Various initiatives and residents' groups from Berlin-Kreuzberg are now taking part in the political dispute over the night-time closure of Görlitzer Park. On Saturday afternoon, an alliance of opponents of the Senate's planned fence around the park will once again demonstrate. From 2 p.m., participants will march through the neighborhood under the slogan "Görli stays open". There are 400 registered participants.
Another group accuses one initiative in the alliance in particular of being activists rather than residents and at the same time supports the construction of the fence around the park, which is known for its intensive drug dealing, among other things. The Senate wants to implement the extension of the wall around the park, entrance gates and night-time closure by the end of the summer.
Fence supporters from the "residents' group Kiezmarkthalle" at Markthalle Neun near the park write: "Many of us actual residents of Görli do not want groups (...) who work one-sidedly for green politics to dominate the media image of the attitude of the "residents of Görli"." They emphasize: "Many Görli residents would very much like to see the fence and the night-time closure of Görlitzer Park as a possible solution in the fight against crime, drug addiction and dealers." There is nothing to be said against trying it out for a while.
