потрібно, аби ви могли повністю її прослухати.

До зустрічі на Café Kyiv наступного року!

Europa ist stark, wenn es vereint ist – und gestern haben wir das gemeinsam bewiesen! 💙💛

Danke, dass ihr dabei wart, dass ihr laut wart, dass ihr gezeigt habt: #StandWithUkraine ist nicht nur ein Slogan, sondern eine Bewegung.

Ein besonderer Dank an unsere Partner von Campact e.V., die einmal mehr bewiesen haben, dass wir nicht allein sind!

📸 Alyona Fedorchenko


🇬🇧:
Europe is strong when it stands united – and yesterday, we proved it together! 💙💛

Thank you for showing up, for making noise, for reminding the world that #StandWithUkraine is more than just a slogan.

A special thanks to our partners at Campact e.V., who once again showed that we are not alone!

🇺🇦:
Європа сильна, коли єдина – і вчора ми разом це довели! 💙💛

Дякуємо, що прийшли, що були гучними, що нагадали всім: #StandWithUkraine – це не просто слоган, а справжній рух.

Окрема подяка нашим партнерам із Campact e.V., які вкотре доводять: ми не самі!

TODAY!

📍 Pilecki Institute Berlin
📅 March 10, 2025 | 18:45
🗣 Event held in English
🎟️ Free entry

Join us as Butkevych shares how poetry helped him survive and how Stus’s ideas on human connection and self-creation remain deeply relevant today.

The demonstration is today! 💙💛

We are waiting for you all!
Together for strong Europe, for justice and for Ukraine!🇺🇦

17:00
Brandenburger Tor

Вже завтра!

📍 Бранденбурзькі ворота, Берлін
🗓 9 березня 2025, 17:00

У неділю ми збираємось у Берліні – за сильну Європу, проти автократії та диктатури! Разом ми покажемо: об’єднана Європа сильніша за її ворогів! 🇺🇦

🇺🇦 Now more than ever: #StandWithUkraine!

(UA & DE in comments)

As the U.S. abandons Ukraine, Europe must take responsibility.
For Ukraine. For our freedom. For a strong Europe.

🗓 On March 9, Vitsche & Campact are taking to the streets of Berlin:

👉 Because Ukraine defends Europe's security.
👉 Because autocrats threaten our democracies.
👉 Because freedom is never guaranteed.
👉 Because without Europe's support, Ukraine faces ongoing terror, oppression, and mass murder.

Our demands:
✔️ Full support for Ukraine’s sovereignty
✔️ More weapons & aid – including Taurus missiles
✔️ Use frozen russian assets to support Ukraine
✔️ Protect democracy & security in Europe
✔️ Invest in an independent, just & sustainable future

📍 Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
🗓 March 9, 2025, 5 PM

Together we show:
Europe is stronger than its enemies!

HELP US BECOME BETTER FOR YOU!

We’ve put together a short survey to make that happen. It’s available in two languages — English and German — just for your convenience 🫶

It’ll only take a couple of minutes, we promise! But for us, it means a lot!

📌 EN: https://actionnetwork.org/surveys/help-us-become-better-for-you-3

📌 DE: https://actionnetwork.org/surveys/hilf-uns-besser-fur-euch-zu-werden/

*This survey is for internal use only. Your responses will remain confidential and will not be shared with any third parties. Please feel free to answer honestly—your feedback is valuable to us.

(🇩🇪 & 🇺🇦 translation in comments)

Vitsche at Cafe Kyiv 🔵🟡

Save the date!
Join us on March 11 for a special program by Vitsche.

1️⃣ Weapons of Slow Destruction: Russian State Propaganda (In cooperation with BPB)

🕑 15:30–16:30 | CINEMA 10

2️⃣ Decolonizing the Discourse on Europe’s East (In cooperation with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung)

🕑 11:00–12:00 | CINEMA 10

3️⃣ Premiere of Documentary “Zinema”

🕑 19:15–21:00 | CINEMA 2 

Find a full description of the Vitsche program here (tap)

Or check out the program on the official website of Cafe Kyiv: https://lineup-cafekyiv.kas.de

⚠️ Meduza’s use of Ukrainian suffering is just the tip of the iceberg.

Their reporting consistently misrepresents the war, blurring the line between victim and aggressor, giving russian war criminals the same credibility as Ukrainian officials, and echoing Kremlin narratives.

🔎 In the post you will find our key findings from the research "Deconstructors of Truth: How the Russian Opposition Media Covers Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine" by Nataliia Steblyna & Iryna Avramenko.

🇩🇪 For German version of the statement, visit our website

More info in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️

📢 Event: Butkevych & Stus – Filling Oneself-with-One-Self

📍 Pilecki Institute Berlin
📅 March 10, 2025 | 18:45
🗣 Event held in English

Ukrainian human rights activist Maksym Butkevych endured captivity by holding onto the words of Vasyl Stus, a Ukrainian poet who, like him, found meaning and resilience in the face of oppression.

