The Rote Flora had its 15th 15th its had Flora Rote The . Chevalier in “House Magic” #1, #1, Magic” “House in Chevalier . left-wing movements, the Rote Flora Flora Rote the movements, left-wing ing that today houses Rote Flora in in Flora Rote houses today that ing in 2008, and for several congresses, congresses, several for and 2008, in political issue, and the building was was building the and issue, political political meetings and cultural events. events. cultural and meetings political from all over the world. In addition addition In world. the over all from for the Anti-G8 protests in Germany Germany in protests Anti-G8 the for survived the Second World War. War. World Second the survived controversy a began there store, entrepreneur. an to sold building the of part front The space. of- political, for space a as serves still nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/roteflora gae, ska, dub, drum 'n' bass and goa. goa. and bass 'n' drum dub, ska, gae, Redacted from: Redacted over its further use. Several groups groups Several use. further its over The lease. term short a obtained groups the but it, revoked soon city Rote the in squatters as continued for negotiations began Hamburg of a became question The lease. new a It 2004. November in anniversary artists with working exhibitions, art and parties markets, ea fl organizes of range wide a and events, cultural reg- punk, as such music alternative Rote Flora Rote Germany Hamburg, to serving as a meeting point for for point meeting a as serving to the Schanzen district of Hamburg Hamburg of district Schanzen the propagandis- and subjective very ten organizes Flora Rote messages. tic, parties. and donations through was used as a convergence center center convergence a as used was Flora. In autumn of 2000, the Senate Senate the 2000, of autumn In Flora. in nationalism immigration, are Flora Built as a theater in 1888, the build- the 1888, in theater a as Built Germany, and privatization of public public of privatization and Germany, cited above. cited See also: See After two decades as a department department a as decades two After 1 1989–ongoing The main issues addressed in Rote Rote in addressed issues main The nanced fi mainly is Flora Rote The The two buildings’ facades were were facades buildings’ two The . Discussion with Michel Chevalier, Chevalier, Michel with Discussion . . rhino.la/ . magicbfc/house-magic-bfc-zine-1 website’s translation of: translation website’s losophes in downtown Geneva, a few few a Geneva, downtown in losophes as well as 12, Cave the basement, its inception. Many Binnenpret people people Binnenpret Many inception. they and neighborhood, this in live years, 25 after strong going still is buildings on the Boulevard des Phi- des Boulevard the on buildings the of campus main the from blocks cognizable re instantly were buildings the on installed horn red large the by inhabit- the evicted they when police had focused on neighborhood-orient- on focused had February in occasion that marking for “Retour des Habitants dans les les dans Habitants des “Retour for ed and accessible activities from its its from activities accessible and ed about 70 people before its evacu- its before people 70 about stands RHINO 2007. July in ation also project The Buildings”). cupied in cinema independent an operated space concert and restaurant bar, a Bistro’K. called oor fl ground the on art, protest with decorated often The messages. cal politi leftist and 2007. 