Information evening on the development plan for Democracy Campus - help shape it now!

Information evening on the development plan for Democracy Campus - help shape it now!

Novel approach for the conversion of the campus for democracy

The planned development plan 11-80 For the "Campus for Democracy" in Berlin-Lichtenberg, the historical importance of the former Ministry of State Security of the GDR (MFS) will focus on. But how should this place of memory and democracy be redesigned? This is where the information event will start on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the campus on Ruschestrasse 103.

The district office Lichtenberg and the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Living invite interested parties to actively participate in the planning process. Especially for the residents from Lichtenberg, but also for visitors from all over Berlin and beyond, there is the opportunity to influence the design of the new "Campus for Democracy".

The event in house 7, room 427 on the 4th floor, begins at 6 p.m. Interested parties can start from 5.45 p.m. and find out about the goals of the development plan procedure. The renovation of the area between Ruschestraße, Normannenstraße, Magdalenenstraße and Frankfurter Allee, the creation of a new Federal Archives for the Stasi documents and the implementation of the guiding principle of a "campus for democracy" are the focus.

Lichtenberg's district councilor for urban development, building and facility management, Camilla Schuler, emphasizes the importance of the participation of the citizens: "The government center of state security was a central location of surveillance and oppression in the GDR.

The planning of the new "Campus for Democracy" promises to become a significant step towards the culture of memory and democratic participation. The public information evening offers the opportunity to find out about the development of the area and to contribute your own ideas and suggestions. Together, such a place can be created that meets both history as well as future generations to democratic values.

- Nag