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Tour de Squat - Rotterdam
krakendrotterdam - 12.04.2008 22:32

In het teken van de internationale kraakdagen had Rotterdam een fietstocht langs allerlei kraakpandjes en ex-kraakpandjes georganiseerd.

Tour de Squat – Rotterdam

Vandaag begon om 13.00 op Noordplein de Tour de Squat in Rotterdam. De bedoeling van deze fietstocht was om te laten zien dat kraken verweven zit in de cultuur van een stad. We fietsen een route door het oude noorden, crooswijk, kralingen, centrum en kop van zuid en kwamen bijna elke straat wel een pandje, ex-pandje, of gat waar eerst een pandje stond tegen.

Er waren ongeveer 30 mensen en de sfeer was goed. Geen politie te zien, wel een AD reporter. We hebben gefietst langs panden als; het hotel, de Paardenval, de Boeg, de Rottepoort, het EKV Eigen Risico (waar we even gestopt zijn om wat te eten en drinken). Toen zijn we verder gefietst naar de Slagerij, de School (waar we even binnen hebben gekeken) de Villa, Squat Vitrine, het Slaakhuys, Hang, Locus 010, Op-stand, Poortgebouw, Discomfort bar, en het eindpunt op de Nijverheidsstraat. Ook hebben hiertussen nog een heleboel pandjes gezeten zonder eigen naam.

We hebben uiteindelijk nog een heel stuk van de route ingekort, omdat we er niet meer aan toe kwamen om langs (onder andere) de Onrust, het Boogje en de Groene Voltage te gaan.

Om half 2 waren we aan het fietsen en om half 6 kwamen we aan met zo'n 20 mensen bij het eindpunt waar weer wat eten en drinken was.

Leuk om te weten:
In de tocht waren 9 (voormalige) EKV opgenomen.
Paardenval, Hektiek en Bonen, Eigen Risico, de Fridge, Hexe, Slaak, Hangry, Katerkafe, Poortgebouw.

Ook kwamen we langs panden waar naast dat er mensen woonden vroeger of nu:
*een voormalig doorgeef huis voor krakers tijdelijk zonder pand
*3 kraakbioscopen (waarvan 1 nog werkend)
*6 weggeefwinkels (waarvan 2 nog werkend)
*Panden waar Nederlandse, spaanse, karate, capoeiro les werd gegeven.
*Panden waar feestjes zijn gegeven, bands hebben opgetreden.
*Panden waar kunstenaars hebben gewoond en geexposeerd.

En 1 persoon van de fietstocht (die niet zelf meegedacht had over de route) bleek in 6 panden gewoond te hebben!

We hebben maar een heel klein deel van Rotterdam befietst. Er zijn nog zoveel andere panden en plekken die ook de moeite waard zijn. Het is meer toevalligheid dat we deze route hebben gefietst. Overal in Rotterdam zou je zo'n route kunnen fietsen, want overal in Rotterdam zijn kraakpanden. Vrijwel in elke straat heeft er wel een gezeten of zit er nog steeds 1. Veel van de ontruimde panden zijn gesloopt, maar de grond staat alweer jaren leeg of ze zijn nu net begonnen. Op veel plekken waar eerst krakers woonden, wonen nu mensen met een rijkere portomonee. Het laat zien waarom we het doen: Er staat zoveel leeg, er wordt zoveel ongebruikt, en wat de lange termijn er mee gaat doen komt niet ten goede aan mensen met weinig inkomen.

Ook in Rotterdam gaat kraken door!

Fotoos zullen nog volgen.

Volgend jaar een nieuwe route in andere wijken!
Bijvoorbeeld langs: Snellinckstraat, Lincke Soep, de Fabriek, Polish Art Galery, Roos in Faas, Buik op Zuid etc. etc. Ideeen zijn altijd welkom.


- E-Mail: www.squat.net/rotterdam Website: http://www.krakendrotterdam.org
 

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squat.net/rotterdam - 12.04.2008 22:42

An alternative report in English ..

Twenty five brave souls motivated themselves to follow the tour de squat in Rotterdam. The weather was fine and sprits were high. We passed the sites of 50 or so squats, some still existing, others from the past. It was inspiring to have a look inside current squats such an old school in Kralingen and the eetcafe, infoshop and free shop at EKV Eigen Risico in Crooswijk. It was also interesting to pass by exsquats such as Aegdiusstraat, Waterloostraat, Ommordsestraat, Kethenstraat, Westersingel and Leeuwenstraat, although it must be said as well that it was a bit sad to see the yawning space or even empty shells ready for fresh yuppification where those old buildings had once stood and contained so much good energy. One person realised (perhaps with a tear in his eye?!) that he had lived in a total of six buildings which we visited.

