Grillfest in Hemelingen: This is how the left wants to speak to residents!

Grillfest in Hemelingen: This is how the left wants to speak to residents!

Ehemalige Wurstfabrik Könecke, 28309 Bremen, Deutschland - On June 18, 2025, the grill festival of the left started in Bremen-Hemelingen, an important event that serves as a prelude to an extensive action phase. The event took place at the former Sausage Factory Könecke to increase the presence of the left, to have talks with residents and to win new members. Max Petermann, who launched the “Die Linke on site” project, has decided to be active in Hemelingen for half a year. Since the beginning of the year, around 820 new members in Bremen have joined the left, including about 110 from Hemelingen.

The grill festival attracted numerous residents and offered the opportunity to talk about important topics in the district. Thomas and Insa, both 58 years old, reported on the difficulties they experienced when looking for an apartment, and the high vacancy rate that employs them in the region. In view of the tense rent crisis in Germany, which characterizes rent increases as a daily evil, the need for conversation is getting bigger. In many cities, such as Berlin, rental lids have already been introduced, which stopped rent increases and pressed high rents. However, this success was short-lived, since the Federal Constitutional Court declared the Berlin rental cover for unconstitutional, because only the federal government may enact the laws that the Rosa-Luxemburg Foundation impressively presented in its report.

social challenges in Hemelingen

in Hemelingen, the unemployment rate is 11.1 % for 2023, which underlines the need for support and advice. The quota is even higher in Hemelingen, with 15.2 %, while only 5.9 % are recorded in the well -off district of Arbergen. In order to counteract this situation, the left invites every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. to the free social consultation, which Ayke Chmielewski is managed. The goal of the consultation is to support residents in dealing with landlords, employers and job centers, so that "help for self -help" is possible.

The first appointments of the social consultation hour went without a visitor, but Chmielewski is optimistic that this will change in one or two months if the offer becomes more known. Die Linke wants to be perceived as a "caretaker party" and actively tackle concrete problems. Further events and front door campaigns are also planned to get in touch with people.

extended offers

The evaluation of the previous actions shows that the party was able to win new members, but no new participants were won for the front door talks. To change this, future events should also include more offers for families. Initial door talks have already uncovered important problems such as noise protection and parking. Especially the everyday challenges in Hemelingen require active exchange and solutions.

As the Rosa-Luxemburg Foundation analyzes, a nationwide rental cover that would be adapted to the current challenges could bring a clearly noticeable relief for the tenants. Rents could decrease on average by up to 54 %, especially in areas with sharp rental price increases. At a time when affordable living space is an pressing problem, a sustainable solution is more in demand than ever.

Overall, the grill festival of the left in Hemelingen shows how important the dialogue is at the local level. The population is asked to actively participate and to express their concerns. While rents rise and the social challenges grow, commitment and initiative also remain a key through events like this to bring about changes.

Further information on the social challenges and solutions can be found in the reports of the Rosa-Luxemburg Foundation ( Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation ) and the studies of the DIW ( Diw ).

For current developments and information you can also read the taz. There it is reported on how the left with its content and actions will continue to position itself in the citizens. ( taz )