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performances // german // 6:30 Min // 23.10.2009
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Starting with the student protests at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna – which lead to the occupation of parts of the Academy building on Schillerplatz on October 20 – resistance is stirring at Austrian universities. It is mostly directed against the implementation of a new curriculum system based on bachelor and master studies, but also more generally against business-oriented organisational structures, cuts, the erosion of the universities' automomy and a lot more.
We have visited the Audimax (major lecture hall) at the University of Vienna, occupied in the course of a demonstration on Thursday, and have interviewed some activists about the events and their claims.
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| Two weeks ago, students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna occupied the assemly hall of the university building at Schillerplatz (see also Malen nach Zahlen). They triggered off a movement which took hold of the whole country. We asked the occupants about their motivation, if their demands have changed since the start of the protests and how ... more |
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length: 8:20 min
| date: 02.11.2009
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| More than a week ago, students have occupied parts of the Karl Franzens University in Graz, namely the pre-clinic (further information: Uni Graz gehört uns). The structures of the sit-ins are similar to the ones taking place in Vienna: bottom-up protest without any responsible organisers or spreakers. Everyone – not ... more |
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length: 6:20 min
| date: 30.10.2009
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| An activist describes the current events at the occupied Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna along with some recordings of the first night at the likewise occupied Audimax (major lecture hall) of the University of Vienna. |
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length: 2 min
| date: 22.10.2009
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| The industrial zone around Triesterstraße in Vienna's 10th district is certainly not the first thing that comes to the mind of someone who thinks about Vienna. But there are some sought-after places in that area as well. One of them is the Triesterstraße 114, which was occupied in the night of Ocotber 2 to 3 by the Gruppe Hausprojekt, fighting for a self-organised space for housing, initiatives and projects ... more |
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length: 7 min
| date: 09.10.2009
| video-hits: 3.216
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| See our portrait of the subversive carnival procession on the occassion of the F13 action day - initiated by the street paper Augustin - moving through Vienna's 7th district, along with some interviews of critics who felt annoyed during their shopping tour. |
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length: 3:55 min
| date: 13.01.2006
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| for the past five years, the staff of ZARA (moral courage and anti-racist activities) has been accurately documenting rasist assaults and attacks of all kinds. ZARA is the only organization in Austria dealing with racism and anti-racism on a larger scale, and severe financial difficulties are constantly putting their work at risk. at the same time, accounts on racist assaults are increasing steadily. see our ... more |
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length: 4,3 min
| date: 07.09.2005
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| social democrat workers" day of action, labour day. the gigantic festival stage on city hall square is reserved for a group of selected and continuosly waving comrades. in order to open up the stage for the workers form the street as well, activists from different initiatives such as KRIPO or TUeWI set up their own stage close to the parliament as a speakers" corner for everyone. |
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length: 3 min
| date: 01.05.2005
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