Protest against displacement : Berlin needed no further tourist Hotspots

"We announce that we have collected and make it more visible" – it says so on a Flyer that announced a Demonstration "against the sellout of the city". "It's our home, and this is Berlin," says a co-initiator. Social exclusion, forced evictions of social projects and the sale of state-owned land to private investors would lead to the displacement of the actual residents. "Berlin does not need more tourist Hotspots, but clearly of affordable Rented housing and a suitable infrastructure."

The event will start on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Max Taut hall in Berlin-Lichtenberg. Because the district had made a booking for this day is actually an info event to the development plan of the rummelsburger/ Ostkreuz announced, but cancelled. Officially for scheduling reasons, on demand, the district office would not want to say. A new date has not yet been called. "Apparently, the district policy has not in the mood to face the questions from the Public", the Demo organizer.

The announcement of the construction of the "Coral World", a place mainly for tourists, is in the criticism. Development opponents are calling for social housing instead of the new "aquarium". Actually, the district wanted to have voted the politicians in Lichtenberg already for a long time, but the appointment is always postponed – the plan needs to be reworked.

back in October, there had been a Demonstration with up to 2000 participants, as in the Max-Taut-Aula on the building, should be discussed. The first, announced the vote was taken again from the agenda, and the auditorium sealed off, no protesters inside were allowed. These danced and chanted from the outside. Actually, it was a public event, the recently announced Demo of the house of the Lord of the hall had pronounced, however, a limited number of seats (65). The organizers of the Demo, Florian hackenberger was left. He handed over a list with 5000 signatures against the construction.

extrusion on the RAW terrain

Now, therefore, in round two. Since the info session was cancelled, Hackenberger, considering that the Demo extended. Of the auditorium for the Stralauer Allee to the Warsaw bridge. The Demonstration is also against the changes on the RAW terrain. More than 20 endangered projects from the whole of Berlin have joined the Demo Initiative.

in addition to the occupied houses in the Liebigstraße 34, and the Rigaer Strasse 94, the "syndicate" Neukölln "support" the Demo. The Pub would have to close by the end of 2018 after 33 years, actually, however, refused to handover of the keys. Similarly, the youth centre Potse in Schöneberg. Here, too, there had been the end of the year, demonstrations, and a burst transfer of keys. As long as there is no adequate replacement, if you want to remain there.

Roma camp on the Bay

resolved according to rumors rent24 would like to take over the spaces of self-managed youth facility. In mid-December, the office of the company was smeared over a large area with color. Similarly, the office of a property management company in Lichtenberg, which belongs to the Padovicz group of companies. This would like to build on the surface on the rummelsburg lake. She is also the owner of the building in which the house project Liebig34.

The abandoned camp of the Roma in the Rummelsburger Bay on Wednesday.Photo: Robert Klages

Around 25 homeless camp is currently still in the lake. Many others have left the place already. The last small bearing is to first of may until the end of April. Street workers of the city are to be erected on site, toilets and garbage containers. Some homeless people could otherwise bring to the Senate. The others are gone. A Roma camp was completely dissolved.

On Wednesday was a clean-up company on behalf of the Senate. The stock remains to be destroyed, scrub away and burned. The Roma were moved with the times, said one of the remaining homeless. You had been told again and again that you need to go. From another Meadow behind the homeless were driven successively and persuaded to leave the Meadow. This area was also cleaned, mowed and fenced. Also, trees were removed, allegedly abandoned homes demolished. Here, among other things, "Coral World to be built".

office with color thrown

In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the office was the Bay of the "community of interest the owner of the Rummelsburger" with paint were thrown at them. According to the managing Director you wil Franke discs were destroyed. The police was on Thursday and determined. In a claim of responsibility that was glued to the outer wall of the office, it means Franke have spoken of the "favela conditions" on the Bay. The community of interest of the real estate groups a voice in the Public.

"to clear The driver of the gentrification of its actions pure, is the business model". Franke said he think this is not the right type of communication exchange. The district needs to better communicate to. Of the fence and free creation of the territory on the Bay on Wednesday, he didn't know. Lichtenberg district mayor Michael Grunst (Left) judging the "crime of violence" to the office. "Anyone who contributes to violence against people or property in the political discourse that discredited itself."

Toxic gases from the bottom of the lake

On the other side, on the West Bank, is being renovated in the lake. For years, industry flowed waste water. The factories are gone – in its place apartments were built. How you can get the poisoned sediments from the bottom of the lake, studied the Senate currently. The test field is right next to the privateer. The former youth ship is currently occupied and must be vacated by the end of the year, actually - because of the toxic gases released by the Work. A record, find the squatters. To want to especially since the district of Friedrichshain-has announced Kreuzberg, the ship during the day for homeless people to open if the tamper of the Board. Later the ship will be sold and there is a viewing platform. On Saturday there will be Solikonzerte for the buccaneers. An eviction was unlawful, saying the tamper, because two parties have rental agreements.

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