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Self-managed social centers are community spaces which often feature music venues, infoshops, bicycle workshops and free schools. In French, they are termed espace autogéré and in Italian Centro Sociale Autogestito (CSA), or Centro Sociale Occupato Autogestito (CSOA) if squatted.[1][2] These projects are concrete examples of Temporary Autonomous Zones.[3]
Name | Image | City | State | Duration | Status | Reference |
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1 in 12 Club | Bradford | England | 1988– | Ongoing | [4] | |
121 Centre | London | England | 1980s–1999 | Former | [5] | |
491 Gallery | London | England | 2001–2013 | Former | [6] | |
56a Infoshop | London | England | 1991– | Ongoing | [7] | |
ABC No Rio | New York City | United States | 1980– | Ongoing | [8] | |
ACU | Utrecht | Netherlands | 1976– | Ongoing | [9] | |
ADM | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1997–2019 | Former | [10] | |
Albert Street Autonomous Zone | Winnipeg | Canada | 1995– | Ongoing | [11] | |
ASCII | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1999–2006 | Former | [12] | |
Au | Frankfurt | Germany | 1983– | Ongoing | [13] | |
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Scotland | 1997– | Ongoing | [4] | |
Bank of Ideas | London | England | 2011–2012 | Former | [14] | |
BASE | Bristol | England | 1995– | Ongoing | [15] | |
BIT | London | England | 1968–1979 | Former | [16] | |
Binz | Zürich | Switzerland | 2006–2013 | Former | [17] | |
Blauwe Aanslag | The Hague | Netherlands | 1980–2003 | Former | [18] | |
Blitz | Oslo | Norway | 1982– | Ongoing | [19] | |
Bloomsbury Social Centre | London | England | 2011–2011 | Former | [20] | |
Bluestockings | New York City | United States | 1999– | Ongoing | [21] | |
Boxcar Books | Bloomington | United States | 2001–2017 | Former | [22] | |
Brian MacKenzie Infoshop | Washington D.C. | United States | 2003–2008 | Former | [23] | |
The Brick House | Louisville | United States | 1999–2008 | Former | [24] | |
Buridda | Genoa | Italy | 2003–2014, 2014– | Ongoing | [25] | |
Camas Bookstore and Infoshop | Victoria | Canada | 2007– | Ongoing | [26] | |
Can Masdeu | Barcelona | Catalonia | 2001– | Ongoing | [27] | |
Can Vies | Barcelona | Catalonia | 1997– | Ongoing | [28] | |
Cascina Torchiera | Milan | Italy | 1992– | Ongoing | [29] | |
Catalyst Infoshop | Prescott | United States | 2004–2010 | Former | [30] | |
Centre International de Recherches sur l'Anarchisme | Lausanne | Switzerland | 1957– | Ongoing | [31] | |
Centro 73 | Chişinău | Moldova | 2010–2010 | Former | [32] | |
Centro Iberico | London | England | c. 1970s–1982 | Former | [33] | |
Chanti Ollin | Mexico City | Mexico | 2003–2017 | Former | [34] | |
Ché Café | San Diego | United States | 1980– | Ongoing | [35] | |
Civic Media Center | Gainsville | United States | 1992– | Ongoing | [36] | |
Coffee Strong | Lakewood | United States | 2008–2012 | Former | [37] | |
Common Ground Collective | New Orleans | United States | 2005– | Ongoing | [38] | |
Conne Island | Leipzig | Germany | 1991– | Ongoing | [39] | |
Cowley Club | Brighton | England | 2002– | Ongoing | [40] | |
Cox 18 | Milan | Italy | 1976– | Ongoing | [41] | |
CSOA Forte Prenestino | Rome | Italy | 1986– | Ongoing | [42] | |
C-Squat | New York | United States | 1989– | Ongoing | [43] | |
DIY Space for London | London | England | 2015–2020 | Closed | [44][45] | |
EKH | Vienna | Austria | 1990– | Ongoing | [46] | |
Eskalera Karakola | Madrid | Spain | 1996– | Ongoing | [47] | |
Extrapool | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 1991– | Ongoing | [48] | |
Firestorm Books & Coffee | Asheville | United States | 2008– | Ongoing | [49] | |
Forest Café | Edinburgh | Scotland | 2000–2022 | Former | [50][51] | |
Fort Thunder | Providence | United States | 1995–2001 | Former | [52] | |
Freedom Press | London | England | 1886– | Ongoing | [53] | |
Freedom Shop | Wellington | New Zealand | 1995– | Ongoing | [54] | |
Grote Broek | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 1984– | Ongoing | [55] | |
Hausmania | Oslo | Norway | 2000– | Ongoing | [56] | |
