Youth Club Linse in Lichtenberg is fighting for his preservation - SOZDIA and young people protest - district and Senate under pressure.

Youth Club Linse in Lichtenberg is fighting for his preservation - SOZDIA and young people protest - district and Senate under pressure.

According to a report by www.tagesspiegel.de, the youth club "Linse" in Berlin must close for financial reasons. The young people are committed to maintaining the club and demonstrate against it. The Sozdia Foundation has emphasized that it supports the protests of the young people and emphasizes that it does not pursue any profit efforts. However, the financing of youth work in Berlin is a critical point, since the funds of the district and the Senate are not sufficient and inflation further exacerbates the situation. The city of Lichtenberg plans to convert the area at the Theater an der Parkaue, which makes access to the club impossible. Despite the additional 20 million euros from the Senate, the district's youth welfare committee has only decided to increase 1 percent of the financing, which leads to further difficulties in youth work. The lens should remain closed for at least three years. The protests of young people and the support on the part of the Sozdia Foundation illustrate the drastic effects of the financial problems on youth work in Berlin.