A-Infos (en) Germany, Autonomous Centre KÖPI* in Berlin in acut danger !!!

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!____________________________
 UPDATE 08.05.2007

so far so bad.

köpi has been sold today.
835.000,- fucking ois

it is not clear who was clawing it, because the abbrevations have not been
clearly identified.

in the moment there is a spontane demonstration going on.
massive pigs all around.
allready several arrest takings.

the nights may become hot.

madhouse berlin




UPDATE 08.05.2007 16.30 H


Police assaults at the Heinrichplatz, Berlin - Kreuzberg. About 10 people 
arrested, at least one Person heavyly wounded and in hospital.
After the end of the authorized Demonstration against the sale of the autonous 
house project KÖPI in Berlin, Police attacked massivly the demonstrants at the 
Heinrichplatz in Berlin - kreuzberg.

Without any obvious reason the police attacked the Demo and tried to pick out 
Persons. This firstly was avoidable through a spontanous Solidarity and forming 
of chains. Uponn this the Police reacted with a brutal attack with batons, 
lashing about random people.
The demonstrants closed up densely to a chain around the banner flag to protect 
themsleves from the attacks. Around them the Police was filming and formed up 
again and again. Attacks have been to expect all the time, what made the call 
of the police to disband the demo absurde, cause as soon the chain would be 
disbanded, it would have been a provocation to the police to attack again, as 
well the Demo has already stopped before and basically the people who were 
there just searched protection with amongest each others.
Always again the "grabbing-troops" of the cops went inside the chain to pick 
our single persons and took them away.

At the margin of this the cops stormed the Café " Rote Harfe " and violated the 
guests and the staff brutaly. After the owner of the Café at the beginning 
denied access to the café for the cops, the stormed it with force and started 
again to beat randomly around. 5 people arrested, one person got so heavyly 
beaten up that he had to be taken, badly injured,  to the hospital.

Who is evidence of this action, please write down a protocoll of memory and get 
in touch with the EA,so that we can commence legal acts against the police 
brutality. All in all there have been 10 arrests, some of them havebeen already 
released.

Today evening are planned spontanous actions, get active - this night is our 
night !!!

KÖPI STAYS !!!!
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