{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urbanism"],"cover":{"alt":"Liebig14 - Berlin Squat Eviction","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-02-04T15:01:46Z","description":"For about 20 years, the alternative housing project “Liebig14” was a gravitation field for left-winged politics, street art and other creative ideas. Now it was evicted - this are my impressions...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSquatting\u003c/em\u003e | With the help of axes, saws and a battering ram special forces of the German police invaded the creative living project \u003cem\u003e“Liebig14”\u003c/em\u003e, one of the last squatted houses in Berlin. Outside, about 1,500 left-winged protesters, students and creative folks demonstrated against the eviction of the building, fought with the police and made a lot of trouble in Berlin’s creative stronghold Friedrichshain.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe house was squatted in 1990, shortly after the Berlin Wall fell, when Berlin was a paradise for squatters from all over Europe because of the large number of empty buildings. For that reason it’s really pity to loose this traditional left-winged open space which was not just an alternative housing project, but also a center for alternative politics and a gravitation field for street art and other creative ideas!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere were dozens of arrests after 2,500 police officers were deployed in a huge operation to clear the Liebig 14 commune in the eastern district of Friedrichshain. The 25 residents had refused to leave after losing a lengthy legal battle that has become a focus point for the anti-gentrification movement in Berlin and other German cities. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/02/berlin-squat-eviction-arrests-liebig-friedrichshain\"\u003eguardian.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes, \u003cem\u003e“Liebig14”\u003c/em\u003e was, like all the other former squatted places in Berlin, an important alternative project with a lot of local social influence. These are bad days, not just for the former squatters but for Friedrichshain! Here are some of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157625848900657/\"\u003eshots I took while the eviction\u003c/a\u003e\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoodbye \u003cem\u003e“Liebig14”\u003c/em\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_3851aa8c7896a4bc.avif 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_5d536434e65c3754.avif 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_c6ebcf6718e0dcde.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_5ed33131a4f948a4.webp 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_47d8df31c7efc20f.webp 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_41fc7699c3eb8c55.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_6e733939491dc8af.jpg\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_558a15950a1105dc.jpg 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_da4a1af97d2eec39.jpg 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction_hu_6e733939491dc8af.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"liebig14 eviction\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eliebig14 eviction\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_a74c595a8b1b9e6b.avif 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_d4bee270e87ed83f.avif 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_10fd4afcbe75f902.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_ea2ff8d7f18af0cd.webp 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_b59c069a2db2c314.webp 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_4d6038420904d9e3.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_863f998f819b5a18.jpg\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_f7bc3bc48ca3a65b.jpg 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_16a5a60f18efc095.jpg 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police_hu_863f998f819b5a18.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"riot police\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eriot police\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1952\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1952\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1952\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_95988223c3cdd85.avif 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_e62a63ea9c00cdb0.avif 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_407b13cb73e08c85.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_a3d27cab32e6c983.webp 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_30eb21438bb4aec2.webp 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_59e207076e1bd84c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_6ea90b99f034df2d.jpg\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_fb814275734c85b0.jpg 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_e9bb68f9d644d00c.jpg 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin_hu_6ea90b99f034df2d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1081\" alt=\"squat eviction berlin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003esquat eviction berlin\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_a4f8539adac247ee.avif 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_77f4160423beedc1.avif 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_960fea7436d4a35b.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_d93e267639b32cde.webp 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_8b3285870de84cd6.webp 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_597ea0c190118de.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_d8eea63e12bc9c75.jpg\" srcset=\"/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_fec9e1750862c236.jpg 480w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_5e928806e70b57e3.jpg 960w, /liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot_hu_d8eea63e12bc9c75.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"liebig14 riot\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eliebig14 riot\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Squatting* | With the help of axes, saws and a battering ram special forces of the German police invaded the creative living project *“Liebig14”*, one of the last squatted houses in Berlin. Outside, about 1,500 left-winged protesters, students and creative folks demonstrated against the eviction of the building, fought with the police and made a lot of trouble in Berlin’s creative stronghold Friedrichshain.\n\nThe house was squatted in 1990, shortly after the Berlin Wall fell, when Berlin was a paradise for squatters from all over Europe because of the large number of empty buildings. For that reason it’s really pity to loose this traditional left-winged open space which was not just an alternative housing project, but also a center for alternative politics and a gravitation field for street art and other creative ideas!\n\n\u003e There were dozens of arrests after 2,500 police officers were deployed in a huge operation to clear the Liebig 14 commune in the eastern district of Friedrichshain. The 25 residents had refused to leave after losing a lengthy legal battle that has become a focus point for the anti-gentrification movement in Berlin and other German cities. ([guardian.co.uk](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/02/berlin-squat-eviction-arrests-liebig-friedrichshain))\n\nIn my eyes, *“Liebig14”* was, like all the other former squatted places in Berlin, an important alternative project with a lot of local social influence. These are bad days, not just for the former squatters but for Friedrichshain! Here are some of the [shots I took while the eviction](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157625848900657/)...\n\nGoodbye *“Liebig14”*!\n\n![liebig14 eviction](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-eviction.jpg\u003e)\n\nliebig14 eviction ![riot police](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/riot-police.jpg\u003e)\n\nriot police ![squat eviction berlin](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/squat-eviction-berlin.jpg\u003e)\n\nsquat eviction berlin ![liebig14 riot](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/liebig14-riot.jpg\u003e)\n\nliebig14 riot ","tags":["Berlin","Street Protest"],"title":"Liebig14 - Berlin Squat Eviction","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/liebig14-berlin-squat-eviction/"}