Christoph Sch\u00e4fer:\u00a0Here in Hamburg many similar questions and issues were raised earlier, through the Recht auf Stadt movement. Once Occupy was set up in the US, some people here in Hamburg occupied a square. But they actually knew too little about what was otherwise going on in the city. That was a bit difficult. I believe that for such a camp it is important to know the local situation. Even when lots of new people get involved, it\u2019s important that there are five to ten people who are experienced and want to get something going long term. Much of the creative potential is already here in the G\u00e4nge quarter, under options which are sustainable in the long run.
\nMargit Czenki: Occupy didn\u2019t really play a role here, down to the present day\u2026
\nChristoph Sch\u00e4fer: I see Occupy mainly as an attempt in the US to break out of passivity, to prise oneself free from the rear-guard battles fought by the left. And I even think that they\u2019ve managed to achieve this, and \u2013 so at least I believe \u2013 a lot will come out of what was done. I thought there were a couple of great new approaches. I could hardly believe it when I saw that they\u2019d occupied Wall Street. Awesome! And that they used their bodies to confront a realm that has become extremely abstract.ht.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"