University of Berlin-Dahlem: Resistance to refugee accommodation

University of Berlin-Dahlem: Resistance to refugee accommodation

The property on Thielallee 63 in Berlin-Dahlem, which is currently being used as a parking lot, is to accommodate a container village for 260 refugees in the near future. The plans encounter resistance, especially at the Free University, which instead plans a building for teaching and research on the site. FU President Andrea Güttner spoke out against the temporary accommodation of refugees on the property and emphasized that the area was not suitable for this.

The refugee coordinator Albrecht Broemme defends the decision and emphasizes that as long as the property remains unused, it represents a suitable option for the temporary accommodation of refugees. He demands a temporal statement from the university chancellor for the construction of the planned building. Despite the resistance at the FU and the lack of consent on the part of the university management, Broemme insists that a solution can be found.

Overall, the Berlin Senate decided at the end of March to build 16 other container villages to accommodate refugees. The locations are mainly planned in the eastern part of the city, with districts like Pankow already house a large part of the capital -based refugees. The planned construction of container villages not only encounters resistance in Dahlem, but also in other parts of the city, which leads to discussions about balance and distribution of the accommodations.

The discussions and the resistance to the planned refugee accommodation have led to ridicule on the net, especially with regard to the free university and their previous openness. Users criticize the apparent discrepancy between the "Woke" attitude of the university and their resistance to refugee accommodation. The debate illustrates the challenges and controversy in connection with the accommodation of refugees in Berlin.