Hafenstraße is a street in St. Pauli , a quarter of Hamburg , Germany, known for its legalized squats . The squats were occupied in 1981 and became a figurehead for autonomist and anti-imperialist politics. After a prolonged battle with the city council which involved demonstrations of over 10,000 people, the buildings were legalized in the 1990s. Today they are owned by a self-organised cooperative .
38-542: Hafenstraße (German Hafen – harbour; Straße – street) is a common German abbreviation of St. Pauli-Hafenstraße , a street in St. Pauli , a quarter of Hamburg , Germany. The Hafenstraße occupation began in 1981, when twelve buildings were squatted. They were to become extremely important symbols for the German squatters movement and for urban activists more generally. Students who were already living there joined with autonomists to save
76-620: A BA in Philosophy and Arabic from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1968), a Masters in Philosophy from the same institution (1970) and from The New School for Social Research , New York City an MA in Anthropology (1973) and a PhD in Anthropology (1976). Davis was appointed to a position in the University of Bradford 's Department of Peace Studies by Professor Adam Curle soon after
114-493: A coordinated arson attack on 13 department stores throughout the city, causing over $ 10,000,000 in damages. Hamburg intellectual Jan Philipp Reemtsma offered to buy the houses for the symbolic price of 1 DM from the Senate, but the offer was rejected. When negotiations failed in 1987, the squatters readied themselves for more fighting and the mayor, Klaus von Dohnanyi went against the feeling of his party ( SPD ) and offered to resolve
152-901: Is a founding member of The Movement Against Israeli Apartheid in Palestine ( MAIAP ) and of Al-Beit The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Israel , and a former member of the Executive Committee of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (CAABU) and of the Editorial Board of RETURN magazine. . A member of Academia for Equality , an organization working to promote democratization, equality and access to higher education for all communities living in Israel. Until 2009 Davis
190-635: Is also provided by busses and by ferries along and to the other bank of the Elbe river. As of 2006, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 5487 private cars were registered in St. Pauli. Uri Davis Uriel "Uri" Davis ( Hebrew : אוריאל "אורי" דייוויס Arabic : أوري ديفيس , born 8 June 1943 in Jerusalem ) is an academic and civil rights activist. Davis has served as Vice-Chairman of
228-657: Is in the BSH facility. The central court buildings of Hamburg, among others of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court , are located in the quarter at Sievekingplatz square. The Hamburg rapid transit system serves St. Pauli with the Hamburg S-Bahn commuter train stations Landungsbrücken and Reeperbahn and the Hamburg U-Bahn underground stations Landungsbrücken, St. Pauli , and Feldstraße . Public transport
266-592: Is located in Bernhard Nocht Str. 78. The BSH is a federal authority coming under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs . Among other things, it provides information of all matters of maritime shipping, to special funding programs, law for flag, certification of mariners and information of the coasts and coastal waters of Germany. Official website BSH The head office of Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation
304-467: Is not dead"). The Swedish post-industrial rock band Sällskapet 's song Nordlicht talks about a pub in the area. The song contains detailed instructions supposedly leading to the location of the pub. The Guardian in 2012 counted St. Pauli as one of the five best places to live in the world. Important voluntary/cultural organizations in St. Pauli are: The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)
342-599: Is still best known as Hamburg's red-light district. The red-light district is an area of a few streets around the Reeperbahn, often referred to as the Kiez . Bars and music clubs have a tradition in the Kiez St. Pauli . The Beatles lived in St. Pauli and played at the Star-Club before becoming famous. They were honored with the naming of Beatles-Platz square. Actor/singer Hans Albers
380-429: Is strongly associated with St. Pauli, providing the neighborhood's unofficial anthem, with "Auf der Reeperbahn Nachts um Halb Eins" ( On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight ) from the movie Große Freiheit Nr. 7 . The square of Hans-Albers-Platz near Reeperbahn was named after him. The district is referenced in the song "St Pauli" by Art Brut , which also contains the lyrics "Punk rock ist nicht tot" ("punk rock
418-490: The Hamburg state election : It is situated directly on the north bank of the Elbe river close to the port of Hamburg . It is located south of Eimsbüttel , west of Hamburg-Neustadt and east of Altona. According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein , the quarter has a total area of 2.6 km (1 sq mi). St. Pauli has 27,612 inhabitants in more than 17,000 households. Immigrants were 27.9% of
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#1732855633082456-703: The Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights and as lecturer in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford . Davis describes himself as "a Palestinian Hebrew national of Jewish origin, anti-Zionist , registered as Muslim and a citizen of an apartheid state - the State of Israel." A member of Fatah since 1984, he was elected to the Revolutionary Council for the Palestinian party in 2009. Uri Davis
