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List of self-managed social centers

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]

Centers edit

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

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