23, July on ants Redacted from: Redacted RHINO_%28squat%29 attract other local residents. Also, as as Also, residents. local other attract festivities of weeks the by shown as 2009. of RHINO the state jobs are over, the volun- the over, are jobs state the Binnenpret De again. back are teers of target rst fi the was horn This wall. Immeubles Non-Occupés” (in English, English, (in Non-Occupés” Immeubles xs4all.nl/~binnenpr/gesch.htm Geneva, Switzerland Geneva, University of Geneva. RHINO housed housed RHINO Geneva. of University Excerpted and redacted from redacted and Excerpted at: sites.google.com/site/house- at: see also: see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 2 in “House Magic” zine catalogue #1 #1 catalogue zine Magic” “House in 1 1988–2007 two occupied squat RHINO The “Return of Inhabitants to Non-Oc- to Inhabitants of “Return In the ‘90s, the way of life with with life of way the ‘90s, the In In 1989, Amsterdam began the the began Amsterdam 1989, In People active in Wijers came came Wijers in active People in Wijers), later The Byre, now MKZ; MKZ; now Byre, The later Wijers), in in cooperation with the De Meerpaal Meerpaal De the with cooperation in initia- business The wage. minimum later by a force majeure of the police, police, the of majeure force a by later neighborhood had grown up was was up grown had neighborhood bicycle workshop Farafi na, music music na, Farafi workshop bicycle asked were squats owned publicly to Try agreement. rental a reached from changing independent, remain passive resistance of 1500 to 2000 2000 to 1500 of resistance passive playground toddler the nomenon), maintaining a horizontal organiza- horizontal a maintaining space. over icts confl strong many nized rental assistance hours and a and hours assistance rental nized Binnenpret neighborhood. the from minent eviction of the huge “Wijers” “Wijers” huge the of eviction minent days four evicted was Wijers hotel. studios, the OCCII concert hall, the the hall, concert OCCII the studios, by (adopted Stomp Wijnand space tenant! to squatter squatters. squatters. sterdam were squatted as part of the the of part as squatted were sterdam Inn Holiday a build to complex squat get welfare money (“Do they owe owe they (“Do money welfare get course they do!”), and the many many the and do!”), they course below paying but state the by dized initia- more Gradually, thrived. and tives beginning in 1984 have grown grown have 1984 in beginning tives youth the for especially grew, tives centre Bollox, restaurant Zorro’s Zion Zion Zorro’s restaurant Bollox, centre towards made were efforts ginning, center (now Cascade), they orga- they Cascade), (now center be- the From courtyard. green lush a nally fi Binnenpret De negotiate. to Schinkel the in group squat the which to the new squat after the eviction. eviction. the after squat new the to initia- to space offered complex the (Phe- Fenomeen sauna the like tives century draw horse stables in the the in stables horse draw century tional structure, although there were were there although structure, tional who had great diffi culty due to the the to due culty diffi great had who Moroccan youth center Chabab, Chabab, center youth Moroccan Kasbah café, the children’s theatre theatre children’s the café, Kasbah Schinkel area Hoofddorpplein, and and Hoofddorpplein, area Schinkel Cascade), in (now Binnenpretjes Binnenpret On February 10, 1984, these 19th 19th these 1984, 10, February On Am- of area South) (Old Zuid Oud vanishing. It was no longer easy to to easy longer no was It vanishing. of do, they course Of living? a you subsi- jobs for way made volunteers (already active under the same name name same the under active (already youth help center. In those early days, days, early those In center. help youth fi ve artists’ spaces, a few homes and and homes few a spaces, artists’ ve fi Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Amsterdam squatters’ movement. movement. squatters’ Amsterdam Teatro Munganga in 1988), the info info the 1988), in Munganga Teatro Together with squatters from the the from squatters with Together This was a protest against the im- the against protest a was This 1984–ongoing “Clean Ship” campaign in which all all which in campaign Ship” “Clean “Day of Unrest,” organised by the the by organised Unrest,” of “Day . Andrea Membretti, “Centro Sociale Sociale “Centro Membretti, Andrea . . it.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_Leonca- .

