Görlitzer Park: Residents fight noise and demos in the neighborhood!

Görlitzer Park: Residents fight noise and demos in the neighborhood!

Im Görlitzer Park in Berlin-Kreuzberg is increasingly resisting the planned construction of a fence that the Senate is driving to combat drug trafficking and violent crime in the area. Residents and the “Kreuzbergfüralle” Initiative criticize the loud party demonstrations, which take place regularly at the weekend and which are perceived as less political events, but rather as parties for young people and tourists. These vocal meetings significantly burden the residents because the booming techno sounds make living in the area almost impossible.

The demonstrations, which are often registered under the pretext of political opinion, also ensure a significant pollution of the park. After the events, not only garbage remains, but also broken glass that endanger public security. The condition of the lawn in the park has deteriorated and is now like a sandy desert, as residents report. A resident suspected that the organizers take advantage of the right to demonstrate in order to pursue unregulated parties instead of actual political concerns, such as rbb24 reported.

demonstrations and planned events

The activities in Görlitzer Park are not only limited to regular techno parties. Two weeks ago, a “smoke-in” took place against the Senate's zero tolerance policy. According to [Tagesspiegel] (https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bezirke/technoim-gorlitzer-park-demo- against-senatspolitik-6888997.html), another rally is planned for the coming Sunday, to which refugee and drug activists are calling up. The police approved the registration of this event from 12 noon to 10 p.m. and expects 200 to 300 participants who want to express their protest to the loud techno music. The organizers who run a blog called "Terrarista Tribe" apply the rally under the motto "Tekk Back Da Park - Act III".

These protest events do not take place without controversy. Two previous attempts to demonstrate in Görlitzer Park were either moved or moved to Spreewaldplatz. Legally, the activists were given right before the administrative court, since the assembly authority did not make an appeal. Interestingly, there are no requirements for the upcoming protests, which stimulates the police for increasing surveillance of previous activities.

reaction of the Senate and the police

The Senate, especially interior senator Frank Henkel, emphasizes the need to act against the dealers in the park and at the same time ensure public security. In the past five months, over 4,900 people have been tested, more than 1,700 references were issued and over 2,000 criminal complaints, mainly issued due to violations of the Narcotics Act. Justice Senator Thomas Heilmann emphasizes the first successes of the Taskforce "Görlitzer Park" and describes the situation as encouraging, even if district mayor Monika Herrmann emphasizes that displacement is not a real success, but only a shift in the problem.

In the context of peaceful meetings, rnd of the regulations for freedom of meeting in Germany. According to Article 8 of the Basic Law, the right to freedom of assembly is guaranteed, whereby registration must be made at the assembly authority at least two days in advance if the assembly is not spontaneous. This offers a legal framework that should include both the organizers and the authorities in their respective actions.

The arguments in Görlitzer Park are not only a local, but also a social problem that has far -reaching implications for the rights of residents and the political measures of the Senate.