Wednesday 2 March 2011

Christiania in Copenhagen


change of Christiana:
a former military barracks in Copenhagen ---- military left and fenced off----took over by group and become a children's playground------autonomous settlement and a Freetown

reason of Christiana:
response to the lack of affordable housing and social facilities

Status of Christiana:
spontaneous ---- be granted semi-legal---under the attempts of "normalise"

Life of Christiana:
community/neighbourhood
social structures
children care
free planning and advice service
free newspaper and radio
gay activism
parties and theatre
performance and actions
carnivalesque
social experimentation and interaction

Mainly welcome and support:
homeless
unemployed
drug addicts
...

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