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legal helpdesk for immigrants and is is and immigrants for helpdesk legal new centre (now called Leoncavallo Leoncavallo called (now centre new for “cultural initiatives.” initiatives.” “cultural for [self-managed public space]) houses houses space]) public [self-managed screenings. It also transmits Radio Radio transmits also It screenings. self-managed social centre in the the in centre social self-managed net/disc/realpublicspaces/membret- a publishing house and bookshop, a bookshop, and house publishing a 96 fair, cartoon international an centre receives 100,000 visitors a visitors 100,000 receives centre city. The social centre moved to via via to moved centre social The city. associations. six of headquarters the lm fi 100 and performances theatrical the profi ts from which are fed back back fed are which from ts profi the Milan, Italy Milan, knocked down. These two complex complex two These down. knocked intertwined. movements Centro Sociale Leoncavallo Sociale Centro Excerpt from: Excerpt S.P.A, spazio pubblico autogestito autogestito pubblico spazio S.P.A, Leoncavallo: The Social Construc- Social The Leoncavallo: Leoncavallo is the most famous famous most the is Leoncavallo Onda d’Urto 18 hours a day. The The day. a hours 18 d’Urto Onda garden movement created social and and social created movement garden cultural space in neighbourhoods neighbourhoods in space cultural Resistance: A Radical Social and and Social Radical A Resistance: throughout the city on the vacant lots lots vacant the on city the throughout Watteau from via Leoncavallo in the the in Leoncavallo via from Watteau where apartment buildings had been been had buildings apartment where Casoretto district in 1994. Today the the Today 1994. in district Casoretto with together there, held are year year and has a signifi cant turnover, turnover, cant signifi a has and year Tamiment Library, New York University York New Library, Tamiment vallo (in Italian) (in vallo Political History of the Lower East East Lower the of History Political also: See ti01_en.htm turismo.provincia.milano.it Proximity” of Space Public a of tion See also: See Side. (New York: Seven Stories Press, Press, Stories Seven York: (New Side. 2 2007). Squatters’ Rights Collection, Collection, Rights Squatters’ 2007). At the same time, the community community the time, same the At 1 1 1975–ongoing a concerts fty fi and hundred Three (2003), in Republicart at republicart. at Republicart in (2003), image credit: Anton Van Dalen Van Anton credit: image lines of the initiatives represented on on represented initiatives the of lines marijuana. of legalization is absent from it. By hearsay, it is is it hearsay, By it. from absent is organizing autonomous in important university. major a near located is it ings. At fi rst they worked under city- under worked they rst fi At ings. hosts concerts, art exhibitions, a free free a exhibitions, art concerts, hosts resistance movement resistance banded together to take over build- over take to together banded net- internationally an market, private a reached movement The buildings. antago- ghting fi street of pitch high Square Tompkins 1988 the in nism occupations these of most While riot. sex workers, and advocates for the the for advocates and workers, sex site, but an account of their history history their of account an but site, sponsored “homestead” and “sweat “sweat and “homestead” sponsored these as but programs, equity” district the in properties and ended organizes students there, along the the along there, students organizes the Edu-factory website. ESC also also ESC website. Edu-factory the workers, precarious immigrants, to against institutional education, since since education, institutional against wireless area, internet radio, services services radio, internet area, wireless ESC Atelier ESC Italy Rome, squatter Side East Lower USA City, York New buildings tenement of abandonment York New of Side East Lower the on In the face of extensive landlord landlord extensive of face the In speculative highly a to returned were claimed movement squatting worked squats of number a 2002 in lost, were coops. low-income as legalized were Metropolitana) both serves and and serves both Metropolitana) various houses and gardens and houses various City, activists and local residents residents local and activists City, See also: See ?