Site “Who owns the world”, which for 30 years has offered residentialĪnd cultural space for currently approx. The city is planning to sell the site of Cologne’s oldest caravan Many self-organized, emancipatory projects in Cologne, such as theĬaravan sites, the AZ or Assata in the courtyard, are acutely threatened “We are fighting for affordable housing and public space for non-commercial culture and self-organization! We need more of both, not less!” We take things into our own hands once again,” Petra Silie continues. “In view of how the city of Cologne deals with these problems and thus contributes itself to promote gentrification, we no longer expect anything from it. Only to urban housing, but also to non-commercial and social projects Urban space becomes a means of maximizing profits. Profit-oriented real estate companies are driving rents Office spaces are vacant and thousands of apartments are being used as Of homeless people, especially women, is rising.
More and more people can no longer afford the sharp rise in rents inĬologne and are being displaced to the outskirts of the city. We are fighting together against this sell-out of the city,” says activist Petra Silie. Affordable living space is given up in favour of luxury renovations or office space and self-organized (open space) projects are to be pushed to the outskirts or closed in order to create investment opportunities. The neoliberal exploitation policy of the City of Cologne does not meet the needs of its residents but prioritises economic interests. “We have joined together to revolt against failed urban development. For theĬoming days there is also a varied program with lectures, workshops and Concerts and a party will take place in the evening. In Cologne-Ehrenfeld, Vogelsanger Straße 230, which had been unused for Women of the 1006, the Socialist Self-help Mülheim (SSM) and otherĮmancipatory projects for living spaces and open spaces squatted a house Tonight, supporters of CologneĬaravan spaces, Assata im Hof, the Autonomous Centre Cologne (AZ), the