Conflict - Dondorf-Druckerei: Collective rejects call for eviction
In the conflict surrounding the squatted former Dondorf printing works in Frankfurt, Goethe University has once again called on the activists to leave the building. In the event of a voluntary eviction, the university would hold out the prospect of an offer of support in talks with the city and state and campaign for the building to be preserved if possible, a university spokesperson said in Frankfurt on Wednesday. However, the collective emphasized that it rejects these "unclear promises". They will remain in the building until further notice, but are open to further talks, a spokesperson said.
The activists have occupied the former Dondorf printing plant in Frankfurt's Bockenheim district for the second time this year since last weekend. "We continue to fight for the preservation of the building and its use as a cultural center for urban society - for a city by all for all," they declared. The university is the owner of the building. It had filed a criminal complaint for trespassing at the weekend. This would of course be dropped in the event of a voluntary eviction, said the spokesperson.
The former Dondorf printing works had already been occupied in the summer. The activists demanded that the building be preserved. A new building for the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) is to be built on the site. Eight police officers and several demonstrators were injured during the eviction in the summer.
"It is still unclear whether the building will be preserved or whether it will be demolished and rebuilt in a climate-damaging way and the history of the building will be lost," explained the collective on Wednesday. "It is also unclear what the Hessian ministry's position on these talks would be once the new government takes office. The university is making promises that it cannot guarantee."
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- The activists are currently residing in a squatted real estate property, the former Dondorf printing works, which is located in Frankfurt's Bockenheim district and owned by Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main.
- Several demonstrations have taken place in Frankfurt, protesting against the university's plans to evict the activists and potentially demolish the building, with the collective expressing concerns about the unclear promises made by the university.
- The activists have been vocal about their desire to preserve the building, using it as a cultural center for urban society, and have faced injury during past eviction attempts.
- The conflict surrounding the building's future has drawn attention to the lack of clarity regarding the Hessian ministry's position and the university's ability to guarantee its promises, causing apprehension among the activists.
- On the weekend, due to the ongoing demonstrations and occupations, the university chose to file a criminal complaint for trespassing, but stated that it would be dropped in the event of a voluntary eviction, which the activists are considering.
Source: www.stern.de