494-548: The Red Army Faction were living at Hafenstraße and the Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke (HEW -Hamburg Energy Company) frequently raided the buildings. In June 1984, Hafenstraße was widely condemned after a woman was raped and tortured by three squatters; the three perpetrators were beaten up, had their heads shaved and were ejected from the houses. The controversy generated debate about sexism and violence in
532-689: The Bernhard Nocht Straße hospital is now in the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52. BNI website In 2006 there were two elementary schools and a secondary school in St. Pauli. A prominent symbol is its football club, FC St. Pauli and the Millerntor-Stadion . The club played host to the inaugural FIFI Wild Cup in May–June 2006. In 2010, FC St. Pauli celebrated its centenary. For
570-417: The Department's founding in 1973. He is an honorary research fellow at the University of Durham 's Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (IMEIS) and at the University of Exeter 's Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS) . He currently divides his residence between the predominantly Arab city of Sakhnin in northern Israel and the mixed city of Ramle in central Israel. In 2009, Uri Davis
608-546: The Draft Permanent Agreement, known as the "Geneva Accords" (2003), and Apartheid Israel: Possibilities for the Struggle Within (2003). In an interview to Irish Times in 2002 Davis said: "I am an anti-militarist and recognise the right to use force in certain instances, in armed resistance, which is legal in international law. It allows armed resistance, the targeting of the opposite party in uniform." He
646-475: The Hafenstraße: Die Hafentreppe (1991) and Hafenstraße im Fluss (2010). In 2010, he commented that "it is the only attempt at utopia by the German left that has survived to this day" ("sie ist der einzige Utopie-Versuch der Bundesrepublikanischen Linken, der bis heute überlebt hat"). St. Pauli St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; German: [ˌzaŋkt ˈpaʊli] ) is a quarter of
684-593: The Hafentage (Harbour Days) were organised by the Autonomen and Danish squatters from the BZ-movement attended. When several apartments were evicted, the squatters fought back by setting fires in 13 department stores. As well as housing activists, the building housed homeless people, youths, and refugees. Hafenstraße became known nationally and even internationally. As well as being a local symbol against gentrification and for
722-433: The autonomist movement. One apartment in the buildings became a women-only space. In the 1980s, Hafenstraße became a centre for autonomist and anti-imperialist politics. If the factions disagreed on an issue, they were united in the defence of the houses. Other struggles included publicising the hunger strike of imprisoned RAF members in 1984 and protesting the death of antifascist Günter Sare in 1985. At New Year in 1986,
760-457: The biennial high-level conference Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe , has a major Chinese consulate at Elbchaussee 268 in Othmarschen since 1921, and has Shanghai as a sister city. A large contingent of Chinese and other Asian immigrants continue to live in the St. Pauli and Altona districts, while new arrivals also gravitate to this part of the city. These are the results of St. Pauli in
798-475: The buildings on Hafenstraße and Bernhard-Nocht-Straße from being demolished. The apartment blocks had been constructed in 1900 and were in serious need of renovation. It was not noticed that the buildings had been squatted until 1982, when the owner SAGA immediately reported the trespass and the police evicted the squatters. The buildings were quickly reoccupied. The squatters then signed a three-year temporary use contract and argued they should be permitted to restore
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#1732855633082836-459: The buildings themselves. This led to conflict with the city council, which repeatedly attempted to evict them. As well as building a permanent fortress to resist evictions, the squatters organized a pirate radio station and a Volxküche (cafe) which was founded in 1982 and still exists. Christian Lochte, head of the Department for Protection of the Constitution of Hamburg, claimed that women from
874-452: The city of Hamburg belonging to the centrally located Hamburg-Mitte borough. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the nearby Landungsbrücken is a northern part of the port of Hamburg . St. Pauli contains a world-famous red-light district around the iconic Reeperbahn area. As of 2020 the area had 21,902 residents. At the beginning of the 17th century it developed as a suburb called 'Hamburger Berg' (Hamburg mountain) outside
912-513: The city to 'Hamburger Berg,' which later was named after its still existing church, 'St. Pauli' ( Saint Paul ). St. Pauli was mainly used by sailors for entertainment during their stay in Hamburg and Altona. To this day it is known as the "sinful mile," combining the upper and lower standards of entertainment, from musicals, theaters, to bars and clubs, as well as the most known red light district. There have been various social issues and conflicts during
950-416: The fronts or on the side of buildings next to empty lots. In 1987, the squatters painted the slogan "Boycott 'Israel'! Goods, kibbutzim, and beaches". Israel was written in apostrophes to emphasise its illegitimacy. The mural formed part of a broader campaign against the sale of Israeli goods in Hamburg which was endorsed by civil rights activists such as Uri Davis who saw Israel's treatment of Palestinians in
