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Centro Sociale Leoncavallo

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Right-wing politicians campaigned against the centre in 1994, and it was again evicted. A warehouse on via Salomone was occupied for some months and then a new zone (a former printers) was squatted on via Antoine Watteau, close to the first site. It was 10,000m², with courtyards set around buildings
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Eventually, the city decided against eviction and the owners did not request it, since they were hoping to be paid rent. By 2000, no agreement had been reached between the parties, and the following year a representative of the centre was elected to the city council as a member of the
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again in 1994 and briefly moved to a warehouse for six months before occupying its still extant location on via Antoine Watteau. Activities include concerts, theatre, debates, exhibitions and a radio station. The
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visited Leoncavallo in 2001, she described it as "practically a self-contained city, with several restaurants, gardens, a bookstore, a cinema, an indoor skateboard ramp, and a club so large it was able to host
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decided to evict the building's residents in accordance with the wishes of the owner and it was then partially demolished. A few days after the eviction, Leoncavallo was reoccupied and rebuilt by hand.
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The Leoncavallo social centre was first occupied in 1975. The former Scotti pharmaceutical factory (3,600m²) was on Leoncavallo Street in the northeast of the city. In 1989, the
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Activities at the centre include musical concerts, theatre shows, debates, language courses, workshops, art exhibitions, and a radio station. Leoncavallo is also a hub for
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when they came to town." The still-extant centre defined itself in 2019 as Leoncavallo Self-Managed Public Space (
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in 1975. It was evicted and partially demolished in 1989, then quickly reoccupied and rebuilt. It was
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describes itself as Leoncavallo Self-Managed Public Space (
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Graffiti at Leoncavallo
Leoncavallo is located in Lombardy
Leoncavallo is located in Italy
Leoncavallo is located in Europe
Coordinates
45°30′06″N 9°12′28″E / 45.50159°N 9.20773°E / 45.50159; 9.20773
Capacity
leoncavallo.org
self-managed social centre
Milan
squatted
evicted
social centre
Italian

mayor of Milan
Matteo Salvini
Marco Formentini
Communist Refoundation Party

No TAV
street art
Naomi Klein
Public Enemy
Forte Prenestino
Self-managed social centres in Italy



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