Squatting_in_Norway Knowpia

Squatting in Norway is taking possession of land or an empty house without the permission of the owner. The first public occupation was Hjelmsgate 3 in 1969 and self-managed social centres which were first squatted and then legalized include the Blitz House, Hausmania and UFFA. Brakkebygrenda was a land squat which has twice been evicted.

exterior of building — Hausmania in 2009

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Hjelmsgate 3 in 2008

In Oslo, the capital of Norway, the first public occupation was Hjelmsgate 3 in 1969. It was quickly legalized and became a base for anarchism and countercultural activities.^[1] In the 1980s, buildings were occupied by a radical left-wing movement which had links to Denmark and Sweden.^[2] Most famously, houses on Skippergata were squatted and then after eviction, the Blitz House was occupied at Pilestredet 30.^[1]^[3] Blitz is a self-managed social centre which hosts radiOrakel (a feminist radio station), a bookshop, a music venue and a vegan café.^[4]

Hausmania is a complex of buildings in Oslo that has been squatted from 1999 onwards. The cultural centre at Hausmannsgate 34 has a cinema, galleries, a vegan café and a theatre.^[5] Hausmannsgate 34 was evicted in 2016 and 11 people were arrested.^[6] Brakkebygrenda was also occupied in 1999. It was a land squat where people lived in caravans and motorhomes, which has been evicted twice.^[1] The eviction in 2008 was resisted by between 30 and 40 squatters throwing projectiles, and a caravan was set on fire. In 2014, the site was evicted again in a large police operation, which closed nearby roads.^[7]^[8] Property developers Urbanium, who bought property on the Hausmania site, were reported by Klassekampen to have been involved in the eviction of Brakkebygrenda.^[9]

In Trondheim, the self-managed social centre UFFA was created in 1981. After the original building was burnt down, the centre moved to its present location. It houses a bookshop, a cafe, a concert space and offices for the anarchist newspaper Folk & Røvere.^[10] Blitz, Hausmania and UFFA are all centres for anarchism in Norway.^[11]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Okkupasjoner i Oslo 1970–2011" (PDF). Pollen. 1. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ Fahlenbrach, Kathrin; Sivertsen, Erling; Werenskjold, Rolf (February 2014). Media and Revolt: Strategies and Performances from the 1960s to the Present. Berghahn Books. pp. 368–379. ISBN 978-0-85745-999-2. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Hvidsten, Sigrid (3 November 2004). "Pønk og politikk". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ "Blitz – An Autonomous Youth House – Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law". www.jus.uio.no. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ Andersbakken, Ola. "Fra anarkisme til mainstream? Antropolog studerte kulturhuset Hausmania i Oslo". Antropologi. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ Bach, David; Helle, Birk Tjeldflaat; Johansen, Linn; Braaten, Magnus (6 July 2016). "Politiet kastet ut 14 okkupanter fra Oslo-bygård". VG (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ Meldalen, Sindre Granly (5 May 2008). "Kamp mellom politi og okkupanter i Oslo". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ Johansen, Kristoffer Egeberg, Anders Holth (4 June 2014). "Politiet til aksjon mot "Brakkebygrenda" i Oslo". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Nilsen, Torbjørn Tumyr; Brække, Jonas (19 August 2015). "Tas over av utviklere". Klassekampen. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ Aas, Elisabeth (26 September 2011). "Nytt hus for UFFA om et år". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ Kuhn, Gabriel (2009). "Anarchism, Norway". The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1–2. doi:10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp0067. ISBN 9781405198073.

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