The City of Cologne announced that they will hand out a “Respect!” wristband to each New Years’ Eve visitor.
Mayor Henriette “arm’s length distance” Reker introduced the campaign to the press.
Die Stadt @Koeln wird zu #Silvester eine #Respect-Kampagne starten und Armbändchen an alle Besucher verteilen. OB @HenrietteReker stellt das Projekt heute Mittag vor. #Koeln #köln #respekt #silvester2017 @ZDFheute pic.twitter.com/abInC6XkFC
— ZDF-Landesstudio Nordrhein-Westfalen (@ZDFnrw) December 13, 2017
Other aspects of the campaign are: flyers asking to celebrate with respect in different languages. Especially French is important!
Photo: Stadt Köln
And, last but not lest, a series of cartoons, encouraging people who can’t read German to throw firecrackers at women:
Photo: Stadt Köln
… and engage in all sorts of mischief.
Photo: Stadt Köln
Photo: Stadt Köln