A big thanks...

Feb. 08

Firstly, thanks to all who have supported us in the fight for our house through many different actions of solidarity, parties and also in other ways. Thanks to the moving company who drove away when they saw they were there for an eviction. A special thanks to the moving company Roggan that has provided their fleet for bonfires three times already – after they had evicted us. Thanks also to the garage that always sold S. Beulker (the landlord) only fucked tyres – or how else can one explain that they were always flat in front of our house – and of course thanks to all those who took part in soli-demos or organised them. Your support was great.

The Rigaer 94 was pronounced dead again and again, and for a while we also struggled to see a future perspective – we thought that we had to give up this house. After the last eviction we first paused for getting new energy and ideas and for seeing how we could go on. You also didn’t hear a lot from us because for some things it was just too risky to spread out widely in public, e.g. the re-squatting of the evicted flats, the laundry-room, the workshop and a part of the Ka(d)terschmiede, which is now open again regularly on Mondays and Wednesdays from 21:00 and offers every once in a while nice premises for our soli-parties and events.

But concerning our landlord S. Beulker and the court, this is to be over again soon. In January the court decided on the re-possession of the rooms on the ground floor. For this reason these squatted rooms in OUR house can be evicted any time from now on. To say this clearly : We are waiting for a letter from the bailiff, who will inform us when we “have” to leave. However, we would not consider doing this for a second, and instead we will stay and expand the project even more. The date of the eviction is very likely to be in spring/summer 2008.

… and now a request

Now we need your support again – according to your means, on your level. We don’t want to and will not give up this house easily. And to prevent the eviction, actions have to start happening NOW and right up to the date of the eviction. So that the politicians realise that, if they really want to evict us, not only the air will burn.

Never give up, never surrender.

We all stay.

Your Rigaer 94