Bambule, a term of German prison

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, originally refers to a form of mostly non-violent prison protest, typically effected by banging hard items against the cells' metal bars. The term is derived from the African dance ''Bamboule'' or ''

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Bambule protests in Hamburg 2002

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in the

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quarter in Hamburg was dubbed ''Bambule''. It was evicted on November 4, 2002, due to the Senate's decision not to tolerate this form of residence. The main reason, however, was the plan to extend the

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grounds and the attempt to reorganize urban structure. The eviction was mainly supported by the conservative parties. The inhabitants of ''Bambule'' paid neither rent, nor for electricity or for water. In response, ''Bambule'' offered to pay for infrastructure, but the Senate, mayor

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, and Ronald Schill rejected any negotiations. The eviction of the illegally squatted RFCspace was carried out under heavy protests. Inhabitants of other squats, but also the residents of St. Pauli and the , showed their solidarity and criticised the Senate's

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policy. Soon, the protests culminated in violent demonstrations and radical actions. Due to the large wave of protest, the Senate decided on a temporary solution and offered ''Bambule'' an alternative space on a limited lease.

Other uses of the term

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about a group of

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(also known as "Baader-Meinhof Group") just ten days before the movie's scheduled initial screening, the movie was not shown until 1994. *A record published 1998 by

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from Hamburg is named "Bambule". *London-based experimental group Cindytalk have an electronic side-project called Bambule (named after the Ulrike Meinhof film) which has released two records on Praxis Records (1996 and 2000).

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