Leipzig project

Basic Idea

In Leipzig whole houses are up for grabs for little money. The idea is to buy several of those and open them up for sharing.

Housing locations

• Put findings on this shared Google map: http://u.nu/3tgf4 (updated 10 Jan)

People interested

Isis, Alex, Dante, guaka, Meinhard, Rob, Florence

add yourself

House features

• Communal and public space in ground floor
• Several flats with different parties in upper floors
• Empty large shared space in attic (for exhibitions, seminars, conference sessions, yoga, dance)
• Community connected Hackerspace/workshop/lab room (computers, bikes, crafts, arts)
• Info cafe with people's kitchen
  • all kitchens meat free
  • at least one vegan kitchen
  • networking with other urban projects world-wide
• Renewable and efficient energy
• Recycling
• Sauna (yeah!)
• Organic community garden
  • composting
• Designated smoking areas (if any)
  • nah, smoking is for pussies
• No meth cooking in the kitchen you fucking junkies!!!
• Regular meetings
• Free shop

Local Groups 4 Leipzig

Various local groups wanting to invest resources or time in one or more Leipzig housing projects.

Brussels :

http://groups.google.com/group/bxl4leipzig

External links

• http://www.haushalten.org/ (de) - Association preventing decay of old houses by using them for various purposes
  • http://www.haushalten.org/de/english_summary.asp (en)
• http://www.syndikat.org/ (de) - Association consulting, investing in and initiating housing projects all over Germany
• http://sublab.org/ (de) - Hack space in Leipzig (Hackerspaces entry)
• http://de.veganwiki.org/vegane_vokue#leipzig (de) - People's kitchen locations, often squats and the likes
• http://kuhturm.de/ (de/en) - Exhibition space, co-run by Sebastian Helms, a friend of Meinhard :)
• http://www.leipziger-freiheit.de/en/ (en) - Leipzig image campaign, mostly business b.s.
• http://www.art-magazin.de/newsticker/index.html?news_id=3726 (de) - City of Leipzig invites Hamburg artist squatters (Sep 2009)

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