East of Berlin, construction work on the last section of the urban freeway is progressing, surrounded by fierce resistance at every kilometer. There are many opponents to this very old and now much-criticized project: ecologists, cycling associations and the world of the night. Because it is not just trees that will be razed for the works, but also five of Berlin’s legendary clubs, including the famous Renate, which will have to close to make way for bulldozers.
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With our correspondent in Berlin, Nathalie Versieux
” Rolling back the A100 motorway with bass “: under this watchword met Saturday, September 2 until late at night thousands of young regulars of the clubs of the city.
” On this section, five clubs are directly concernedexplains Lutz Leichsenring, spokesperson for the Berlin Club Federation. That means a lot of lost jobs, a lot of that typical Berlin culture, a low-carbon culture, an alternative culture, which cannot be replaced. »
The audience is young and dressed in black, the outfits are eccentric and the motivation is repeated as a leitmotif.
” Five clubs are disappearing for a highway which will not be of much use, and which will destroy the objectives we have, to develop public transport and to give up car, explains a present. That’s what we’re here for. » « It’s 2023, we’re facing a disaster climatic, connects a Berliner. There construction of a highway is totally obsolete and exceeded. »
Alongside the electronic music and on a platform, a local choir sings some revolutionary refrains of yesteryear, accompanied by an acoustic guitar.
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