Celebrating on 1. May : The Görlitzer Park is to be at the party-free Zone

It should be a normal day in the Park - the district office of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in front of him, at least. It has now communicated to the Görlitzer Park this year to 1. To want may of the traditional celebrations around the Oranienstraße exempt.

loomed As the beginning of the year, the district, on a stage programme in the Park. Also, it is open to visitors on 1. May forbidden to bring music systems, Grills, glass bottles, and portable stalls on the green surface. The goal is to control the Park, runners will be on the a inputs.

In the past year, the bass from the Görlitzer Park boomed to far to Kreuzberg. Young people crowded on the Lawn in front of the stage to the electro-sounds – and in the afternoon, this Festival was so full that police had to push back the people to the entrances of the Park. "MaiGörli" was the name of the event, the district on the 1. May 2018 for the first Time in the Görlitzer Park has hosted.

However, the concept did not go on. Although the organizers have, your goal is to protect the green space, is achieved, according to the district office of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. However, although significantly less garbage and broken glass remained as in previous years, were mainly local residents, dissatisfied with the Party.

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From the results of a neighborhood survey shows that 61 percent of local residents oppose a new edition of the festival. The people were disturbed, especially on the commercial character of the event. On a private radio station-sponsored stage about sizes such as Oliver Koletzki or Dirty Doering were last year.

In previous years, it cost the district, often a lot of money and effort, trampled meadows, shards in the lawn and broken plant restore. Therefore, the district established a year ago, the MaiGörli, the Name alluded to the well-known MyFest around the oranienstrasse.

The MyFest was invented in 2003 by local residents, the riot makers, who in the nineties often on 1.May through Kreuzberg moved to take up the space. The police has supported the Festival always, all senators have it as a guarantee for a peaceful 1. May praised.

Smaller, political, kiezbezogener

But in 2015 sank Kreuzberg in such a mass booze-up that the mayor was the Myfest in question, also out of fear of a panic. Since it takes place in small and regulated, there are more and wider escape routes. For this year, the district mayor Monika Herrmann (Green party) announced that once again, the MyFest should be smaller, political, and kiezbezogener.

So it should be only on four stages of the program, including less music to performances and more political contributions. On each stage there will be a total of a minimum of two hours of political speeches. In addition, more local associations and initiatives.

The stages are dedicated to various topics, such as Rents, displacement, homelessness, anti-racism, women's rights, self-determined life or Multiculturalism. The program should also already to 21 PM, from 20 PM the volume stages to reduce. Also, the district mayor promises more toilets.

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