Historical Organization
Oranienplatz movement
Oranienplatz movement
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Organization Timeline
Oranienplatz becomes a center of refugee self-organization
📅 6 October 2012Marchers reached Berlin and established a protest camp at Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg. The camp became a base for demonstrations, outreach to isolated shelters, hunger strikes, and debate about asylum...
Thousands march in solidarity with the refugee protest camp
📅 13 October 2012A large solidarity march in Berlin amplified demands raised by refugee organizers at Oranienplatz. Participants opposed deportations and the Residenzpflicht, while camp residents insisted their claims...
International Women* Space forms inside the refugee occupation
📅 8 December 2012Refugee and migrant women established a dedicated women’s space in the occupied Gerhart-Hauptmann school. The collective brought anti-racist and feminist politics together, making room for...
Solidarity protesters oppose the planned eviction of Oranienplatz
📅 8 April 2014When authorities moved to clear the refugee camp, supporters and refugees held demonstrations and public assemblies around the square. The conflict exposed unequal bargaining power between displaced...
Oranienplatz camp is cleared after eighteen months
📅 8 April 2014The Berlin protest camp was dismantled following negotiations between some residents, city officials, and district authorities. Refugee organizers criticized the conditions and divisions surrounding...
Women refugees resist removal from the Gerhart-Hauptmann school
📅 24 July 2014Around forty people, including refugee women and activists, remained inside the occupied school during a nine-day standoff over its future. International Women* Space later recalled the struggle as...