Activists hold Schauspielhaus in the cultural capital Chemnitz

People protest against the cultural and social degradation of the federal, state and local authorities and demand the preservation of the Schauspielhaus building

Activists are occupying the Chemnitz Schauspielhaus in protest against the cultural and social dismantling of the federal, state and local authorities. At the same time, they are demanding the preservation of the striking building. It is currently empty, the planned renovation is on ice because of a cost explosion. At the beginning of Friday evening, 150 to 200 people were present, said a spokesperson of the group [...]

For years, a neighbourhood initiative in Berlin-Friedenau has been fighting against vacancy and decay of a Jugendstilhaus. It relies on banners, politics – and civil disobedience. Because the hesitation of the administration is frustrating. By Wolf Siebert

An alliance continues to cool the Schauspielhaus in Chemnitz. Some want to endure overnight. The members demonstrate against massive savings in culture and for the preservation of a GDR monument.