Hirvitalo | Tampere | Finland | 2006– | Ongoing | [57] | |
Ingobernable | Madrid | Spain | 2017–2019, 2020–2020 | Former | [58] | |
Internationalist Books | Carrboro | United States | 1981–2016 | Former | [59] | |
Iron Rail Book Collective | New Orleans | United States | 2003–2012 | Former | [60] | |
Jura Books | Sydney | Australia | 1977– | Ongoing | [61] | |
Kafé 44 | Stockholm | Sweden | 1976– | Ongoing | [62] | |
Kasa de la Muntanya | Barcelona | Catalonia | 1989– | Ongoing | [28] | |
Klinika | Prague | Czech Republic | 2014–2019 | Former | [63] | |
Køpi | Berlin | Germany | 1990– | Ongoing | [64] | |
Kulturzentrum Bremgarten | Bremgarten | Switzerland | 1990– | Ongoing | [65] | |
Kulturzentrum Reitschule | Bern | Switzerland | 1980s– | Ongoing | [66] | |
Kukutza | Bilbao | Basque Country | 1996–1996, 1998–1998, 1998–2011 | Former | [67] | |
Ladronka | Prague | Czech Republic | 1993–2000 | Former | [63] | |
Landbouwbelang | Maastricht | Netherlands | 2002– | Ongoing | [68] | |
Leoncavallo | Milan | Italy | 1975– | Ongoing | [69] | |
Lepakko | Helsinki | Finland | 1979-1999 | Evicted | [70] | |
London Action Resource Centre | London | England | 1999- | Ongoing | [71] | |
London Queer Social Centre | London | England | 2012–2014 (four locations) | Evicted | [72] | |
Lucy Parsons Center | Boston | United States | 1992– | Ongoing | [73] | |
Metelkova | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 1993– | Ongoing | [74] | |
Milada | Prague | Czech Republic | 1997–2009 | Former | [63] | |
Noisebridge | San Francisco | United States | 2007– | Ongoing | [75] | |
OCCII | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1984– | Ongoing | [55] | |
Okupa Che | Mexico City | Mexico | 2000– | Ongoing | [34] | |
OT301 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1999– | Ongoing | [55] | |
Patio Maravillas | Madrid | Spain | 2007–2010, 2010–2015, 2015–2015 | Former | [76] | |
Poortgebouw | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 1980– | Ongoing | [77] | |
Qilombo | West Oakland, California | United States | 2011–2019 | Former | [78] | |
rampART | London | England | 2004–2009 | Former | [79] | |
Really Free School | London | England | 2011 | Former | [80] | |
Red and Black Cafe | Portland | United States | 2000–2015 | Former | [81] | |
Red Emma's | Baltimore | United States | 2004– | Ongoing | [82] | |
RHINO | Geneva | Switzerland | 1988–2007 | Former | [83] | |
Rog | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 2006–2021 | Former | [84] | |
Rote Flora | Hamburg | Germany | 1989– | Ongoing | [85] | |
Rozbrat | Poznań | Poland | 1994– | Ongoing | [86] | |
Salon Mazal | Tel Aviv | Israel | 2000s | Former | [87] | |
Seomra Spraoi | Dublin | Ireland | 2004–2015 | Former | [88] | |
Spartacus Books | Vancouver | Canada | 1973– | Ongoing | [89] | |
Spike Surplus Scheme | London | England | 1999–2009 | Former | [90] | |
St Agnes Place | London | England | 1969–2005 | Former | [91] | |
Sumac Centre | Nottingham | England | 1984– | Ongoing | [92] | |
Syndikalistiskt Forum | Gothenburg | Sweden | 1980– | Ongoing | [93] | |
Tabacalera de Lavapiés | Madrid | Spain | 2010– | Ongoing | [94] | |
Trotz Allem | Witten | Germany | 1999–2005, 2006–2006, 2010– | Ongoing | [95] | |
Turun Kirjakahvila | Turku | Finland | 1981– | Ongoing | [96] | |
Ubica | Utrecht | Netherlands | 1992–2013 | Former | [97] | |
UFFA | Trondheim | Norway | 1981– | Ongoing | [98] | |
Ungdomshuset | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1982–2007, 2008– | Ongoing | [99] | |
Valreep | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 2011–2014 | Former | [100] | |
Villa Amalia | Athens | Greece | 1990–2012 | Former | [101] | |
Vloek | The Hague | Netherlands | 2002–2015 | Former | [102] | |
Vrankrijk | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1982– | Ongoing | [103] | |
Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg | Leiden | Netherlands | 1968–2010 | Former | [104] | |
Wapping Autonomy Centre | London | England | 1981–1982 | Former | [105] | |
Warzone Centre | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1986–2003, 2011-2018 | Former | [106] |
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