Join us as Butkevych shares how poetry helped him survive and how Stus’s ideas on human connection and self-creation remain deeply relevant today.

🎟 Free entry | More info: https://forms.gle/yxV1AKwp9rYG3uwz8

*Kein Caption nötig*
Eure Plakate auf der Demo am 24.02. haben alles gesagt!
Danke euch! 💙💛

*No caption needed*
Your posters at the demo on 24.02 said it all! Thank you! 💙💛

*Підпис не потрібен*
Ваші плакати на демонстрації 24.02 сказали все самі! Дякуємо! 💙💛

(More posters in the comments)

📸 Fedorchenko Alyona, Santiago Rodriguez, @anasteishaaa_danger

Yesterday, we were overwhelmingly many! Thank you to everyone who came, volunteered, and supported. 💙💛

Once again, we proved – we are not alone in our fight for values and for Europe's security against imperial russia. With our action, we showed: We choose freedom, democracy, justice, and Ukraine!

(🇺🇦 & 🇩🇪 in comments)

📸 @fedorchenkoalyona @juliasonata @santiago_rodriguez_photography @romansverse @anasteishaaa_danger

Yesterday, we chose to act! For democracy, for freedom, for Ukraine!

We were loud and united. Thank you all for that! ❤️

Vitsche team invests a lot of time and effort to achieve visible results.

To continue this fight, organize large-scale demonstrations, and keep Ukraine visible in Germany, we need your support. 💙💛

If you believe in what we do, please support us with a donation.

Around 15,000 people at the demonstration! That was incredible! ✊💙💛

Feel free to share your photos and videos in the comments – let’s show the world how powerful this was! 🔥

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Berlin! People who choose freedom, democracy, and security.

Who know the enemy’s name. And who understand: silence is not an option.

We choose to act! We choose Ukraine!

Three years of russia’s full-scale invasion. Eleven years of war against Ukraine.

We fight for freedom, justice, and peace. And we will not stop until the Ukrainian flag flies over all currently occupied cities and people there can finally feel: We are free, we are home.

Eternal remembrance and honor to those who gave their lives for Ukraine. Unwavering gratitude to those who are fighting now.

We are not just fighting for territory – we are fighting for people. For the right to live without fear. For children to grow up in a free country, not under occupation.

We have no choice but victory.

Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!

We are waiting for you today – and for your support!

📍 18:00 – March from Lustgarten (Berlin Cathedral)
📍 19:00 – Demo at Brandenburg Gate

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Nach der Wahl ist vor der Demo!

Morgen, am 24. Februar 2025, jährt sich der Beginn der russischen Vollinvasion zum dritten Mal. Hier sind die Marschroute und der Plan für morgen:

📍 18:00 – Demonstrationszug ab Lustgarten (Berliner Dom)
📍 19:00 – Kundgebung am Brandenburger Tor

Wir freuen uns auf eure zahlreiche Teilnahme!

Weitere Informationen auf unserer Website: chooseukraine.org

🇬🇧
After the election is before the demo!

Tomorrow, on February 24, 2025, marks the third anniversary of the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Here is the march route and plan for tomorrow.

We look forward to seeing many of you there!

More information on our website: chooseukraine.org

🇺🇦
Після виборів – перед демонстрацією!

Завтра, 24 лютого 2025 року, виповнюється три роки з початку повномасштабного вторгнення Росії. Ось маршрут маршу та план на завтра.

Чекаємо на вашу активну участь!

Більше інформації на нашому сайті: chooseukraine.org

🎵TODAY – the BACH / BEREZOVSKY concert at Berlin Cathedral!

🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom)
🎟 Free entry, no registration needed

This concert is dedicated to the third anniversary of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Are you preparing posters for Monday? 🪧

Here are some more options for you! Feel free to use, print, draw!
We need to be heard!

Download ready-to-print posters here �� http://chooseukraine.org

! POSTERS !

Choose a slogan for your protest poster on 24.02! Leave your ideas for slogans in the comments!

Download ready-to-print posters here 👉 http://chooseukraine.org

📍 24.02, Berlin
🕕 18:00 – March starts at Lustgarten (in front of Berlin Cathedral)
🕖 19:00 – Demo at Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz

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Обирайте слоган для постера на демонстрацію 24.02! Пишіть у коментарях свої варіанти!

Готові постери для друку можна завантажити на сайті 👉 http://chooseukraine.org

📍 24.02, Берлін
🕕 18:00 – початок маршу від Люстгартен (перед Берлінським собором)
🕖 19:00 – демонстрація біля Бранденбурзьких воріт, Pariser Platz