News from Kassel
Since 7. April 2021 the city administration of Kassel dismantled all seating on Wesertorplatz and blocked off the framework of the benches with construction fences. The benches are mainly used by the homeless and the drinking scene. The seemingly absurd measure takes place within a context, in which the poor are to be driven out of the district and the district is upgraded. A commentary by Christoph Hepp.
The initiative organized on Liberation Day “Anti-fascist May” a demonstration with several intermediate rallies, at the up to 500 People participated. Under the motto “Remember. resistance. Consequences. " attention was drawn to right-wing activities in Kassel and left-wing struggles were taken to the streets.
Am 30. April feminists celebrated Walpurgis Night with a demonstration in Kassel. The night before, the place at the Goethestern was in the “Place of the Resistant Women” renamed. The activists want to draw attention to the ongoing violence against women and re-own a place with decades of feminist tradition.
On the evening of 24. April 2021 to have 50 People spontaneously demonstrated on the occasion of the recently introduced curfew in downtown Kassel. As in many other cities, a solidarity shutdown to combat the pandemic was called for instead of an authoritarian symbolic policy of the federal government.
middle of March 2021 a video became public, that documents, like a paramedic beats a man tied to a couch with all his might. We have with the victim, Amar, talked about how he looks at the media coverage of the incident as well as the lack of legal processing and what consequences the assault has for him.
Knapp 100 People have on 31. March 2021 Demonstrated against police violence in front of the main train station. The rally was held at short notice on the occasion of a current case of police violence, which had happened the previous evening in Kassel, called.
On Saturday the 20.03.2021 The nationwide lateral thinker movement met in Kassel for a protest- and infection happening for or against goals that are not very clearly defined. Despite violent attacks on outsiders, Forbidden elevator and minor riots, the police officers decided to support the event and to beat leftists.
Last Thursday, the 11. March 2021 there was another repression against active members of the Kurdish cultural association. The police searched a total of five objects and numerous cars of three suspects. They are accused, To have raised money for the PKK.