[kraken] kopi in berlin under threat [eng]

Auteur: <spaceman@mujinga.net>
Datum: 30 apr 2007 11:19 uur

salut!

hope you are sound and save.

maybe some of you know the köpi. it's a autonomous centre in berlin. the
largest one resisting self-organised since the beginning of the nineties,
providing diverse social resources and cultural possibilities to the public,
being recognised transnationally. these structures have been made up and
looked after in year long solidary efforts and fights, and are in its
existence close connected to the rooms and space in the köpenicker street
137/- 9 in berlin.

in the last days, we had to come to know with deep incomprehension and anger
that the ground in the köpi 137 and the neighbouring trolley place are going
to be snatched from its current use. only very short-termed became
information publicly, that the "commerzbank" (main debtee of the bankrupt
owner since '95) has applied for the forced sale at the "municipal court
mitte" at the 8th of may 2007 (8 a.m., littenstr. 12- 17).

about this plan, there was no attempt to come to a dialogue with the
occupants and friends of the köpi. this reveals the unsocial logic of profit
of the finance company and the absence of consciousness and tolerance of the
established political circle for the importance of these space for us.

this is not new but part of systematic suppression and destruction of
alternative projects and life here and everywhere by the globally escalating
commercialisation. in the urban plannings, upvaluation for
rates-of-return-oriented investments is getting more appreciation than the
social benefit of acceptance of open and self-organised projects and of
cultural diversity that needs to be placed in a modern society.

speculations around the puffed up "MediaSpree"- investment area is the main
cause of the actual threat to the köpi.

we demand willingness to cooperation for the continuity of the köpi and
advise against distorting the public discussion one-sided to the form of
resistance against the sale.
we ask all people to challenge the moral validity of the sale beside of
gentrified property claims and to not leave out there the proportion of the
commerce to our alternative in the society.
we claim the ending of the sale proceeding and the stable acceptance of the
self-administration of the köpi137.

there are 2 important dates in the next 10 days:

5.5. saturday, 3 p.m., manifestation at the breitscheidplatz (metro -
kurfürstendamm resp. zoologischer garten)

8.5., tuesday, 7 a.m., forced sale at the court, littenstreet 12- 17 (metro
- klosterstr. or jannowitzbrücke)

keep in touch and look for further announcements.

they will take us separately!____________________________
ontvangsttijd Tue May 01 13:19:12 2007