Autonomous Center in Cologne/Germany will be evicted!
AZ Koeln | 30.03.2011 18:34 | Culture | Free Spaces
The squat exists since a year. Since monday the Sparkasse KölnBonn (local bank) wants its eviction, since than the squat is in negotiation with official politicians. The mayor denies his responsibility for the eviction. Tomorrow it will be evicted by the police.
The Autonomous Center in Cologne-Kalk exists almost since a year. During this time thousands of guests used and created this special place in more than 250 events. The first cinema of the neighbourhood was founded, in many workshops skills were being developed, the weekly unemployed-consultation helped many people in their problems with the Unemployment-agency, concerts gave tha opportunity to local bands to make free appearances, exhibitions met their public, political groups used the house for their work – everything self-organized and uncommercial, without a cent from the city. The idea of a place, where people can enjoy and create culture without depending of their walle, found many new friends.
The squatted ex-cantine of the company KHD had been left empty from the mucinipal savings bank (Sparkasse) and abandonned to its expiration. Without the squatting the result would be more years without use. The squatters were seeking from the beginning the discussion with responsible political persons. In many conversations not only the idea of the Autonomous Center was presented, but also a plan of use and financing opened the way for a cultural center in Cologne.
The mayor named Roters and the municipal savings bank are against a meaningful utilisation of Wiesbergstreet 44. Under flimsy excuses and through desinformation of the public the Autonomous Center is to be evicted and the building to be demolished, without that further plans exist. As already with the Barmer-quarter in Deutz, the next „most-expensivve-parkingplace-Germanys“ is being prepared.
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The squatted ex-cantine of the company KHD had been left empty from the mucinipal savings bank (Sparkasse) and abandonned to its expiration. Without the squatting the result would be more years without use. The squatters were seeking from the beginning the discussion with responsible political persons. In many conversations not only the idea of the Autonomous Center was presented, but also a plan of use and financing opened the way for a cultural center in Cologne.
The mayor named Roters and the municipal savings bank are against a meaningful utilisation of Wiesbergstreet 44. Under flimsy excuses and through desinformation of the public the Autonomous Center is to be evicted and the building to be demolished, without that further plans exist. As already with the Barmer-quarter in Deutz, the next „most-expensivve-parkingplace-Germanys“ is being prepared.
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02.04.2011 13:35
the squat stays