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.{{cite book |last1=Desponds |first1=Didier |last2=Auclair |first2=Elizabeth |title=La ville conflictuelle: Oppositions – tensions – négociations : [colloque, Cergy, 19–20 novembre 2014] |year=2016 |publisher=Éditions le Manuscrit |isbn=978-2-304-04558-1}}{{cite book |last1=Webb |first1=Maureen |title=Coding democracy: How hackers are disrupting power, surveillance, and authoritarianism |date=March 10, 2020 |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-0-262-04355-7}} These projects are concrete examples of Temporary Autonomous Zones.{{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Debra Benita |title=Posthuman Urbanism: Mapping Bodies in Contemporary City Space |date=October 24, 2017 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-78348-081-4 |page=160 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ODaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA160 |language=en |access-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207151429/https://books.google.com/books?id=2ODaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA160 |url-status=live }}
Centers
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| scope="col" |Name
! scope="col" |Image ! scope="col" |City ! scope="col" |State ! scope="col" |Duration ! scope="col" |Status ! scope="col" |Reference |
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| scope="row" | 1 in 12 Club
| Bradford |England |1988– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | 121 Centre
| | London | England |1980s–1999 | Former | {{Cite ODNB|id=100963|title=Morris, Olive Elaine (1952–1979)}} |
| scope="row" | 491 Gallery
| London | England | 2001–2013 | Former |
| scope="row" | 56a Infoshop
|File:56a infoshop (2705105970).jpg | London |England |1991– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | ABC No Rio
| New York City | United States |1980– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | ACU
| Utrecht | Netherlands | 1976– | Ongoing | {{Citation |last=Poldervaart |first=Saskia |chapter=The connection between the squatter, queer and alterglobalization movement. The many diversities of multiculturalism |title=New Social Movements and Sexuality |editor1-first=M |editor1-last=Chateauvert |location=Sofia |publisher=Bilitis Resource Center |year=2006 }} |
| scope="row" | ADM
| File:ADM Amsterdam entrance road.jpg | Amsterdam | Netherlands |1997–2019 | Former |
| scope="row" | Albert Street Autonomous Zone
| Winnipeg | Canada | 1995– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| ASCII
| File:Ascii_amsterdam_1998_heerengracht_squat.jpg | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1999–2006 | Former |
| scope="row"| Au
| | Frankfurt | Germany | 1983– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
| | Edinburgh | Scotland | 1997– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Bank of Ideas
| File:You Can't Evict an Idea (6766651365).jpg | London | England | 2011–2012 | Former |
| scope="row"| BASE
| | Bristol | England | 1995– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | BIT
| | London | England | 1968–1979 | Former |
| scope="row"| Binz
| File:Binz Zurich August 2010.jpg | Zürich | Switzerland | 2006–2013 | Former |
| scope="row" | Blauwe Aanslag
| File:Exterieur kraakpand De Blauwe Aanslag in Den Haag, Bestanddeelnr 934-0839.jpg | The Hague | Netherlands | 1980–2003 | Former |
| scope="row" | Blitz
| Oslo |Norway | 1982– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Bloomsbury Social Centre
| File:Bloomsbury Social Centre.jpg | London | England | 2011–2011 | Former |
| scope="row" | Bluestockings
| File:Bluestockings_(142607424).jpg | New York City | United States | 1999– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Boxcar Books
| File:Sixth_Street_East,_408,_Boxcar_Books,_Old_Library_HD.jpg | Bloomington | United States | 2001–2017 | Former |
| scope="row" | Brian MacKenzie Infoshop
| | Washington D.C. | United States | 2003–2008 | Former |
| scope="row" | The Brick House
| Louisville | United States | 1999–2008 | Former |
| scope="row"| Buridda
| Genoa | Italy | 2003–2014, 2014– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Camas Bookstore and Infoshop
| Victoria | Canada | 2007– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Can Masdeu
| File:Can_Masdeu_-_Centro_Social_Ocupado_con_huertos.JPG | Barcelona | Catalonia | 2001– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Can Vies
|Barcelona |Catalonia | 1997– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Cascina Torchiera
| File:Cascina Torchiera veduta esterna laterale.jpg | Milan | Italy | 1992– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Catalyst Infoshop
| File:The_Catalyst_Infoshop_(4034651673).jpg | Prescott | United States | 2004–2010 | Former |
| scope="row"| Centre International de Recherches sur l'Anarchisme
| Lausanne | Switzerland | 1957– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Centro 73
| | Chişinău | Moldova | 2010–2010 | Former |
| scope="row"| Centro Iberico
| | London | England | {{Circa}} 1970s–1982 | Former |
| scope="row"| Chanti Ollin
| File:Chanti_Ollin_en_2022.jpg | Mexico City | Mexico | 2003–2017 | Former |
| scope="row"| Ché Café
| San Diego | United States | 1980– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Civic Media Center
