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List of self-managed social centers

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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]

Centers

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List of self-managed social centers
Name Image City State Duration Status Reference
1 in 12 Club Exterior of building from side Bradford England 1988– Ongoing [4]
121 Centre London England 1980s–1999 Former [5]
491 Gallery 491 Gallery front London England 2001–2013 Former [6]
56a Infoshop 56a sign London England 1991– Ongoing [7]
ABC No Rio Exterior of building New York City United States 1980– Ongoing [8]
ACU Exterior of building Utrecht Netherlands 1976– Ongoing [9]
ADM Entrance to site Amsterdam Netherlands 1997–2019 Former [10]
Albert Street Autonomous Zone Exterior of building Winnipeg Canada 1995– Ongoing [11]
ASCII Building of 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 Banner on exterior of building London England 2011–2012 Former [14]
BASE Bristol England 1995– Ongoing [15]
BIT London England 1968–1979 Former [16]
Binz Entrance to site Zürich Switzerland 2006–2013 Former [17]
Blauwe Aanslag Exterior of building The Hague Netherlands 1980–2003 Former [18]
Blitz Exterior of building Oslo Norway 1982– Ongoing [19]
Bloomsbury Social Centre Exterior of building London England 2011–2011 Former [20]
Bluestockings Exterior of bookstore New York City United States 1999–2025 Former [21]
Boxcar Books Exterior of bookstore Bloomington United States 2001–2017 Former [22]
Brian MacKenzie Infoshop Washington D.C. United States 2003–2008 Former [23]
The Brick House Exterior of building Louisville United States 1999–2008 Former [24]
Buridda Exterior of building Genoa Italy 2003–2014, 2014–2024 Former [25][26]
Camas Bookstore and Infoshop Exterior of building Victoria Canada 2007– Ongoing [27]
Can Masdeu Exterior of building Barcelona Catalonia 2001– Ongoing [28]
Can Vies Exterior of building Barcelona Catalonia 1997– Ongoing [29]
Cascina Torchiera Exterior of building Milan Italy 1992– Ongoing [30]
Catalyst Infoshop Exterior of building Prescott United States 2004–2010 Former [31]
Centre International de Recherches sur l'Anarchisme Exterior of building Lausanne Switzerland 1957– Ongoing [32]
Centro 73 Chişinău Moldova 2010–2010 Former [33]
Centro Iberico London England c. 1970s–1982 Former [34]
Chanti Ollin View of building Mexico City Mexico 2003–2017 Former [35]
Ché Café View of sign San Diego United States 1980– Ongoing [36]
Civic Media Center Exterior of building Gainsville United States 1992– Ongoing [37]
Coffee Strong Lakewood United States 2008–2012 Former [38]
Common Ground Collective Relief center New Orleans United States 2005– Ongoing [39]
Conne Island Skate park Leipzig Germany 1991– Ongoing [40]
Cowley Club Exterior of building Brighton England 2002– Ongoing [41]
Cox 18 Door of building Milan Italy 1976– Ongoing [42]
CSOA Forte Prenestino Interior of corridor Rome Italy 1986– Ongoing [43]
C-Squat Sign New York United States 1989– Ongoing [44]
DIY Space for London Logo London England 2015–2020 Closed [45][46]
EKH Exterior of building Vienna Austria 1990– Ongoing [47]
Eskalera Karakola Exterior of former building Madrid Spain 1996– Ongoing [48]
Extrapool Nijmegen Netherlands 1991– Ongoing [49]
Firestorm Books & Coffee Asheville United States 2008– Ongoing [50]
Forest Café Exterior of former building Edinburgh Scotland 2000–2022 Former [51][52]
Fort Thunder Sign Providence United States 1995–2001 Former [53]
Freedom Press Exterior of building London England 1886– Ongoing [54]
Freedom Shop Wellington New Zealand 1995– Ongoing [55]
Grote Broek Exterior of former building Nijmegen Netherlands 1984– Ongoing [56]
Hausmania Exterior of building Oslo Norway 2000– Ongoing [57]
Hirvitalo Exterior of building Tampere Finland 2006– Ongoing [58]
Ingobernable First building, seen from demonstration Madrid Spain 2017–2019, 2020–2020 Former [59]
