In Berlin, a grass-roots fight against gentrification
As rents rise, tenants and the city are working to conserve neighbourhood's diverse social, cultural makeup
Berlin
WHEN visitors want to experience this city's much celebrated "alternative" culture, they often make their way to Heinrichplatz, a graffiti-covered square in the Kreuzberg neighbourhood that for decades has been a hub for independent arts, underground night life and radical politics.
But on a recent Saturday afternoon, the usual clusters of selfie-snapping tourists and cafe-goers were met by hundreds of demonstrators carrying signs that read, "We're all staying" or "Say no to crowding out", and protesting rising rents, forced evictions and rampant real estate speculation.
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