From protests to film screenings, DiEM25 collectives across Europe and beyond turned Earth Day into a coordinated call for climate justice and systemic change

On April 22, DiEM25 members and collectives across Europe and beyond marked Earth Day with a coordinated wave of actions, transforming public spaces into hubs of resistance, solidarity and political imagination.

From demonstrations and discussions to film screenings and grassroots outreach, the message was clear, that the climate crisis is not a technical failure, but the direct result of a broken economic and political system.

In London, activists gathered in Trafalgar Square for a day of leafletting and public engagement, launching a new campaign focused on water justice. Meanwhile, in Brussels, demonstrators came together at Oude Graanmarkt for a rally under the banner “Building a Resistance Network for Climate Justice”, linking environmental struggles with anti-militarism and peace.

Our members in Brussels, setting up a stand to explain our work on the various environment causes

In Dublin, a demonstration at Ha’penny Bridge brought people together in a visible show of solidarity, while in Munich, participants gathered at Marienplatz to demand a liveable future in the face of environmental destruction.

An image from DiEM25 in Ireland, at an Earth Day demonstration held at Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin

Film screenings also played a key role in the day’s actions. In Mexico City, there was a screening of Earth’s Greatest Enemy by Abby Martin, sparking discussion on the roots of ecological collapse. In both Cologne and Frankfurt, audiences gathered to watch Feuer & Faschismus, connecting environmental breakdown with rising authoritarianism.

In London, even the tube strikes couldn’t stop our members from spreading the word

Elsewhere, DiEM25 members took to the streets to engage directly with the public. Leafletting actions took place in Copenhagen and Oslo, bringing the movement’s message to local communities and encouraging people to get organised.

In Vienna, a discussion explored the links between climate destruction, militarisation and the expansion of data centres – highlighting how environmental and geopolitical crises are deeply intertwined.

Loud and proud on the streets of Vienna

Across all these actions, one theme stood out: while governments delay and corporations greenwash, people are organising. Our Earth Day mobilisation demonstrated the power of coordinated, transnational action – and the growing determination to confront climate collapse at its roots.

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