Trotz Allem

Despite all, is a self-governing socio-cultural center and youth center in Witten.

History

Since 1998, met an initiative for a self-managed, non-commercial meeting place in Witten. In March 1999, a shop was rented in building Herbeder road 851.437557.3258 and officially opened in April despite everything. The same shop was used from 1891 by the Witten branch of the German Metalworkers' Federation and during the Weimar Republic of the Witten KPD. The name referred demarcating the conservative Kohl era. Similar names but how despite everything were already in the 1980s in Witten in use, as an initiative Trotzalledem from the environment of the Witten Green published a journal Despite Dem. There it was, inter alia, lectures, discussions, film screenings, parties, concerts, kids mornings and Thursday regularly priced vegetarian food under the name Supp culture. In cooperation with the City Archives Witten organized Despite everything eyewitness events with the Auschwitz survivor Henryk Mandelbaum and Stanislaw Hantz. On the night of 3 to December 4, 2005 during a ceremony pelted a group of neo-Nazis the entrance, where two visitors met, but were not injured. As a result, the landlord did not renew the rental agreement expired at the end of 2005.

A new clubhouse was opened in late August 2006 in the Augusta Road 58. The rooms were previously the club rooms of the Portuguese Cultural Association. A coat of arms with elements of the coat of arms and the flag of Portugal is still seen at the bar. After a visit from fire department, planning department and the clerk's office in October 2006 Despite everything was closed. In May 2007, a demonstration and a street party for the re-opening took place.

After a renovation, the Despite everything was re-opened in July 2010. At the opening of a Infoshop was established, which could only be maintained through 2012. In December 2011, the club library opened Gustav Landauer library.

Initiatives

Settled in spite of everything are, inter alia, the Gustav Landauer library that refugee aid group limit free Witten, queer - event series transistor and the Anarchist Group Eastern Ruhrgebiet. Irregular take place in vain flea markets and workshops.