Uni against container village: resistance in Berlin-Dahlem

Uni against container village: resistance in Berlin-Dahlem

at the Free University in Dahlem, Berlin, the planned establishment of a container village ensures 260 refugees. The property on Thielallee 63, which is currently being used as a parking lot, is to be converted into temporary accommodation according to the Senate's plans. This encounters resistance, in particular on the part of the university management, since the area is actually intended for the construction of teaching and research buildings.

The refugee coordinator of Berlin, Albrecht Broemme, has informed the FU Chancellor that he would like to temporarily accommodate refugees on the unused terrain. The university management feels over and emphasized that it has not agreed to the measure. The FU President, Günter Ziegler, expressed his lack of understanding that the Senate plans should be implemented without prior arrangement.

The Senate decided at the end of March the establishment of another 16 container villages in order to meet the acute need for refugees in Berlin. These locations are mainly to be created in the city's north parts, which leads to a further tightening of the imbalance in the distribution of refugees. The planned construction of container villages has also caused resistance in other districts such as Steglitz-Zehlendorf.

on the Internet is mocked on the resistance of the FU against the refugee accommodation. Some users criticize the apparent discrepancy between the self -proclaimed cosmopolitanism of the university and the rejection of taking refugees on the site. This discussion reflects the controversy that arise from the planned measures to accommodate refugees in Berlin.