must have written a few years ago okupato With that ordinance “K” on the walls. Today the structure of social centers has changed profoundly. Changed in languages and codes, not in the spirit and commitment of places like sparrows In Rande. Spa stands for indeterminate self-managed space, Arrow In English it is arrow. But references to the most famous Pirates of the Caribbean in cinema cannot be avoided. Played by Johnny Depp.
from zenith to sparrow
Federico is one of the first hour workers. Sparrow was born with people like him, then a political science student at the University of Calabria: «The self-managed social struggle was based on multidimensionality, our collective was called assault, years of political engagement, wave’sFor these youths, Zenith Hall has become a catalyst for conflicting experiences.
busy during morati reformcaptured again – she recalls – with mobilization against gelmini, Governments change, the general all-Italian blame of having a hand in harming public education remains.
Sparrow growls and protests, the accent always being that of the many Calabrians stationed in the uncial. Students, temporary workers, creatives, grassroots unions such as Cobas have their headquarters in the recent Social Center. few days back The sparrow turned ten years old. Round figure, to make us a two day party. And so it was. Despite the damage caused by unseasonal rains.
protect the spaces of freedom
Antonino Campeni, Professor of Sociology of Environment and Territory at Unical, explains why this type of garrison should be defended: «In recent years, the reasons for living in a social center have increased. since the 2008 crisis A lot has changed. The space for freedom has been further reduced», thanks for that too «Lockdown and authoritarian state, Professors call it “vaccinated”. It calls into question one of the central problems of our lives: security and surveillance capitalism.
Today the challenge is to defend a perimeter that is “impenetrable from outside influences, from the logic of the market, where – says Campani – you can buy a beer and listen to a concert for a few euros”.
The former abandoned branch of the Pythagoras High School could be “demolished and capitalized, thrown into real estate and construction speculation, in any case taken away from the citizens. We have been here for ten years and we have stopped.”
Punk and metal via Panagoulis
What was left of the urban area’s punk, skin, hardcore and metal movements quickly found space and hospitality in the Via Panagulis occupiers. Mario, who now lives and works in Spain, tells us about the music that revolves around Sparrow: «In ten years there are hundreds of national and international underground bands that have come to us (Hobophobic, Hexis, The Devils, Stormo, Bull Brigade, Arseniko, Placaggio, Bunker 66 Just to name a few). and play throughout Italy, starting from several self-managed rehearsal rooms. brazen, hatere, across and recently i broken,
Between 2014 and 2015, the idea of a self-managed rehearsal room matured, designed for all-groups with little or no financial endowment. Music right outside the logic of the market.
creative and resistant
The Sparrow is a bastion of resistance where a range of different experiences take root. He has been rehearsing and staging the show since 2017 controra collective, The pandemic has somewhat limited, as expected, all the activities held at the Social Center in previous years. The cinema has resumed its course with the latest screening of a retrospective dedicated to david lynch, Sweat and fatigue are the protagonists in the rooms used as gyms with a small ring. Here Carlo trains his boys for great art. To oppose boxing. During this shop for free remains one of Sparrow’s flagships. another piece of sharing economy in city. Expats, students, retirees, families in need and older enthusiasts all find something to donate or take with them. This is not a simple matter. Fighting the crisis by sharing, walking on small paths. As the sparrow did in these first 10 years.