| File:Gainesville_FL_CMC02.jpg | Gainsville | United States | 1992– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Coffee Strong
| | Lakewood | United States | 2008–2012 | Former |
| scope="row" | Common Ground Collective
| File:Up9thCommonGround7Feb06ClothesTent.jpg | New Orleans | United States | 2005– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Conne Island
| File:2012 Conne-Island-Skatepark-Leipzig.jpg | Leipzig | Germany | 1991– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Cowley Club
| Brighton |England | 2002– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Cox 18
| Milan | Italy | 1976– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| CSOA Forte Prenestino
| File:Forte_prenestino_roma.jpg | Rome | Italy | 1986– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| C-Squat
| New York | United States | 1989– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| DIY Space for London
| File:DIY Space for London.png | London |England | 2015–2020 | Closed | {{cite news |last1=Cartledge |first1=Luke |title=Out of place – why community venues like DIY Space For London need our help |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/out-of-place-why-places-like-diy-space-for-london-need-our-help/ |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Loud And Quiet |date=2020 |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625084128/https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/out-of-place-why-places-like-diy-space-for-london-need-our-help/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://diyspaceforlondon.org/goodbye-ormside-street-diy-space-is-looking-for-a-new-home/|title=Goodbye Ormside Street- DIY Space Is Looking For A New Home|website=diyspaceforlondon.org|date=12 June 2020|accessdate=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613101249/https://diyspaceforlondon.org/goodbye-ormside-street-diy-space-is-looking-for-a-new-home/|archive-date=13 June 2020|url-status=live}} |
| scope="row" | EKH
|File:Wien X Eckhaus Gudrunstraße 133 06.09.20 JM.jpg | Vienna | Austria | 1990– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Eskalera Karakola
| File:Eskalera Karakola 02.jpg | Madrid | Spain | 1996– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Extrapool
| | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 1991– | Ongoing | {{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://extrapool.nl/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Extrapool}} |
| scope="row" | Firestorm Books & Coffee
| | Asheville | United States | 2008– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Forest Café
| File:The-Forest-Cafe-3-Bristo-Place-Edinburgh.jpg | Edinburgh | Scotland | 2000–2022 | Former | {{Cite web |title=2022 update |url=https://blog.theforest.org.uk/post/676921234045403136/2022-update |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Tumblr |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Lyn |date=2008-08-07 |title=Edinburgh festival: Free for all at the Fringe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/aug/07/edinburghfestival.forestfringe |access-date=2024-05-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} |
| scope="row"| Fort Thunder
| File:Fort Thunder Sign Comparison.jpg | Providence | United States | 1995–2001 | Former |
| scope="row"| Freedom Press
| File:Freedom_Press,_2022.jpg | London | England | 1886– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Freedom Shop
| | Wellington | New Zealand | 1995– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Grote Broek
| File:De Grote Broek - Q2598368 (front).jpg | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 1984– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Hausmania
| Oslo | Norway | 2000– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Hirvitalo
| File:Hirvitalo_sateenkaaressa.jpg | Tampere | Finland | 2006– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Ingobernable
| File:La Ingobernable, durante el desfile del Orgullo.jpg | Madrid | Spain | 2017–2019, 2020–2020 | Former |
| scope="row"| Internationalist Books
| File:Internationalist_Books_and_Community_Center_in_Chapel_Hill.jpg | Carrboro | United States | 1981–2016 | Former |
| scope="row"| Iron Rail Book Collective
| File:IronRailReasonAndDesireJuly2008.jpg | New Orleans | United States | 2003–2012 | Former |
| scope="row"| Jura Books
| Sydney | Australia | 1977– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Kafé 44
| Stockholm | Sweden | 1976– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Kasa de la Muntanya
|File:Occupied house in barcelona 1.jpg | Barcelona | Catalonia | 1989– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Klinika
| File:Klinika, hlavní vchod z Jeseniovy ulice.JPG | Prague | Czech Republic | 2014–2019 | Former |
| scope="row"| Køpi
| Berlin | Germany | 1990– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Kulturzentrum Bremgarten
| Bremgarten | Switzerland | 1990– | Ongoing | {{Cite web |url=https://kuzeb.ch/|title=KulturZentrum Bremgarten KuZeB |access-date=2023-02-20}} |
| scope="row" | Kulturzentrum Reitschule
| Bern | Switzerland | 1980s– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Kukutza
| Bilbao | Basque Country | 1996–1996, 1998–1998, 1998–2011 | Former |
