The protesters called for an open border with West Germany, genuine democracy, and greater human rights and environmental protections.[1][2] The most noted slogan protesters shouted was "Wir sind das Volk" ("We are the people"), meaning that in a real democracy, the people determine how the country is governed. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, in demonstrations calling for German reunification, this morphed into "Wir sind ein Volk" ("We are one people").[48][Note 5]