Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus
autonomous social centre
").
The Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus (EKH) is a
squatted in 1990 and legalised in 2008. The project is named after Ernst Kirchweger
.
Occupation
The building was
National Socialist German Workers Party.[1]
Negotiations
In 2004, the owner of the house (the Communist Party of Austria) sold the EKH to a real estate company, and the residents were threatened with eviction since the new owner was a former right wing extremist.[1] After a long struggle with many protests and actions, a company with close contacts to the municipality of Vienna bought the building in July 2005.[2] The threat of eviction passed and in 2008, a rental contract was signed.[1]
2020 disturbances
In June 2020, a feminist demonstration protesting the treatment of women in Austria and Turkey, organised by a
Foreign Ministry.[4]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1604866834.
- ^ "Summary of protests and actions in support for the EKH (english)". Indymedia. Austria. 2005-03-22. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ Arslan, Zeynep. "What's behind the attacks of the "Grey Wolves" in Vienna". Beyond Europe. Austrian Mosaik. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Gaigg, Vanessa (29 June 2020). "Nach Demos in Favoriten: Türkei lud Österreichs Botschafter ins Außenministerium [After demos in Favoriten: Austria invites Turkish ambassador to Foreign Ministry]". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
External links
- (in German) Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus
- (in English) English-language EKH homepage
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