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Never - Never surrender
(Not only) Berlin 2007: the everyday life of people is increasingly dominated by anxiety, stress and worry. Jobs and social services are reduced, increasing living costs, while reducing income and insecurity. Jobless welfare recipients are devalued as "parasites," although rising rents are thousands of empty houses and rotten to himself. In short, the situation is becoming unbearable, especially for those who have no desire to competition and recovery logic.
room for self-determined development, non-commercial together in solidarity, alternative forms of life and freedom from state control, consumerism and discrimination is scarce. Projects that existed for decades and represented such a space have to be purchased, cleared, chic renovated and forget! He that will not get at, which is made unbearable schickanösen conditions for existence.
why have several houses joined the Riga streets to fight against the loss of their freedom, to not (completely) under control are, in which there is still a (relatively) free movement possible and the people offering their ideas, ideas about life and dreams come true.
a place where there is no place for fascists, racists, sexists and anti-Semites! Our homes provide anti-fascist people who are of such "assholes" attacked or harassed protection and support.
We want to live in self-government and self-organization rather than anonymously and imposed from outside, but since we are still in a capitalist society, we carry out all the contradictions in us, against the human struggle daily with the daily struggle muss.Und exactly we want to keep going in the Riga road.
However, we also want to make clear that it is not for us is to get only our freedom to "comfortable" to live, but to create structures and provide this to other left projects and groups available .
all things: The favorite child of the current local policy means gentrification. These so-called Gentrifzierung describes a social process in which a district 'adds value' should be. In the capital-istic society, it is however not whether investment profitable for as many are, but how much it brings in! Só Street are always chic and noble palaces of consumption Yuppiebars be built. This increases rent and general living expenses. In social and cultural institutions is saved. Play and habitats to more vulnerable and recovery unwilling people disappear.
Many house designs, car seats and autonomous structures are affected by these problems and are struggling to survive. Displacement and expulsion shall but also homeless, the unemployed and migrants, which may apply in short, all those are not enough cash for the new 'trendy neighborhood. "
One of the best examples is the "Media-Spree-project" that aggressive development in Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain aspires to the Spree area will find other places for large enterprises, penthouse apartments and other priceless "filth" created ...
very reason and right now it is so just need to work together and make clear that it ne 'whole Quantity are people who bow to this pressure, which are still loud and indviduelle! .
A question remains open in any case: To what extent this process goes smoothly and stress-free? Because there are already many initiatives and groups that are trying to defend themselves, however strong and radical (and militant). We think so, the "Direct Action" is always a sensible answer. Us, it's just a matter that we will give up our freedom, houses, shops and more info without a fight and resistance.
why we joined forces and launched a campaign that will allow us this freedom in the Riga road - to get to even create more, since our spaces are becoming smaller and smaller .... A - as well as in Berlin and around the world show campaign in the district, in the city, the investors that we will not tolerate their greedy behavior, because there are many people who want to fight for a liberated society.
We have many ideas in my head and need more, may proceed as a man to the "sand in the gears" to keep the Gentrificationprozess. However, it is necessary for this fight from every side, so that we can achieve our goal.
you let the sale of your town do not like longer! It's about our lives! - To the right of self-determination and development opportunities for all, let not evict you and not to let that other bands are sold Networked Makes you spit the damn city planners, investors and yuppies in the soup!!
self-organization is what we make out of it and, above all together in solidarity to make it in 20 years self-managed projects are!
why pay attention to announcements, be prepared and public ...
it, let us show them that Copenhagen is not far away ...
freedom to be fought for and do not beg!
solidarity with all projects at risk!
Do you know where it crashes again - Riga street every night!
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