| scope="row"| Ladronka
| File:Usedlost Ladronka 2.jpg | Prague | Czech Republic | 1993–2000 | Former |
| scope="row"| Landbouwbelang
| File:Maastricht - Biezenwal 3 - Landbouwbelang 20100710.jpg | Maastricht | Netherlands | 2002– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Leoncavallo
| File:1030 - Milano - Centro Sociale Leoncavallo - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 11-5-2007.jpg | Milan | Italy | 1975– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Lepakko
| Helsinki | Finland | 1979-1999 | Evicted |
| scope="row"| London Action Resource Centre
| | London | England | 1999- | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| London Queer Social Centre
| File:Duchy_Arms,_Kennington,_SE11_(2949759205).jpg | London | England | 2012–2014 (four locations) | Evicted |
| scope="row"| Lucy Parsons Center
| File:Lucy_Parsons_Center.JPG | Boston | United States | 1992– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Metelkova
| File:Ljubljana Metelkova mesto 11.JPG | Ljubljana |Slovenia | 1993– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Milada
| Prague | Czech Republic | 1997–2009 | Former |
| scope="row"| Noisebridge
| File:Circuit_Hacking_Monday_at_Noisebridge,_San_Francsico_(2015-02-23_by_Mitch_Altman).jpg | San Francisco | United States | 2007– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| OCCII
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1984– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Okupa Che
| | Mexico City | Mexico | 2000– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| OT301
| File:Overtoom 301, entrance.jpg | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1999– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Patio Maravillas
| File:Patio Maravillas - 2009-12-10 - Antonio González Tajuelo.jpg | Madrid | Spain | 2007–2010, 2010–2015, 2015–2015 | Former |
| scope="row" | Poortgebouw
| File:Het_Poortgebouw_(west).jpg | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 1980– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Qilombo
| | West Oakland, California | United States | 2011–2019 | Former |
| scope="row"| rampART
| | London | England | 2004–2009 | Former |
| scope="row" | Really Free School
| File:Hand_and_Racquet,_Leicester_Square,_WC2_(5669577644).jpg | London | England | 2011 | Former |
| scope="row" | Red and Black Cafe
| File:Portland's_remarkable_Red_&_Black_Cafe_(6151401574).jpg | Portland | United States | 2000–2015 | Former |
| scope="row" | Red Emma's
| File:Red_Emma's_Cathedral_Street_location.jpg | Baltimore | United States | 2004– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | RHINO
| Geneva | Switzerland | 1988–2007 | Former |
| scope="row" | Rog
| File:Rog trekk by enterance to Rog factory (Ljubljana, Slovenia).jpg | Ljubljana |Slovenia | 2006–2021 | Former |
| scope="row" | Rote Flora
| File:Rote Flora - 2014 - seitlich.JPG | Hamburg | Germany | 1989– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Rozbrat
| File:Rozbrat squat poznań.jpg | Poznań | Poland | 1994– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Salon Mazal
| | Tel Aviv | Israel | 2000s | Former |
| scope="row"| Seomra Spraoi
| Dublin | Ireland | 2004–2015 | Former |
| scope="row"| Spartacus Books
| File:Spartacus_Books_on_Findlay_St..jpg | Vancouver | Canada | 1973– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Spike Surplus Scheme
| | London | England | 1999–2009 | Former |
| scope="row"| St Agnes Place
| London | England | 1969–2005 | Former |
| scope="row"| Sumac Centre
| File:Sumac_Centre,_Nottingham_(2006).jpg | Nottingham | England | 1984– | Ongoing |
| scope="row"| Syndikalistiskt Forum
| | Gothenburg | Sweden | 1980– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Tabacalera de Lavapiés
| File:La Tabacalera (Madrid).jpg | Madrid |Spain | 2010– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Trotz Allem
| File:Trotz Allem Spiegelecke.jpg | Witten | Germany | 1999–2005, 2006–2006, 2010– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | {{ill|Turun Kirjakahvila|fi}}
| File:Turun_Kirjakahvila_–_Åbo_Bokcafé.jpg | Turku | Finland | 1981– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Ubica
| Utrecht | Netherlands | 1992–2013 | Former |
| scope="row" | UFFA
| | Trondheim | Norway | 1981– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Ungdomshuset
| Copenhagen | Denmark | 1982–2007, 2008– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Valreep
| | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 2011–2014 | Former |
| scope="row"| Villa Amalia
| File:Villa Amalia (Athens).jpg | Athens | Greece |1990–2012 | Former |
| scope="row"| Vloek
| File:De Vloek - Scheveningen haven.jpg | The Hague | Netherlands | 2002–2015 | Former |
| scope="row"| Vrankrijk
| File:Gevel van Vrankrijk.jpg | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1982– | Ongoing |
| scope="row" | Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg
| File:Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg (2).JPG | Leiden |Netherlands | 1968–2010 | Former |
| scope="row"| Wapping Autonomy Centre
| | London | England | 1981–1982 | Former |
| scope="row" | Warzone Centre
| | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1986–2003, 2011-2018 | Former |