–ongoing 1. eipcp.net/transversal/0508/esc/en. 1. The LUM project (Libera Università Università (Libera project LUM The This space has an extensive web- extensive an has space This ‘80s–2002 and 1970s “adverse possession” rights to many many to rights possession” “adverse These citizens continually as- continually citizens These Fried- of district the Today . Autonome in Bewegung: aus den den aus Bewegung: in Autonome . in others “Wessies.” There were were There “Wessies.” others in themselves organized Some ings. the against initiative citizens’ a into left literature, infoshop, and the the and infoshop, literature, left munity, like a donation of gas masks masks gas of donation a like munity, battle to evict the dozen squat- dozen the evict to battle Germans, East mostly were houses freaks, political punks, with houses there house every In etc. refugees, feel- mixed with bustle and hustle has Berlin East former in richshain from a retired fi refi ghter. refi fi retired a from sailed the politicians and adminis- and politicians the sailed water and tanks throwing, stone car, trolley aming fl a grenades, stun shows of drag queens during its its during queens drag of shows non-squatter The existence. short and noise the because squatters Gay the (especially banners strident came, the eviction was epic, with with epic, was eviction the came, and gasses riot barricades, cannons, During battles. street 100 over and com- the in many from assistance Berlin, Germany Berlin, of police faced off against hundreds hundreds against off faced police of street days-long a in squatters of had houses twelve The Berlin. of the watched street the on citizens it When eviction. for calling trators received squatters the days, these area residential drab a from changed the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands thousands Wall, Berlin the of fall the Strasse Mainzer the in houses ted some In scenes. different twelve unforgettable some staged that neighbourhood diverse lively a to In November of 1990, a year after after year a 1990, of November In Volxküche pubs, activities: were sur- political and cultural many with Mainzer Strasse squats Strasse Mainzer umbruchbildarchiv.de/bildarchiv/ Excerpt and redacted from Google from redacted and Excerpt House) were getting on their nerves. nerves. their on getting were House) (people’s kitchens), a bookstore with with bookstore a kitchens), (people’s squatters. the of days the from vivals ersten 23 Jahren, (Berlin: Ver- (Berlin: Jahren, 23 ersten ereignis/141190mainzer_strasse.html Straße -10 Jahresrückblick beim beim Jahresrückblick -10 Straße TAZ” der in und Streßfaktor See also: See translation of: translation ?–1990 1 lag Assoziation A, 2003). “Mainzer “Mainzer 2003). A, Assoziation lag “Forellenhof,” a pub in Tuntenhaus Tuntenhaus in pub a “Forellenhof,” House Magic offers a chance to to chance a offers Magic House The The project coincides with a The House Magic: Bureau of is is not so much theorized as acted ing the historical consciousness of in creative activism have been going going been have activism in creative ing urban gardens and farms, land in Queens as part of the University upon, upon, that is, enacted continuously pied Social Centers). These ventures ventures These Centers). Social pied make to (created ventures preneurial money) and they are not under the publications. websites, hearsay, kind of creative activism has been rising rising tide of action and discussion remounted at the Sculpture Center possible. In 2010 “House Magic” phia, Ides of March at ABC No researched in Hamburg. He blogs forms for social, political and cultural cultural and political social, for forms events. events. These OSCs are not entre- state. the of supervision explore an idiosyncratic archive de- sterdam, Madrid, Zurich, Hamburg, still and moving pictures with a showed at Basekamp in Philadel- over over time and outside institutional nement. It is all part of increas- confi an emerging 21st century tradition society. sustainable just, a building of growing archive, collecting stories centers centers (also called OSCs or Occu- countries in many years on many for together work artists and activists as plat- “cracks”—as the in city—spaces other cities. This project relies on a variety of mediums to document an often ephemeral history: photo, occupations, infoshops and countercultural other formations. This It is ac- about gurative.” “prefi called coin- also It see. to want you change art—par- a of making way with cides center center movement in London, Am- around squatting in the U.S.A., and of Trash. The project ofcontinues Trash. as a and documents, books, downloads, commitment to display when ever the the movement of squatted social to create spaces within (mostly) the tualizing another world, making the ticipation, social sculpture—which opened in Spring of 2009 at ABC on the Lower East Side. A suitcase the the sharing of strategies regard- the Summer, “House Magic” was ting Europe Research Collective the project at “Occupations & of Occupied Social Centres Around Around Centres Social Occupied of House House Magic is a project exploring Barcelona Barcelona and Ljubljana among Rio, and the Anarchist Book Fair in NYC. Moore attended the Squat- Foreign CorrespondenceForeignexhibition No Rio, a longtime cultural center Properties.” House Magic: an Incomplete Timeline Timeline Incomplete an Magic: House voted to the experience of the social social the of experience the to voted version traveled to Chicago for the (SQEK) conference in London and the World the “Nfo Xpo” at Version Fest ’09. In

