Bergpartei, die ÜberPartei
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Bergpartei, die ÜberPartei | |
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Chairperson | Rico Tscharntke |
Founded | Both July 2005, merged 1 April 2011 |
Headquarters | Berlin |
Ideology | Post-left anarchy Dadaism |
Colours | Green-black (flag) |
Slogan | Small but slow |
Party flag | |
Website | |
www.bergpartei.de | |
Bergpartei, die ÜberPartei, stylized as bergpartei, die überpartei (German pronunciation: [ˌbɛɐ̯kpaɐ̯ˈtaɪ diː ˌʔyːbɐpaɐ̯ˈtaɪ]) and shortened as B*, is an anarchist, dadaist party in Germany.
It is known for the holding of a vegetable battle between two rival districts of Berlin[1] and the video activist film festival nodogma.[2][3]
Program
B* has no domination claim, but refuses to be a joke party. Its additional designation is: radical feminist arm, utopian solidarity branch, post-identity anti-national, anti-materialist action.
Posters and slogans
The party is famous for its handmade posters and billboards.[4]
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Eat the rich, not animal cadavers
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Bikes don't burn
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Every day sabotage day
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'Fuck your major projects
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Toughen the laws of nature
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Small but slow
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Growth is a pitfall
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Ads annoy everyone
History
It was founded on 1 April 2011 by fusing two grassroot squatter parties.[5]
The party's founding chairholder was Jan Theiler.
Electoral Results
In the Berlin elections 2011, the party gained 0.9 % in the district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (including 3.2% in the former squats area "Wahlkreis 5"[6]). In the national elections 2013, the party gained 0.4% in the same district.[7] Berlin 2016: 3,1 % in area Wahlkreis 5 and 0,5 % in the whole district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.