John,

Our longtime partner in Germany is taking a landmark case against Bayer to the European Court of Human Rights — and they need our help.

We're living in a moment when corporations are increasingly abusing the law to chip away at our democratic rights. And Bayer is pushing the limits, trying to shut down peaceful protests where it matters most — in public, near its annual shareholder meeting.

Now is our chance to rein them in.

If enough of us chip in, we can help fund this lawsuit and power a people-powered movement to stop corporations like Bayer from setting the rules about when and where we can exercise our basic democratic rights. The legal argument is solid. It's a winnable case that could have far reaching impact across Europe — but this is a small organisation up against Bayer's legal team.

Can you chip in now to defeat Bayer in court and help us rein in out-of-control corporations?

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For years, Coordination Against Bayer Dangers (CBG) has organised peaceful protests at Bayer's annual shareholder meetings, giving communities affected by toxic pesticides a chance to speak directly to shareholders and executives about the real-world harms they've experienced.

Bayer has been working to shut these protests down. They've gone as far as citing "security concerns" and invoking "terrorist threats" to block gatherings in public squares near their shareholder meetings.

And when our partner fought back in German courts, it was Bayer's lawyers who showed up. Bayer's legal team literally wrote the state's legal defence!

Their best course of action now is to take this case where it belongs: the European Court of Human Rights. They've secured a brilliant lawyer who's won major rights cases like this before. Now all they need is enough funds to see this lawsuit through to the end, no matter what Bayer's lawyers throw their way.

Can you chip in any amount to help defeat Bayer in court and defend our democratic rights against out-of-control corporations?

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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.

When corporations harm people and nature, we need to be able to gather, speak out, and demand change. If we lose these rights, we lose our collective power.