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Squatting In Norway
Squatting in Norway is taking possession of land or an empty house without the permission of the owner. The first public occupation was Hjelmsgate 3 in 1969 and self-managed social centres which were first squatted and then legalized include the Blitz House, Hausmania and UFFA. Brakkebygrenda was a land squat which has twice been evicted. History In Oslo, the capital of Norway, the first public occupation was Hjelmsgate 3 in 1969. It was quickly legalized and became a base for anarchism and countercultural activities. In the 1980s, buildings were occupied by a radical left-wing movement which had links to Denmark and Sweden. Most famously, houses on Skippergata were squatted and then after eviction, the Blitz House was occupied at Pilestredet 30. Blitz is a self-managed social centre which hosts radiOrakel (a feminist radio station), a bookshop, a music venue and a vegan café. Hausmania is a complex of buildings in Oslo that has been squatted from 1999 onwards. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjelmsgate 3
Hjelmsgate 3 is a self-managed social centre in Oslo, Norway. The wooden house was constructed in 1858 and from the late 1960s onwards it has been a central node in the Norwegian counterculture. History Hjelmsgate 3 was built in 1858 to be used as a tannery and alternative businesses have used Hjelmsgate 3 since the late 1960s. In 1969 it became derelict and was squatted, before being legalized by the city council. The council gave it heritage status in 1979 and handed over the ownership in 1981 to an umbrella group (Stiftelsen Arbeidskollektivet) which represents the organizations using the building. It became an important node in the Norwegian counterculture and a meeting place for anarchists, squatters, gays and lesbians. The anarchist magazine Gateavisa has been published out of Hjelmsgate 3 from 1970 onwards. Jens Bjørneboe gave a contribution of NOK 2000 to the editorial collective to help with repairs to the building. Spisestedet, the vegetarian café, first opened i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-managed Social Centre
Self-managed social centers, also known as autonomous social centers, are self-organized community centers in which anti-authoritarians put on voluntary activities. These autonomous spaces, often in multi-purpose venues affiliated with anarchism, can include bicycle workshops, infoshops, libraries, free schools, free shops, meeting spaces and concert venues. They often become political actors in their own right. The centers are found worldwide, for example in Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom. They are inspired by various left-wing movements including anarchism and intentional communities. They are squatted, rented, or owned cooperatively. Uses Self-managed social centers vary in size and function depending on local context. Uses can include an infoshop, a radical bookshop, a resource centre offering advice, a hacklab, a café, a bar, an affordable gig space, independent cinema or a housing co-operative. As well as providing a space for activities, these socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitz House
Blitz House ( no, Blitzhuset) is an anarchist, communist and socialist self-managed social centre in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1982. Having started as a squat, it is now legalized and based on Pilestredet. The centre hosts activities such as political meetings, a feminist radio station (radiOrakel), a vegan café and practice rooms for musicians. The house The Blitz House is a self-managed social centre in Oslo, Norway. It started out as a squatted building in Skippergata 6 in downtown Oslo in 1982 and has since been a centre of socialist, communist and anarchist activism. In 1982, Skippergata was evicted and the squatters moved into Pilestredet 30c in central Oslo, where an agreement was made with the city. They were allowed to rent the house for a symbolic rent, and in return they would maintain the building. In 2002, the city council, led by the Conservative Party, put the Blitz house on sale. The activists responded with protests and battered the entrance of the Oslo C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausmania
