Not only in Kreuzberg – but also in the more petty-bourgeois Spandau, a lively protest movement took shape in the 1970s and 1980s. Citizens, young people and activists resisted environmental destruction, controversial large-scale projects and urban planning in which the interests of the people often fell short. Whether it was the successful resistance against the clearing of the Spandau Forest for a planned large power plant, the occupation of the Gatower Heide, or the house occupations of 1981: it was about co-determination, affordable housing, environmental protection, cultural free spaces and self-determined living.
The exhibition tells this little-known story through video interviews with contemporary witnesses, artistic works and interactive stations.