Mehringhof

Mehringhof first courtyard, 2008

Mehringhof is a socialized building complex in Kreuzberg, Berlin, designed as a center for alternative activities. As of 1991, it hosted 38 projects, including a theater, an electronics collective (Wuseltronick), a printing collective, and a school for adults.^[1]

Administration

In 1978, anonymous benefactors donated DM 2 million to purchase the Mehringhof factory complex in Kreuzberg to build a center for alternative activities. Mehringhof incorporated as a limited liability GmbH without named owners and was governed by an assembly of tenants who paid maintenance rent. This group decided on new tenants, changes in rent, and handling maintenance.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Müller 1991, p. 74.

Bibliography

Müller, Birgit (1991). Toward an Alternative Culture of Work: Political Idealism and Economic Practices in West Berlin Collective Enterprises. Westview Press. ISBN 0-8133-8079-0.

Further reading

Bolda, Elisabeth (1988). Der Mehringhof: ein unmöglicher Betrieb (in German). Berlin: Transit. ISBN 978-3-88747-047-0. OCLC 71435860.
Hasselmann, Jorn (July 13, 2010). "Razzia gegen Radikalenblatt 'Interim'". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved September 20, 2020.
Keeve, Burghard (August 16, 1999). ""Das grosse Schiff wird unter Dampf gehalten'" (PDF). Der Tagesspiegel (in German).
Mole, Veronica; Elliott, David (1987). "Marketing and Distribution: Mehringhof". Enterprising Innovation: An Alternative Approach. London: F. Pinter. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-0-86187-577-1. OCLC 17551757.
Murakami, Peter (December 20, 1999). "»Terroristenjagd« im Berliner Mehringhof". Junge Welt (in German). Retrieved September 20, 2020.
Rada, Uwe (June 21, 1997). "Schokoküsse für Dorfpostille". Die Tageszeitung (in German). p. 11. ISSN 0931-9085.
Rada, Uwe (April 27, 2007). "Vom Sound der Revolte". Die Tageszeitung (in German). p. 21. ISSN 0931-9085.
Rada, Uwe (August 3, 2019). "40 Jahre Mehringhof: "Westberlin brodelte'". Die Tageszeitung (in German). ISSN 0931-9085.
"Vor 33 Jahren gründeten Kreuzberger Atomkraftgegener das 'Ingenieurkollektiv Wuseltronik'". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). April 27, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

External links

Media related to Mehringhof at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

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