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Formed: 1976 Established: 1973
UFA-Fabrik
D-12105 Berlin, Germany,
Germany
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 In the summer of 1979, over 100 people took over the desolate grounds of the former UFA-Film studios, creating a comprehensive work and living project for innovative social, cultural, and ecological lifestyles. We now have 30 resident members (ages 1 month to 90 years) and about 160 employees. Our four-acre site, leased from the city, includes a bakery, an organic market, an international café, two theaters and an open air stage in summer, a guesthouse, a neighborhood center, and an animal farm. We host a wide variety of classes, a free school, a circus school, Germany's number one samba band "Terra Brasilis", an ongoing ecology exhibition, and an International Theatre Festival in alternate summers.
The urban village of 18,000 square meters (approximately four acres) is divided into various areas. The spirit of enterprise you can discover here encourages people's involvement and has inspired many to take chances in their lives. In 2004 the ufaFabrik was honoured by the UN-Habitat as one of 100 projects worldwide that got the status "Best Practice to Improve the Living Environment".
 
Website: http://www.ufafabrik.de/
Contact:
Sigrid Niemer
Internationales Kultur Centrum
Viktoriastraße 13
Berlin, Berlin D - 12105 Germany
Phone: +49-(0)30-75503-0, +49-(0)30-755-03-116
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Last Updated:12/2/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
 (no guest's programme, but a guesthouse)
Visitor Process: We don't have a special programme for guests. If somesone likes to visit us, he can book a room in the guesthouse and try to arrange an interview with someone of the members. There is no possibility to work with us for a short term. In general the area welcomes guests every day from 10 am up to the night. (Café, theatre etc.)
Population
Adult Members:
30
Child Members:
8
Non-member Residents:
2
Open to new adults:
No
Open to new children:
No
Gender Balance:
50% M 50% F
Open to which gender(s):
All genders welcome
Age Focus:
No Focus
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Partial income sharing
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
(All members work in the communitie's business and get paid for it. They pay a rent from that money back.)
Land and Buildings
Urban
Area:
4 acres (1.6 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Other
Number of Residences:
3
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
none
Share Community Meals:
Rarely
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Used Occasionally
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Educational Style(s):
Private school off the property
 
 
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