Hausmania is a self-managed social centre and cultural house ( Norwegian: Kulturhus) in Oslo, Norway. It was squatted in 1999 by a group of artists and run based on collectivist ideology. It is located alongside other squats at Hausmannsgate 34, in a zone designated as a cultural quarter. Hausmannsgate 42 was evicted in 2016. The centre hosts artist ateliers, a theatre, galleries, an internet space, a vegan café and a legal graffiti wall. Nearby are Kafe Hærverk and Vega Scene. History From 1999 onwards, several buildings in the area were squatted. A group of artists began to use the Hausmannsgate 34 in winter 2000 and it was later rented from the state property owner Statsbygg in 2003. After some problems with the municipality in 2004, the centre became established as a cultural centre and made plans alongside the Vestbredden squat (at Hausmannsgate 40) to be a "pilot project in inner city ecology, local governance, housing and culture". Around 30 people live at the project. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFFA
UFFA ( no, Ungdom for fri aktivitet; en, Youth for free activity) is an anarchist youth house in Trondheim, Norway. The self-managed social centre provides a location for concerts and self-organised activities such as an infoshop at the Ivar Matlaus Bokkafé, a hacklab and an anarchist newspaper. Squatterd in 1981, it moved to its present location the following year. The centre was burnt down in 2010 and then rebuilt. History UFFA was established in 1981, coming out of an autonomous squatters movement which also created the Blitz house in Oslo. The DumDum Boys, then known as Wannskrækk, played at the opening concert and later Tre Små Kinesere first recorded at UFFA. It was established as a self-managed social centre and founding members talked about how in the 1980s there was nothing else for young people to do in Trondheim. In 2006, a book was published charting the history of the project on its 25th anniversary. The original location in Kjøpmannsgata burned down i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilestredet
Pilestredet is a street in Oslo, Norway which begins in the Sentrum, Oslo, city center and runs through the boroughs of St. Hanshaugen and Frogner. The street was originally called Rakkerstrædet in reference to the city dump being located along the road at today's Pilestredet Park. It was renamed in 1820 to Pilestrædveien for all the willow trees along the road. According to historian Alf Collett the renaming came about after pressure from the Brochmann family, who did not want to live on a road named after rubbish. Rikshospitalet was located there earlier, now superseded by Pilestredet Park. Oslo Metropolitan University is found along the street, and the Ullevål Hageby Line, Ullevål Hageby tram line runs along parts of it. The Blitz (movement), Blitz movement is housed in Pilestredet 30. There are several churches along the street, including Fagerborg church. Industry in the street includes Conrad Langaard (company), Conrad Langaard and Nora Industrier, St. Halvard Bryggeri. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RadiOrakel
radiOrakel (lit. ''Radio Oracle'') is a feminist radio station in Oslo, Norway, broadcasting on 99,3 MHz in the Oslo area and through Internet streaming. Based at the Blitz House, it is widely believed to be the world's first feminist radio station. radiOrakel promotes an inclusive, intersectional feminism, and has said that "radiOrakel believes that feminism should be for everyone" and that "we believe that feminism must be inclusive in order to be progressive and continue to set the agenda for the societal development we want. Equality and inclusion must have room for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, work or beliefs." radiOrakel is open to all feminists regardless of gender or sexual orientation. The radio station is however known for prioritizing music by women and queer people. History It was started in 1982, when Norwegian authorities decided to allow local radio stations to operate. Money was then collected at a women’s cultural festival to start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klassekampen
''Klassekampen'' ( en, The Class Struggle) is a Norwegian daily newspaper. It describes itself as "the newspaper of the Left." The paper's net circulation is 34,000 (2021), and it has around 111,000 daily readers on paper (160,000 on Saturdays). This makes it the third largest Norwegian print newspaper, based on readership. Chief editor from 2018 is Mari Skurdal. The paper was initially a part of the young marxist-leninist (maoist) movement in Norway. It started out in early 1969 as a monthly periodical published by "a group of marxist-leninists" with Anders M. Andersen as the first editor. It promoted the positions of the Workers' Communist Party (AKP; founded 1973) and its predecessors. ''Klassekampen'' became a weekly in January 1973, a bi-weekly in January 1976 and finally a daily newspaper as of April 1977. It was the official organ of the AKP until April 1991. Its mission statement now describes itself as "revolutionary socialist." As most Norwegian newspapers it depends o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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