ROTE FLORA: A PLACE FOR (ALMOST) EVERYONE FOR 35 YEARS!
The occupation of the Rote Flora in November 1989 took place in a moment of nationalist excitement in Germany. While the East German GDR collapsed and the frenzy of ‘reunification of East and West Germany’ also swept over Hamburg, activists made things happen and took over the building that became Rote Flora. “The neighbourhood belongs those who live here” was a slogan of the early days. But even though our …