Tobias Gralke, promoter of the housing referendum in Germany: “In Berlin we also have many ‘Maricármenes’”
The German activist, who promoted the expropriation of homes in the hands of large real estate companies, defends market intervention to guarantee affordable rents
Tobias Gralke, a 35-year-old promoter of the housing referendum in Germany, recently stated that "in Berlin we also have many 'Maricármenes'". Gralke, a linguist, philosopher, dramaturge, and activist, was one of the key figures behind the Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen movement, which led to the 2021 referendum in Berlin. The referendum resulted in a majority of Berliners supporting the nationalization, or "socialization" in German terms, of housing owned by large real estate companies.
Gralke has since become a prominent figure in the Die Linke party, which has made housing a central focus of their political agenda. The activist has also collaborated with Inquilinas Sindicats in Spain following evictions at Maricamen.
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