The Last Public Space. People's Park in Berkeley


Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2008

9 Pages, Grade: A


Abstract or Introduction

During the violent turbulences of the Free Speech Movement in the 1960s, about 100 Berkeley residents captured a piece of corporate land, owned by the University of California, at 2100 Haste Street. They brought flowers, trees, shovels and food to the site. The people of Berkeley built themselves a park on a piece of land which did not belong to them and simply justified their actions to the city and university with the words: “We are using the land better than you used it: It’s ours!”(Frank Bardacke). Besides the political impact of this event, the residents of Berkeley created a public space out of corporate land with their own hands and their own ideas. Their park was supposed to symbolize everything they had fought for in the last decade, especially the right to free speech and their idea of the equality of all humans. The idea that all humans, whether black or white, rich or poor, should be treated and seen equally lives on the idea of a public park like the People’s Park in Berkeley.
Public spaces in generally defined as areas or places that can be accessed by all people. There are no restrictions on gender, race or socio-economic status. Public spaces do not require any permission or fees to be entered. Many streets, parks and public buildings are public spaces. [...]

Details

Title
The Last Public Space. People's Park in Berkeley
College
University of California, Berkeley
Grade
A
Author
Year
2008
Pages
9
Catalog Number
V120237
ISBN (eBook)
9783640241125
ISBN (Book)
9783656415374
File size
393 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Last, Public, Space, People, Park, Berkeley
Quote paper
Axel Stelter (Author), 2008, The Last Public Space. People's Park in Berkeley, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/120237

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