The cdw foundation has announced, that they have a new area for the skateboard club Mr. Wilson has acquired. The old location in the Henschel area was due to usage plans by the weapons manufacturer KNDS are increasingly in distress. So far, the cultural foundation has remained silent, that the move is related to the planned factory expansion. The alliance No war in Rothenditmold already drew attention to the dangers of expanded arms production.
Lastly, cared KNDS for headlines, since shares in the arms company are to be bought by the German state and a cooperation with the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems is planned.
The cdw foundation already had 2023 caused discontent, because they do that aka and the initiative WH22 by many for many had been pushed out of the area on Werner-Hilpert-Straße. A cultural venue was planned here, where diverse non-commercial culture- and political initiatives should find a place.