{"id":3637,"date":"2025-12-17T17:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=3637"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:05:22","slug":"right-now-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/en\/cases\/right-now-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"RIGHT NOW. FOR EVERYONE."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column order-md-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Right now. For everyone. <\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding for Civil Society \u2013 an Initiative by&nbsp;<strong>HateAid<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the budget cuts proposed for the&nbsp;<strong>German federal budget 2025<\/strong>&nbsp;were implemented, the consequences for many civil society organizations would be severe.<br>Resistance arose: associations and NGOs that strengthen democracy, participation, education and prevention united to emphasize their indispensability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Campaign<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the campaign\u00a0<strong>\u201cRight now. For everyone. Your civil society.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0we supported HateAid\u2019s initiative to increase political pressure on decision-makers. The strategy: show what civil society organizations contribute every day \u2013 and what would be lost if their funding were withdrawn precisely now. The campaign was participatory by design, inviting diverse storytelling and statements. All measures linked to a campaign landing page and to a petition hosted by\u00a0<strong>Campact<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Result<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign quickly became self-propelling: within days, 160 organizations joined, the initiative spread widely across social media and gained strong media traction.<br>By the summer recess,\u00a0<strong>84,000 people<\/strong>\u00a0had signed the petition addressed to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<br>The campaign reached political Berlin \u2013 and (as of July 2024) influenced the budget negotiations positively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Visualisierung der Petition\" class=\"wp-image-3195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3_Petition.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Visualisierung der Kampagnen Claims\" class=\"wp-image-3193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_GeradeJetztHashtag.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Visualisierung der Website\" class=\"wp-image-3197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4_Website.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"576\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 576;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5_Film_GeradeJetzt_Kampagnenspot1_Reel_9zu16.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"576\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 576;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.orca-affairs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5_Film_GeradeJetzt_HateAid_Film02_final_9zu16_ohneSub.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","services":[],"class_list":["post-3637","cases","type-cases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RIGHT NOW. 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