Project by Alan W. Moore 4 writes on artists’ artists’ on writes Alan W. Moore W. Alan and districts cultural groups, with worked He economies. cultural helped and Colab groups artists’ the Rio No ABC center cultural the start running presently is He York. New in project information Magic” “House the social occupied self-organized on centers. Maravillas living in the neighbourhood. Access Access neighbourhood. the in living cafete- a hacklab, and room internet workshop, writing creative and ing painting, music, audiovisual, and im- and audiovisual, music, painting, rehearsed met, that groups migration and health about talks meetings, 21. número ria that served as a meeting point for for point meeting a as served that ria “chikiasamble” the discussion), nist such as: the Bicicritica bicycle repair repair bicycle Bicicritica the as: such an Maravillas), (Cinema screenings femi- and (political point subversion from: Redacted Patio Maravillas Patio in space autonomously-governed school, former The Madrid. central the in was years, seven for closed (Foto workshop photography a theatre, also was There more. and Also, activities. their out carried and neighbourhood exhibitions, concerts, of meetings and issues, consumer the At place. took groups different Pez Calle at space, new a occupied cultural and social exchange, English English exchange, social and cultural storytell- a classes, remedial classes, time of writing, the collective has has collective the writing, of time were organized to involve people people involve to organized were free, was activities permanent to Madrid, Spain Madrid, documentary and video workshop, Malasaña district. Different activities activities Different district. Malasaña Patio Maravillas was a multi-purpose multi-purpose a was Maravillas Patio workshop, rap advice, legal Patio), (children's activities and games room), room), games and activities (children's en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patio_ 2007–2010 The eviction, signifi cantly, hap- cantly, signifi eviction, The . House Magic #2 Magic House . . What's This Place: Stories from from Stories Place: This What's . . liftnhoist.ucrony.net . wordpress.com ly defended the space from eviction eviction from space the defended ly police with chainsaws and, remark- and, chainsaws with police The inside. were dog a and people movement in London and a venue for for venue a and London in movement info workshops, meetings, political Non that day same the on pened by council bailiffs. council by rampART eviction marked the end of nearly nearly of end the marked eviction and Social Space was evicted by 45 45 by evicted was Space Social and Three vicar. England of Church a ably, during which rampART served as as served rampART which during centres social the for landmark a including events of range diverse a the and parties fundraising cafes, operating out of a building on nearby nearby on building a of out operating the after week a and eviction against Belgrade 2a occupying collective London, England London, Radical Social Centres in the UK and and UK the in Centres Social Radical from: Excerpt London Freeschool. London Road in Stoke Newington successful- Newington Stoke in Road 2009, the rampART Creative Centre Centre Creative rampART the 2009, Commercial House, a freeshop freeshop a House, Commercial case their lost Street, Commercial fi ve and a half years of occupation, occupation, of years half a and ve fi 2003–2009 See also: See therampart.wordpress.com 2 3 At 5am on Thursday, 15th October, October, 15th Thursday, on 5am At Ireland (2008) at socialcentrestories. at (2008) Ireland 1 . Andre Mesquita article in House House in article Mesquita Andre . Magic #2 Magic left in a rundown condition for years, years, for condition rundown a in left São downtown in buildings many like in the bottom-up urban renewal of of renewal urban bottom-up the in worked all students, and artists ing rise since 2002. There were approxi- were There 2002. since rise numbers the and families 250 mately more than 1600 previously homeless homeless previously 1600 than more elderly children, including people, squatted high rise building on the the on building rise high squatted social and other cultural activities. activities. cultural other and social states and other nationalities, includ- nationalities, other and states Redacted from: Redacted Prestes Maia Prestes expelled and rubbish, of tons out It criminals. and operations drug workshops, library, free a contained educational, autonomous hosted and downtown São Paulo. People of all all of People Paulo. São downtown Brazilian all from classes, and ages 2007. Evicted disabled. and was a laboratory for experiments experiments for laboratory a was comprised families 250 The together. In the last few years of the squat it it squat the of years few last the In São Paulo, Brazil Paulo, São Sem Teto do Centro or MSTC) of São São of MSTC) or Centro do Teto Sem