http://www.metafilter.com/tags/anarchiam Posts tagged with 'anarchiam' at MetaFilter. Wed, 31 Dec 2003 05:57:15 -0800 Wed, 31 Dec 2003 05:57:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/30476/Christiania <a href="http://www.christiania.org/" title="official homepage">Christiania</a>, the <a href="http://www.aubg.bg/home/students/RNS990/website%202/christiania.htm" title="essay and great pics">spunky</a> Danish <a href="http://www.christiania.org/new/tour/1.php3" title="a tour of Freetown Christiania">autonomous zone</a> near Copenhagen, may soon be <a href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1111171,00.html" title="Ever since local hippies, performance artists and homeless people seized a complex of old military barracks and refused to co-operate with the state 32 years ago, conservative politicians have sought to close Christiania down. Now, for the first time in Denmark's recent political history, an alliance of the commune's harshest political opponents has a majority in parliament. A law will be passed within months in effect ending the commune's de facto autonomy. Eviction notices will be issued shortly afterwards. ">shut down </a>after 32 years of self governance. <em>"I built my own house here. I have two young children who are third generation Christianites. I am not going to give all that up without a struggle." </em> tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.30476 Wed, 31 Dec 2003 05:57:15 -0800 anarchiam autonomouszone christiania communalism denmark moonbird