Update on the House plan Riga 94/Kadterschmiede individuals against eviction Rigaer94 in the decisive round! After
S. Beulker, "owner" of the Rigaerstr.94 and Brunel. 14, last year, several lawsuits against the evacuation of occupied rooms in the housing and cultural project Rigaer94 sought individual actions come in the decisive round.
On Tuesday, January 29, will first be resolved in a conciliation if the dispute can be resolved by mutual agreement. Since S. Beulker tried since the acquisition of property in various ways, the residents and residents of Rigaerstr. 94 and the housing project Liebigstr. 14 and to distribute in the past was not willing to respond to the demands of the residents lease agreement for a framework for the entire house including the occupied areas, seems to be the next hearing to not promise success. Immediately after the hearing is held in stock as well go out to the detriment of the residents.
thus may, from mid-February, the entire ground floor of Rigaer94 be evacuated and is therefore under serious threat of eviction.
are thus not only common areas - our laundry room and workshop - and the still occupied Kadterschmiede at stake, the space for non-commercial cultural, political and social projects offers, but the whole project is threatened with it, as in our collective retreat - and space is broken into.
Rigaer94 is the struggle for freedom, autonomy and freedom for nearly 18 years.
Although our situation is just damn seriously, we will not be intimidated.
This is not the first clearance, the front We might, nor will it be the Last. Several rooms in the house remain occupied, but are still at risk. Again, this situation will prepare p. Beulker soon be a "court" at the end.
But even if we also have legal options commercially used to our "home owners" the joy of making his property to hell and to force him into financial ruin: the true struggle takes place not in courtrooms. As the events of the last year show, can provide only man on the pressure on the road ensure that our projects remain there.
However, this is a matter that requires the active support of all solidarity supporters.
You are all invited, you on the struggle to preserve the Rigaer94 - act mitzubeteiligen and creative - and all other endangered open spaces.
our rooms, we will certainly not voluntarily give up and continue fighting to preserve the autonomy of our project.
Watch for further announcements - supports the struggle for our freedom
Rigaer94
further information:
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press statement of the Riga 1994 Riga 1994 01.02.2008 - 16:49
On Wednesday the 01/30/2008 it was, in the Berlin parliament, against 14 clock, a spontaneous protest rally, the residents 14 and sympathizers of the Riga 94 and Liebig Reason for the rally's failure ruling was from 29.01. that the evacuation of the entire ground floor of Rigaer94 makes enforceable. A conciliation hearing was previously held without the squatters. A spokesman (Max K.) of the association "Friends of Kadterschmiede" (official occupants of the premises), said: "Even in prior negotiations made Suitbert Beulker (owner of the Riga 94) clearly, that it would be no mutually agreed solution. Also by the residents on several occasions called for under the contract was rejected again and again. Our appearance at the conciliation hearing would therefore no difference of the outcome of the proceedings made, it would cost us only to lawyers, etc. emerged. This money we would rather put in the next actions to prevent the eviction. "In addition to the rally and letters were distributed to Members, where the residents and users of the Riga 94 and Liebig 14, the Senate calling for a political solution in this use conflict. Since it during the evacuation not only the cultural project "Kadterschmiede" went, but also a shared laundry room and a garage was constructed before the House of Representatives a replica of washing machine and clothes hung. Numerous banners with slogans like: "If evacuation then stinky socks, laundry room and defend Kadterschmiede" were unfurled and leaflets distributed. The event was to end peacefully. Both the employees and the local police were surprised by the action and haphazard. A rally participant said: "This demonstration is only the beginning of creative protest to preserve the Riga 94 and all other projects. In the coming weeks, further actions are planned. It is also important that this is not just a project starts, but that several projects in Berlin are a serious risk of eviction. In the last few weeks and months could determine the growing integration among the projects. This force behind us, we go quite confident approach to a non-confrontation that we had intended. Whether Köpi, Bethany, Riga 94, 14 and 34 Liebig, or the black channel;. We remain All "
