Hall starlight mountain Brief Introduction

Imagine you had the opportunity to develop an area as big as a football field in the center of Berlin! You could live there together with a lot of great people in a shared housing project! You could furnish a workshop to repair bikes and build furniture! You could start up a kindergarden with lots of space for kids to play! You could plant fruit trees and vegetables in the garden! You could open up a cafe for everyone! All this may become possible on the grounds of a former policestation in Berlin. Hi, we're from the initiative Rathausstern Lichtenberg and plan to buy a 6000 m² area located in the Rathausstraße 12 in Berlin Lichtenberg. Right now the property belongs to the city of Berlin. The city wanted to sell it to the highest bidder last year, but we launched a successful campaign to change the procedure to include non-financial aspects so we can participate with our non-for-profit concept. This new procedure called "Konzeptverfahren" is supposed to feature mainly social and cultural criteria. If our concept wins in this procedure, we're going to open the fence and be able to realise all the ideas which have piled up over 2 years and new ideas yet to come. To begin realizing that vision, people will move into the former police station. The building can provide room for up to 30 people, who can help getting some of the many projects up and running. Some projects involve art spaces, another focusses on a neighborhood cafe. We have plans for co-working offices and open workshops. One special project will be an open neighborhood garden, along the lines of popular urban gardening projects. If we can, we want to cooperate on educational projects with schools in the neighborhood. Another central idea is to establish our own kindergarden on the grounds. Just imagine the possibilities for kids there to experience, discover and even participate in offers especially designed for kids. That sounds like a lot of work, and it is. We ve been working intesively on this project for many months. And we have already gotten a lot of support, but we are always open to people wanting to participate in our initiative. To get in contact with us, just send us an email. Unfortunately, with a big and expensive project like this, finances are always an issue. We still need, and will keep needing financial support. We have set up a system of micro credits that makes contributing easy and attractive for almost everyone. For more information check our website or contact us personally to get more information. The easiest and quickest way of supporting us is to tell friends and relatives about us. Spread the word and please point to our website. We look forward to seeing you in Berlin Lichtenberg!