Hamburg and Demonstrations

Yay, finally managed to reach my doctor: whatever it is, it's not the thyroid glands, they are perfectly alright. Yay. But he enthusiastically enumerated other tests he'll do to find out what's wrong. Ah, well. Next week.

On Thursday, there'll be a demonstration against the tuition fees. Another demonstration. Not effective, maybe, since Hamburg is too used to demonstrations. Well, better then strikes, I guess.

( Student demonstrations in Hamburg: bring banner, whistle and feel free to demonstrate against whatever you like )

It'll be more serious this time, though. It's not only our lazy, de-motivated students who demonstrate with the energy of a group of pensioners going for a walk, but this time, it is bigger, because it's not only the University of Hamburg, but also quite a number schools of the city if they can organise it, and students from all universities of the north who come.

My brother is going as well, and I don't like that idea at all. It may very well get ... well, not really violent, maybe, but rough, and if they are already so tense if there is nothing to be tense about, how will they react to this? Last time most schools in Hamburg took part in a demonstration and my brother apparently was the only one of his friends who was not hit by the water cannons.
The last thing I want is a clash between enraged members of the student union and tense policemen with my brother and his friends sandwiched in the middle. I'll try to arrange to meet them somewhere if they really go.