Protesters of Berlin Strip Naked due to High Cost of Rents

Residents of Berlin, be warned!

"Protesters in Germany have been scheduling viewings of apartments they consider overpriced, then stripping naked for impromptu dance parties."

Click here for a pg-13 image of a dance party

Protesters against high living costs in Berlin have decided to demonstrate their anger by requesting to view high-end apartment structures, then striping stark naked and holding a dance party inside. People participating in the "strip protest" claim to be members of the "Hedonist International." (a group with which I could find no major information about other than a website and a blog which had the words "DO WHAT YOU WANT" posted as their title...) 

"What we're doing is not a crime," one of the organizers told The Local. "These are public viewings, and we are not entering the apartments by force." 

But this isn't the first time the Hedonist International has danced around in their birthday suits for a cause. a similar event took place September 26th of this year. Members say that

 "Berliners don't have a lot of purchasing power -- some people have to pay so much rent that they can no longer afford clothes."

Hence, the naked-ness. But what of the dance parties?

"Although the apartment passed our party test, we were pissed about the rent of 11.50 euros per square meter -- that's excluding utilities and heating costs," the group has stated."Trying to find someone stupid enough to pay that price borders on illicit profiteering."

And their claims are right. In past years, the average price of an average home in Berlin was relatively cheap, compared to those in London, Paris, and New York. However, the Hedonists and their official Nudist Offensive Action Committee (Aktionskomitee Nudistische Offensive)say prices in formerly affordable neighborhoods are beginning to soar.

Even though the nude protesters make a big impact socially, politically they are not respected by the real estate industry, which finds the group a nuisance and juvenile.
 

All in all, i just hope it's warm in those apartments....

FIGHTING THE SYSTEM? OH YES