988-417: The gates of the nearby city of Hamburg and close to the city of Altona . The name comes from a hill in that area that was planned by Hamburg in 1620 for defense reasons (free field of fire for the artillery). Therefore, settlement was initially allowed there, but soon businesses, which were desired inside neither Hamburg nor Altona, e.g., for their smell or noise, were relegated to 'Hamburger Berg'. Furthermore,
1026-421: The international attention paid to the events in Hamburg, a New York Times article was written about Hafenstraße and entitled "Squatters Win! (A Check book Did It)". The Hamburg Higher Regional Court announced the contract was void in 1993, leading to more discussions. New mayor Henning Voscherau offered to fix the contract dispute if Hafenstrasse inhabitants agreed with nearby developments and social housing
1064-422: The jubilee the fan club 18auf12 recorded a song: One Hundred Beers (Words and music by Henning Knorr & Christoph Brüx ). St. Pauli has a long tradition as a recreation and amusement center. The big port of Hamburg led many sailors to Hamburg who preferred to spend their spare time (while their ships were unloaded and loaded again) in this area. Since then there has been prostitution in St. Pauli, and it
1102-606: The last decades, including the Hafenstraße , Rote Flora and Bambule . Hamburg, as a major port city, has very close ties to China and Asia in general. Since around 1890, it was home to the Chinesenviertel Chinatown area within its St. Pauli district (around Schmuckstrasse ), which was shut down by the Nazis in the 1930s. The St. Pauli Chinatown has been reestablishing itself since the 2010s. The city of Hamburg also hosts
1140-526: The population. There were 11.9% with children under the age of 18 and 9.3% of the inhabitants were 65 years of age or older. 63.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI) is located in the Bernhard Nocht Straße 7. It is a research center for tropical and infectious diseases and provides an information center about health risks, vaccinations and medical data about other countries for tourism and travel advice. The research facility formerly located in
1178-461: The right to the city, the project became a centre for left-wing social movements such as anti-nuclear and anti-imperialist protests. Resistance to eviction culminated in street battles before the end of the contract in 1986, when 12,000 people marched to defend the squats. Black bloc tactics developed in Germany around this time. A pirate radio station, Radio Hafenstraße, was set up and autonomen launched
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1216-457: The rope makers (or 'Reeper' in Low German ) were placed here because in the city it was hard to find enough space for their work. The name of St. Pauli's most famous street Reeperbahn, or "Rope Walk," harkens back to its rope-making past. When people were officially allowed to live in St. Pauli at the end of the 17th century the city government moved workhouses and ( pestilence ) hospitals out of
1254-541: The same light as how South Africa treated its black population under apartheid . In 2018, a new mural in support of the Kurdish Women's Protection Units (YPJ) was unveiled on one building. In 1998, The Independent newspaper referred to Hafenstraße as "the most famous squat in the world". Bands such as Die Goldenen Zitronen emerged from the scene around the Hafenstraße. Rasmus Gerlach made two documentary films about
1292-477: The situation peacefully. In response, senator Alfons Pawelczyk mobilised thousands of police officers and the squatters built barricades. In November 1987, a contract was signed at the last minute and the barricades were dismantled again. Dohnanyi later received the Theodor Heuss medal for managing the conflict; he had previously described Hafenstraße as a "wound in the city" ("eine Wunde in der Stadt"). Indicating
1330-561: Was Observer Member of the Palestine National Council . In 2009, Davis was successful in his bid for a seat on Fatah's Revolutionary Council, a legislative body of the Movement, placing 31st from among more than 600 candidates running for position in the 128-member body. He is the first person of Jewish origin to be elected to such a high-ranking position. He was re-elected in 2016, taking the 29th place. Davis met Miyassar Abu Ali,
1368-492: Was appointed to teach a course at the Palestinian Al-Quds university on critical Israeli studies. Davis wrote a series of books and articles that classify the State of Israel as an apartheid state, alleging that Israel's policies towards Palestinians, including Palestinian citizens of Israel, are comparable to South Africa's apartheid policies : Israel: An Apartheid State (1987), Apartheid Israel: A Critical Reading of
1406-640: Was born in Jerusalem and grew up in and was educated in Kfar Shmaryahu . His parents were Jewish immigrants who had come to Mandatory Palestine during the Fifth Aliyah . His mother Blanka was from Czechoslovakia and his father Joseph was from the United Kingdom . Davis describes himself as a Palestinian Hebrew. During the 1961–1963 period he worked on Kibbutz Erez as an alternative form of national service to military conscription. Subsequently, he received
1444-559: Was built. In February 1995, the Hamburg Senate finally decided to sell the remaining houses to the inhabitants for around 2 million Deutsche Marks . The co-operative Alternativen am Elbufer (Alternatives beside the Elbe) then took on the ownership. In October 2007, a new house was built for 40 people at Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 26. In March 2019, a drugs raid resulted in 19 arrests. Hafenstraße has long been known for its murals, which are painted on
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