I am hosting activists from Slovenia from two giant cultural centers in Ljubljana which began as occupations — Metelkova, a former army base, and Rog, once a bicycle factory. The venue is MoRUS, the NYC squat & garden museum. An activist from Argentina also may join us…
MoRUS museum storefront
155 Avenue C
Manhattan, New York City, 10009
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
BACKGROUND:
Rog
Tovarna Rog, the former bicycle factory
about:
“Opened in 2006 within the 7,000 square-metre former premises of the Rog bicycle factory in downtown Ljubljana, Tovarna Rog is a cultural and social centre, organised as an open structure where space is used night and day by artists and cultural producers.”
http://www.culture.si/en/Tovarna_Rog
“Established in 1997 at Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone, the army barracks-turned-cultural complex located in the centre of Ljubljana.”
http://www.culture.si/en/KUD_Mre%C5%BEa_Arts_and_Culture_Association
“Buenos Aires: the poor fight to survive while across the road the wealthy shop”
Divided cities: The occupation of a public park in Argentina’s capital by some of its poorest residents is highlighting the savage inequalities of life in Buenos Aires
by Drew Reed in Buenos Aires, Thursday 3 July 2014
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