An activist who goes by Sasha rests. Most of the activists prefer to use a forest name to hide their identity.

Left: Barricades are commonly used to keep the police and the power company out of the forest, but they also hamper access to emergency services. Right: Juice poses for a portrait.

An abandoned house in the town of Mannheim. The town has been bought out by RWE to expand the mine, and residents have mostly moved to an area they call New Mannheim.

Hole surfs down a pile of mud. There is a lot of downtime between actions, and activists must find their own entertainment.

Paul stands in a newly constructed wrestling ring.