There are more than enough videos of police violence to share from the anti-militarist ‘Disarm Rheinmetall’ protest in Cologne, but instead, I’d like to share the incredible fighting spirit of the comrades who took part in it, even after long hours of brutal repression.

Here is our rendition of the song of the revolutionary workers of Vienna, my current home, for your convenience with English lyrics:

“So fly, you blazing, you red flag,

Before the path we are laying.

We are the loyal fighters of the future,

We are the workers of Vienna.

Lords of the factories, you lords of the world,

Finally, your rule is being felled

We are the army that creates the future,

shattering the tight shackles of confinement!

So fly, you blazing, you red flag,

Before the path we are laying.

We are the loyal fighters of the future,

We are the workers of Vienna.

Even if we are surrounded by taunting lies,

The spirit of victory soars above all else.

Dungeon and iron lose their might,

When we close our ranks for the last fight!

So fly, you blazing, you red flag,

Before the path we are laying.

We are the loyal fighters of the future,

We are the workers of Vienna.”

(Once again, recorded by _jugendinfo on Instagram, who stuck around to document the repression until the very end)