South American continent. Originally Originally continent. American South Roofl ess Movement (Movimento (Movimento Movement ess Roofl high- 22-storey the in lived and Paulo, Paulo. The new residents cleaned cleaned residents new The Paulo. varied as people moved in and out. out. and in moved people as varied en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestes_Maia 2002–2007 See also: See 468 families, united in the Downtown Downtown the in united families, 468 1 The Prestes Maia was the largest largest the was Maia Prestes The and closed been had building The sought also to create cultural cultural create to also sought . “Laboratorio 3, ocupando el vacío” vacío” el ocupando 3, “Laboratorio . . es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centro_ . House Properties” and “Occupations . Magic project blog project Magic infl uential social center (“Laboratorio (“Laboratorio center social uential infl in the neighborhood of Lavapies, and and Lavapies, of neighborhood the in They Spain. in participation neighborhood and life media-friendly displays of Spanish Spanish of displays media-friendly speculation housing brutal of period space, concentrating on experiences experiences on concentrating space, DVD and Torrent download.) The The download.) Torrent and DVD documentary presents the history history the presents documentary third its in OSC the of activities and activities. cultural and participants of from: Redacted direct action squatters. 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Many from the Laboratorio occupa- Laboratorio the from Many English subtitles) English English “L3, fi lled the vacuum”, on vacuum”, the lled fi “L3, English OSC’s websites are long gone), the the gone), long are websites OSC’s While vague on specifi cs (and the the (and cs specifi on vague While video shows the spirited tactics and and tactics spirited the shows video com/node/547 Social _El_Laboratorio, labuenanoticia. _El_Laboratorio, Social also: See 3, ocupando el vacío”; subtitled in in subtitled vacío”; el ocupando 3, 2 A 2007 video documentary shows shows documentary video 2007 A 1 1 (DVD, PAL, Traficantes de Sueños; Sueños; de Traficantes (DVD, PAL, . House Magic #2 Magic House . later entered political life, running as as running life, political entered later improved, the character of the place place the of character the improved, col- The centre. culture independent group closed a from widened lective ment” in Poznan´ sought to have have to sought Poznan´ in ment” parties. Numerous cultural projects projects cultural Numerous parties. the including milieu, this in began mune or intentional community. But But community. intentional or mune somehow was resident every nearly space the because slowly began at issues on decide to meetings rum In gallery. art an as served recently for the benefi t of all. A bunch of bunch A all. of t benefi the for html space,” and CoolTan CUT Arts arts arts Arts CUT CoolTan and space,” centre.” squatted early at Rozbrat (1995 with Oi Polloi Polloi Oi with (1995 Rozbrat at early an became it and change to started from: Redacted from: Redacted agitation against the Criminal Justice Justice Criminal the against agitation of independent culture in Poznan´ – Poznan´ in culture independent of ourselves.” for system… the of Rozbrat Poland Poznan´, of projection, performance and social social and performance projection, of dis- mental with people for courses of said He candidate. Party Green a but ourselves, for not off, butts our the on people different quite often A it. did we and together came dole their own space. They chose a vacant vacant a chose They space. own their has Music activity. social in active Rozbrat, at important been always very organized were concerts and program the although Scotland), of at working began Federation archist evenings, poetry recitals, for adapted more has and lectures, and discos tress. A key organizer, Shane Collins, Collins, Shane organizer, key A tress. worked us of “All era, CoolTan the arts community independent totally without subsidy or sponsor, “outside “outside sponsor, or subsidy without warehouse in an industrial area. At At area. industrial an in warehouse An- the 1997 In coalition. wider a to The (OSC). center social occupied the was dangerous. As the building was was building the As dangerous. was urban75.org/brixton/features/cooltan. Exploding Cinema, a “hybrid fusion fusion “hybrid a Cinema, Exploding Rozbrat. “Liberation Feasts” are fo- are Feasts” “Liberation Rozbrat. Gallery was created, it is a chillout chillout a is it created, was Gallery 2005, a new cafe bar next to the the to next bar cafe new a 2005, zone. Rozbrat continues as a centre centre a as continues Rozbrat zone. squat fi rst the squat was residential, a com- a residential, was squat the rst fi See also: See rozbrat.org/our-activity/157-rozbrat- A strongly socialist “freedom move- “freedom socialist strongly A Act which outlawed public rave rave public outlawed which Act 1 1994–ongoing “Lame Mule” (Kulawy Mul) is a space space a is Mul) (Kulawy Mule” “Lame local housing council. Both the Fare- the Both council. housing local unemployment offi ce building, called called building, ce offi unemployment low-cost darkrooms, rooms, rehearsal attending.) people 1,500 than more no electricity and possible eviction, eviction, possible and electricity no a houses 56a renovated. been have publications for sale. The collective collective The sale. for publications get- or “cafes” groups, reading hosts lm fi meet-ups, squatting practical factory squatted in Brixton in 1991. 