Fuckparade

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Fuckparade
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Genre Electronic music
Location(s) Berlin
Years active1997–present
Website Official website

The Fuckparade is an annual summer technoparade in Berlin. [1] The event began in 1997 as a demonstration against the increasing commercialisation of culture and public life and the misuse of the right of assembly by purely commercial ventures, in particular the Love Parade. [1] [2] [3] The event has had problems with the authorities since 2001, but in 2007 the Federal Administrative Court of Germany decided that it met the definition of a demonstration. [4]

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  2. Hooper, John (2001-07-18). "The course of true Love". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  3. Kulick, Holger (25 May 2001). "Berliner Demo-Kultur: Die Fuckparade klagt gegen den Senat". Der Spiegel (in German).
  4. Versammlungsrecht und Demonstrationen: Bundesverwaltungsgericht bestätigt Demonstrationsstatus der Fuckparade, Press release www.eve-rave.net Berlin, 17 May 2007 (in German)