Internationalist Books Exterior of building Carrboro United States 1981–2016 Former [60]
Iron Rail Book Collective Exterior of building New Orleans United States 2003–2012 Former [61]
Jura Books Exterior of building Sydney Australia 1977– Ongoing [62]
Kafé 44 Front door of project Stockholm Sweden 1976– Ongoing [63]
Kasa de la Muntanya Exterior of building Barcelona Catalonia 1989– Ongoing [29]
Klinika Exterior of building Prague Czech Republic 2014–2019 Former [64]
Køpi Exterior of building Berlin Germany 1990– Ongoing [65]
Kulturzentrum Bremgarten Exterior of building Bremgarten Switzerland 1990– Ongoing [66]
Kulturzentrum Reitschule Exterior of building Bern Switzerland 1980s– Ongoing [67]
Kukutza Exterior of building Bilbao Basque Country 1996–1996, 1998–1998, 1998–2011 Former [68]
Ladronka Exterior of redeveloped building Prague Czech Republic 1993–2000 Former [64]
Landbouwbelang Exterior of building Maastricht Netherlands 2002– Ongoing [69]
Leoncavallo Milan Italy 1975–2025 Former [70][71]
Lepakko Lepakko in August 1979 Helsinki Finland 1979-1999 Evicted [72]
London Action Resource Centre London England 1999- Ongoing [73]
London Queer Social Centre The pub squatted as the third centre London England 2012–2014 (four locations) Evicted [74]
Lucy Parsons Center Exterior of building Boston United States 1992– Ongoing [75]
Metelkova Alt=Exterior of building on terrain Ljubljana Slovenia 1993– Ongoing [76]
Milada Exterior of building Prague Czech Republic 1997–2009 Former [64]
Noisebridge Interior of building during a hacklab San Francisco United States 2007– Ongoing [77]
OCCII Exterior of building Amsterdam Netherlands 1984– Ongoing [56]
Okupa Che Mexico City Mexico 2000– Ongoing [35]
OT301 Exterior of building Amsterdam Netherlands 1999– Ongoing [56]
Patio Maravillas Exterior of building Madrid Spain 2007–2010, 2010–2015, 2015–2015 Former [78]
Poortgebouw Exterior of building Rotterdam Netherlands 1980– Ongoing [79]
Qilombo West Oakland, California United States 2011–2019 Former [80]
rampART London England 2004–2009 Former [81]
Really Free School Exterior of building London England 2011 Former [82]
Red and Black Cafe Exterior of building Portland United States 2000–2015 Former [83]
Red Emma's Exterior of building Baltimore United States 2004– Ongoing [84]
RHINO Exterior of building Geneva Switzerland 1988–2007 Former [85]
Rog Logo Ljubljana Slovenia 2006–2021 Former [86]
Rote Flora Exterior of building Hamburg Germany 1989– Ongoing [87]
Rozbrat Logo Poznań Poland 1994– Ongoing [88]
Salon Mazal Tel Aviv Israel 2000s Former [89]
Seomra Spraoi Logo Dublin Ireland 2004–2015 Former [90]
Spartacus Books Exterior of building Vancouver Canada 1973– Ongoing [91]
Spike Surplus Scheme London England 1999–2009 Former [92]
St Agnes Place Street London England 1969–2005 Former [93]
Sumac Centre Exterior of building Nottingham England 1984– Ongoing [94]
Syndikalistiskt Forum Gothenburg Sweden 1980– Ongoing [95]
Tabacalera de Lavapiés Interior of project Madrid Spain 2010– Ongoing [96]
Trotz Allem Interior of centre Witten Germany 1999–2005, 2006–2006, 2010– Ongoing [97]
Turun Kirjakahvila [fi] Interior of building Turku Finland 1981– Ongoing [98]
Ubica Exterior of building Utrecht Netherlands 1992–2013 Former [99]
UFFA Trondheim Norway 1981– Ongoing [100]
Ungdomshuset Exterior of first building Copenhagen Denmark 1982–2007, 2008– Ongoing [101]
Valreep Amsterdam Netherlands 2011–2014 Former [102]
Villa Amalia Exterior of building Athens Greece 1990–2012 Former [103]
Vloek Exterior of building The Hague Netherlands 2002–2015 Former [104]
Vrankrijk Exterior of building Amsterdam Netherlands 1982– Ongoing [105]
Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg Exterior of building Leiden Netherlands 1968–2010 Former [106]
Wapping Autonomy Centre London England 1981–1982 Former [107]
Warzone Centre Belfast Northern Ireland 1986–2003, 2011-2018 Former [108]
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