At a number of place along the route, squatters and exsquatters shared their experiences of different houses and projects. We ended up eating soup and apple tart in a building squatted for 13 years. A spoof Metro made in England was handed out, plus Cracking the System, a zine compiled with texts from the April2008 wiki (and available there for free download).

We passed the sites of eight eetcafes - Paardenval, Hexxen, Westersingel, Children of the Fluroforest, Slaakhuys, Hang4, Poortgebouw and EKV Eigen Risico. The last two are still active. Rotterdam currently has no social centre and we did not have time to see the Groene Voltage which was evicted last year and is now being renovated.

As we cycled through the city we realised that just as they say in a city you never more than 20 metres away from a rat, in Rotterdam you are never more than 50 metres from a squat. The tour took in Noord, Kralingen, Crooswijk, the centre and ventured a little bit into Zuid. We will do West next time!

Fotos to follow.

Website: http://squat.net/rotterdam
 
ENGLISH TRANSLATION 
Rotterdam squatters - 12.04.2008 23:08

Tour de Squat – Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Today started at 13h in Rotterdam at Noordplein the Tour de Squat. The meaning of this bicycle tour was to show that squatting is a part of the culture of a city. We cycled through the areas of ‘het oude noorden’ (the old north), ‘crooswijk’, ‘kralingen’,
Centre and ‘kop van zuid’ (head of south) and in almost every street we passed a squat, an ex squat or a hole where first a squat was.

There were 30 people and there was a very good atmosphere. No police and one reporter of the mainstream press. We cycled and came by (among others): het hotel (the hostel), de Paardenval (the Horsetrap), de Boeg, de Rottepoort (Gate of the Rotte = river), het EKV Eigen Risico (squatrestaurant Own Risk) – we stopped there to eat and drink a bit. Then we went further to de Slagerij (the Butchery), de School (The School) we had a quick peak inside, de Villa (the Villa), Squat Vitrine, het Slaakhuys, Hang, Locus 010, Op-stand (Rise – up), Poortgebouw, Discomfort bar. We ended in the Nijverheidsstraat. I didn’t mention a lot of houses that have no name of their own.

We started cycling at 13.30 and were finished at 17.30. In the end there was also a part of the route we didn’t go to, because it was already too long. So in the end we didn’t see (among others) de Onrust (the Unrest), het Boogje and the Groene Voltage (the Green Voltage).

Also nice to know:

There were 9 (former) squatrestaurants:
Paardenval (Horsetrap), Hektiek en Bonen (Hectic and Beans), Eigen Risico (Own Risk), de Fridge (the Fridge), Hexe, Slaak, Hangry, Katerkafe (Hangover bar), Poortgebouw.

Also we saw houses where (in the past or now):
*people lived
*former giveaway house (for squatters temporarily without home)
*3 squat cinemas (1 still working)
*6 give away shops
*Squats where lessons were given in Dutch, Spanish, Karate, Capoeiro
*Squats where have been parties and concerts
*Squats where artists worked and made expositions

And 1 person who was cycling (and didn’t help with the route) had lived in 6 houses!

We have cycled through a small part of Rotterdam. There are so many other squats and places that are worth mentioning. It is more of a coincidence that we cycled this route. You could cycle trough every part of Rotterdam, because in every part are squats. In almost every street at least a former one has been. A lot of the evicted houses are demolished, but the ground is empty already for a long time. At a lot of places where squatters lived first are now people living with a bigger wallet. It shows why we squat. So much is empty, so much is unused. And the long term plans are no good for people who don’t have much money.

Also in Rotterdam squatting will continue!

Next year a new route in different areas!
For example visiting: Snellinckstraat, Lincke Soep, de Fabriek (the Factory), Polish Art Galery, Roos in Faas, Buik op Zuid (Belly at South) etc. etc. Ideas are welcome!


E-Mail: www.squat.net/rotterdam
Website: http://www.krakendrotterdam.org
 
tour de squat fotos 
Alma - 13.04.2008 00:52

at the skool
at the skool

at the 'rotteport'- now evicted
at the 'rotteport'- now evicted

taking a break- nice
taking a break- nice

fotos of our tour de squat...
foddos 
alma - 13.04.2008 00:56

at an already evicted squat in kralingen- again
at an already evicted squat in kralingen- again

waterloostraat- also evicted
waterloostraat- also evicted

the slaak!
the slaak!

...
even more fotos 
alma - 13.04.2008 01:00

punk hang out, but nice
punk hang out, but nice

op zuid
op zuid

i have more fotos, but i think this is enuff
nog meer 
andere fotograaf - 13.04.2008 14:31

hier bij de hang 4
hier bij de hang 4

een kleurrijk gezelschap
een kleurrijk gezelschap

nog wat fotoos
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