Fuckparade

I encountered thousands of people in the street today and my first impression was that it was some sort of demonstration.

But, these people were dancing and there were very few signs. It was more like a...techno parade...

Turns out it was both.

"The Fuckparade is an annual summer technoparade in Berlin. The event began in 1997 as a demonstration against the increasing commercialisation of culture and public life and the misuse of the right of assembly by purely commercial ventures." (Wikipedia)

"[In 2006], after some changes in the organizational team, the Fuckparade shifted its entire focus to political issues, ranging from violent repression of illegal parties and sub cultural activities to gentrification and new surveillance laws." (Electronicbeats.net)

So literally - a political techno protest. Which is like the most stereotypically Berlin thing in the world.Weiterlesen