1991. in Brixton in squatted factory since 1988). After a dark period of of period dark a After 1988). since Infoshop 56a and Co-op Food shares and ‘90s the in activism squatting screenings and radical history walks. history radical and screenings cal people became involved, and the the and involved, became people cal space, art an offer to evolved co-op campaigns, for space ce offi café, a London and groups, Party Green ous archive of anarchist, political and and political anarchist, of archive from: Redacted London, England London, England London, Lotion Suntan CoolTan disused the ground. the to razed was building the lo- more There Dolehouse.” “Old the saw ones last (The parties. techno 56a now has a 10 year lease from the the from lease year 10 a has now 56a 56a Infoshop was born in June June in born was Infoshop 56a serious of string a and workshops, togethers, a small exhibition space, space, exhibition small a togethers, whole foods and organic vegetables vegetables organic and foods whole CoolTan Art CoolTan 56a Infoshop 56a vari- First!, Earth Streets, The Reclaim nomads). (UK Travellers of Friends Fareshares food co-op (purveyors of of (purveyors co-op food Fareshares CoolTan Arts took the name from from name the took Arts CoolTan zine library (including a Europe-wide Europe-wide a (including library zine 56a.org.uk Among the campaigns hosted were: were: hosted campaigns the Among 1991–ongoing 1998;? 1997; 1992–1995; 1991–92; and ’92, in evicted was group The vacant a to moved then collective The of epicenter the also was squat The 1991, sharing a squatted space with with space squatted a sharing 1991, ‘00s), with some items and their own own their and items some with ‘00s), Because of its special historic historic special its of Because As an international art centre, centre, art international an As in a partially destroyed building in in building destroyed partially a in was area the Berlin, East former in becoming too sentimental about the the about sentimental too becoming in February of 1990 by a group of of group a by 1990 of February in money is raised through commercial commercial through raised is money stu- artists' temporary with up built its and side, rear the of pearance” has now become a meeting point point meeting a become now has 1907. in built mall shopping huge quarter. trendy a into mutated has rapidly became a center for perfor- for center a became rapidly visual theatre, concerts, and mances for people interested in arts and and arts in interested people for some of its many projects. Other Other projects. many its of some and cinema the as such enterprises During the war, air raids damaged damaged raids air war, the During guides of Berlin. In the course of of course the In Berlin. of guides old squatter times. times. squatter old arts, “Kunsthaus Tacheles” is now now is Tacheles” “Kunsthaus arts, down, came Wall the since changes dios and shops. and dios ap- “ruin dramatic the architecture, the diffi cult challenge of remaining remaining of challenge cult diffi the without ideals and roots its to true central Berlin (called Mitte). Located Located Mitte). (called Berlin central and past the in quarter Jewish a a of part was building The culture. negatively. and positively both area been has yard the Recently bars. the Berlin, Germany Berlin, travel many in listed and known, well art exhibitions, workshops, poetry poetry workshops, exhibitions, art events. special and the building, and it was never rebuilt. rebuilt. never was it and building, the from: redacted and Excerpt By now the once creative community community creative once the now By a receives and government, Berlin years of activity in the international international the in activity of years varying yearly subsidy to help fi nance nance fi help to subsidy yearly varying young artists from many countries. It It countries. many from artists young super.tacheles.de/cms After the fall of the Berlin Wall in in Wall Berlin the of fall the After Tacheles Tacheles has been confronted with with confronted been has Tacheles 1990–ongoing situated is Tacheles Art-Centre The Tacheles infl uenced the surrounding surrounding the uenced infl Tacheles Tacheles has been recognized by the the by recognized been has Tacheles 1989, the building was taken over over taken was building the 1989,

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