▁events . ▁The ▁project ▁is ▁fin anced ▁by ▁don ations ▁and ▁fund ra ising ▁events ▁and ▁administr ated ▁independently . ▁ ▁The ▁occup iers ▁stated ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁“ free ▁space ▁for ▁real izing ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁life .” ▁They ▁gave ▁the ▁building ▁the ▁address ▁Ach idi ▁John ▁Platz ▁ 1 ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁died ▁when ▁forced ▁by ▁police ▁to ▁sn ort ▁a ▁subst ance . ▁When ▁a ▁well - known ▁ne o - N azi ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁social ▁housing ▁a partment ▁in ▁a ▁block ▁behind ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁organ ised ▁demonstr ations ▁against ▁his ▁presence . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁project ▁turned ▁the ▁desert ed ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁construction ▁site ▁into ▁a ▁park . ▁However , ▁the ▁city ▁planned ▁to ▁build ▁fl ats ▁on ▁the ▁site , ▁and ▁eventually ▁an ▁ev iction ▁order ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁force ▁of ▁police . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁Senator ▁for ▁Urban ▁Development ▁ur ged ▁the ▁organis ers ▁of ▁the ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁valid ▁le ase ▁within ▁six ▁weeks . ▁If ▁not , ▁another ▁ev iction ▁order ▁would ▁be ▁deployed . ▁Neg oti ations ▁last ed ▁for ▁months ; ▁the ▁ev iction ▁was ▁not ▁ordered ▁and ▁the ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁remained ▁squ atted . ▁ ▁A ▁fire ▁in ▁November