Meet the Berliners: Gentrification in Berlin
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| Free admission with a valid ticket |
| Berlin Café und Freifläche "Wir bleiben!", BERLIN GLOBAL |
| 12 years and older |
While gentrification is not unique to Berlin, it is occurring here with particular speed and devastating impact. For the finissage of the Open Space “We’re Staying!”, BERLIN GLOBAL and the Open Space artists Barbara Bernardi, Linda Paganelli and Vincent Voignier invite you to an open discussion with activists, artists and other Berliners.
Rents in Berlin are rising inexorably, currently by around 17 per cent a year. Newly built flats are unaffordable for many. The city’s tenants are under enormous pressure. But many Berliners are not giving up the fight: Through demonstrations, self-organisation and solidarity, they have been campaigning for decades against displacement and the loss of affordable housing and urban space.
Have you experienced gentrification and displacement yourself? Are you aware of change processes in your neighbourhood? Are you actively involved or would you simply like to talk to others? You are warmly invited to join the conversation over coffee, cake and snacks.
Admission only with a valid ticket (free of charge). Punctual start, later admission is unfortunately not possible.
The event will be held mainly in German.
Moderation: Margarethe Neubauer
Discussion: Barbara Bernardi, Linda Paganelli and Vincent Voignier, as well as interview partners from the Open Space
Margarethe Neubauer is a freelance journalist and works as a reporter for Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, among others. She reports on topics that move the region on Instagram and for the YouTube format “rbb|24 explainer”. In autumn, she published her first documentary about a Jewish activist in the ARD media library. She also works as a freelance presenter.
Barbara Bernardiis an artist and filmmaker, born in Italy and based in Berlin since 2008. Her multimedia installations, poetic films and photos create intimate and sensorial landscapes that tell stories of loss, mourning and migration. She collects voices, words and memories of the people who become part of her participatory works, which have been exhibited and screened across Europe and in the United States.
Linda Paganelli is an Italian visual anthropologist, artist, and filmmaker based in Berlin since 2017. Employing a sensorial and inclusive approach and an anthropological, decolonial, queer*feminist perspective, her work touches on themes such as migration and (be)longing, realities of (post)conflict zones, eco-grief, and the relationship between humans and other species. She collaborates with museums, galleries, universities, and NGOs and co-manages the Berlin Independent Film Community.
Vincent Voignier is a photographer and artist, born in France and based in Berlin since 2003. His work aims to meet communities, individuals and phenomena beyond the mainstream and portray them visually without prejudice or stereotypes. His photo series have documented subcultures such as Sapeurs of Brazzaville in their homes, transgender persons in Russia and the Philippines, and clubbers in Berlin. He has exhibited his work in London, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg.