// infos in German see here https://4lthangrund.jetzt/call-4-action/ //

To do:

1. Sign the petition -> here on this page
2. donate money (one time / ongoing) ( if you can) -> https://4lthangrund.jetzt/spenden/
3. Support us, if you can help out with things like renovation and organizing -> https://4lthangrund.jetzt/participation/
4. Share this info!

Many organisations, groups, and individuals support 4lthangrund — here you can find a list of statements of solidarity, which is regularly updated: https://4lthangrund.jetzt/solidaritaet-mit-4lthangrund/ 

In spring 2026, 4lthangrund moved to two new locations. Now, the task is to secure the permanent spaces we have created for the long term and establish a solid collective foundation. This is essential to making cultural work, neighbourhood initiatives, and space for everyone possible. Support us in making this happen!

The process of moving and renovating the new spaces has involved (and continues to involve) a great deal of work. We have managed to preserve the cultural centre, but we now have to pay three times as much in rent. The move has also once again shown us just how scarce affordable, permanent spaces are. We want to draw attention to this issue and the concerns associated with it. We are currently taking action on several fronts and look forward to your solidarity and support.

The site where we were based until spring 2026, the “Alte WU”, is now set to be demolished. Educational institutions, including BOKU and the University of Vienna, are expected to move into the new development. Securing space for cultural activities in the new building could be an option for the future. For now, we are in talks with BOKU, and these discussions are generally progressing positively. However, we are talking about a timeframe of around 10 years or more.

We started out in 2018 with the utopian vision of creating a permanent space on the Althangrund site and ensuring that socio-cultural services remained accessible to the local community. Since then, what began as a small initiative has grown into a cultural centre involving more than 25 different groups and activities.

What happens now?

We have managed to rent a street-level space of 177 m² and two floors totalling 520 m² in an office building for long-term use. We need funding and active participation to develop both spaces successfully. Ideally, we would find around 100 people willing to support us with a monthly donation of €10 (or more). Of course, one-off donations of any amount are also very welcome.

→ Get involved and support us: If you can help out in a practical way (renovation, moving, etc.), get in touch here: https://4lthangrund.jetzt/participation/ 

→ Information about donations: https://4lthangrund.jetzt/spenden/ 

We welcome everyone’s participation and support at every stage of this process. Over the coming months, we will need all the encouragement and solidarity we can get to secure these spaces for the long term.

Upcoming events and dates

• Friday, 30 October, from 6 pm: 1bm & Venster 99 solidarity benefit party
• Friday, 20 November, from 6 pm: Grund für EXIL party

💌 We are also currently collecting statements of solidarity. If you are interested in supporting us, please get in touch at 4l**@*********nd.jetzt. We will then send you an email with all the information you need!

Petition: Space for All!

Space for All! – Legally Secured Spaces for Social and Cultural Life

Short description:
A livable Vienna needs social and cultural spaces whose existence is legally secured. While there are laws that guarantee the construction of parking lots, culture is not firmly anchored. The City of Vienna’s urban development plan (STEP) names this task, but does not set clear framework conditions. The support intentions of STEP 2035 require political responsibility: legal protection of existing places, affordable contracts, support in removing barriers, and binding requirements for new buildings involving users and stakeholders. The cultural center 4lthangrund is currently also under threat. Instead of vague promises for the future, we need well-secured spaces for everyone – now!

Full text:
A livable Vienna needs social and cultural infrastructure – not just as a promise for the future, but now. Non-profit initiatives, cultural and neighborhood centers already make an essential contribution to social cohesion, cultural participation, and democratic strengthening today. These spaces exist, but often only temporarily. Their existence is threatened by insecure contracts, rising rents, and the lack of long-term perspectives.

The City of Vienna’s Urban Development Plan STEP 2035 itself acknowledges this problem:
“High and likely continuing rent increases make the search for space for social, health-related, and cultural infrastructure, as well as non-profit initiatives, increasingly challenging” (p. 46).
And it promises: “Urban planning secures areas and spaces where activities of non-profit initiatives can take place”.
But such declarations of intent remain ineffective as long as they are not legally binding.

The cultural center 4lthangrund illustrates what is at stake. Since 2018, it has existed in the 9th district as a self-organized space. More than 35 groups regularly organize neighborhood meetings, events, concerts, and exchanges here. Every year, over 7,000 people use the spaces. A center intended to be permanent is operating under a temporary arrangement that ends in January 2026. A comparable, affordable space does not exist – which threatens the end of this work.

We demand concrete and practical support to preserve the 4lthangrund cultural center. This and many other spaces are under threat – urgent action is needed, even in the short term.

The support intentions of STEP 2035 must be translated into concrete legal foundations. Existing spaces need secure long-term perspectives: open-ended rental agreements, ideally based on operating costs. The City of Vienna has the responsibility to provide suitable properties, to actively purchase real estate, and to dedicate it to this purpose. Community-oriented ownership models such as the Habitats Network can be an important supplement – there are already examples, such as the „Haus der Statistik“ in Berlin. Equally necessary is the promotion of structural measures that enable accessibility and inclusive access.

In addition, new spaces for social and cultural use are needed – both in development areas and in existing districts. This requires clear benchmarks, similar to those already established in the Sports Facilities Development Plan (e.g., 3.5 m² of sports area per resident). The foundations currently being developed by the City of Vienna for planning social infrastructure must explicitly take into account cultural, neighborhood, and self-organized social spaces – and must involve those who already maintain and develop this infrastructure. New buildings must also include binding requirements: barrier-free access, sanitary infrastructure, kitchen facilities, and long-term affordable contracts oriented toward operating costs.

Binding spatial requirements already exist – but for other purposes: under the Vienna Garage Act, one parking space is required per 100 m² of residential floor space; under the Building Code (§119a), playgrounds are required depending on the number of apartments. So why not also legally secure space for social and cultural cohesion?

We experience every day the priceless added value that spaces like 4lthangrund create. They are places of community, exchange, and self-organization. Places where all generations come together, work, care, laugh, argue, and make their voices heard. Vienna calls itself the “European Capital of Democracy 2025.” But democracy needs places where it is lived. For these places to continue to exist, we need legal foundations and concrete solutions for currently threatened spaces – not later, but now.

What did already happen:

Presseconference & Demonstration „Bass gegen Hass X Raum für Alle!“: https://4lthangrund.jetzt/waehlen-gehen-und-demo-rueckblick/

Springfest & This is our Dancefloor! 17.05.2025: https://4lthangrund.jetzt/fruehlingfest-17-05-2025-springfest/

Summerfest @ 4lthangrund 30.08. https://4lthangrund.jetzt/sommerfest-2025/

many many renovation & moving dates

Closing Party at alte WU

and many more things!