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Demolition halt at SEZ

Our beloved SEZ is being destroyed! The valuable building fabric, worth tens of millions of euros—worth preserving and easily reusable—is

Das Bild zeigt eine grafisch gestaltete Übersicht mit fünf zentralen Forderungen, die thematisch der urbanen Praxis und gesellschaftspolitischen Teilhabe zugeordnet sind. Der Hintergrund besteht aus einer grauen, leicht texturierten Fläche. Die einzelnen Punkte sind nummeriert und farblich hervorgehoben: 1️⃣ Forderungen aus der urbanen Praxis – orangefarbener Kreis mit der Zahl 1. 2️⃣ Öffentliche Räume / pluralistische Stimmen – grüner Kreis mit der Zahl 2. Darunter steht in schwarzer Schrift: Urbane Demokratie und Mitbestimmung, begleitet von einem hellblauen Kreis mit dem Buchstaben U. 3️⃣ Gegen rassistische Narrative und Ausgrenzung – violetter Kreis mit der Zahl 3. Darunter folgt in schwarzer Schrift: Politische Stimmen sichtbar machen gegen Repression und Selbstzensur, daneben ein grüner Kreis mit dem Buchstaben P. 4️⃣ Gegen Kürzungen im Sozial- und Kulturbereich – blauer Kreis mit der Zahl 4.

Our city needs solidarity instead of politics of fear

No more playing people off against each other and stirring up fear. We need to demand collective, solidarity-based urban development.

Fachtag Urbsane Praxis © Raquel Gómez Delgado

Symposium on collective urban development shows: Urban future is created through cooperation for a cityscape of togetherness

Review of the symposium on 26 September 2025

Making urban diversity visible – Open Day 2025

On Saturday, 27 September 2025, dozens of initiatives, collectives and self-organised spaces opened their doors across Berlin. Under the motto ‘Making urban diversity visible’, they demonstrated how much creativity, solidarity and resilience the city has to offer – and how cities can be redesigned when people come together.

AKTION: SEZ retten!

After just three months of successful interim use of the SEZ for sport and culture under the patronage of the state of Berlin, is it now to be over again?

The picture shows a flyer with the title: **“No demolition of the pyramid on Hafenplatz - for a model project for the building turnaround!”** (marked in yellow). Below it is a photo of the pyramid-shaped residential building on Hafenplatz. The text calls for the building to be preserved as it offers great potential for sustainable further development. Highlighted: **“Eight reasons speak for a model project at this location in particular: ”** First reason: The building offers 363 urgently needed student apartments.

AKTION: Gebäudekomplexes “Pyramide” am Berliner Hafenplatz

The owner is planning to demolish this landmark building, which offers 363 student apartments and 55 “normal” apartments. The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district authority is currently working on a framework plan that will be decisive for the preservation of the building.

The picture has a bright yellow background and shows a black megaphone on the left, from which sound waves are coming. The word ‘WATT’ can be seen several times across the picture in different sizes and fonts. Some words are in black, others in a dark magenta colour. Some of the letters are slanted or distorted, which reinforces the impression of volume and repetition. The overall composition has a dynamic effect and is reminiscent of a visual representation of sound or a loud exclamation.

PETITION: Save the Watt cultural pub initiative

PRESS RELEASEWatt cultural pub threatened with closure +++ Save Watt initiativefounded+++Petition launched On 16 December 2024, the owners of the