| Rozbrat | |
|---|---|
"Rozbrat not for sale" | |
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| General information | |
| Status | self-managed social centre,squat |
| Location | Pułaskiego Street 21a, Poznań, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°25′03″N16°55′07″E / 52.41752°N 16.91848°E /52.41752; 16.91848 |
| Opened | 1994 (squatted) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Rozbrat is a long-runninganarchistself-managed social centre inJeżyce inPoznań,Poland.
Rozbrat is based in a former paint factorysquatted in autumn 1994. The name means 'to make peace and get detached from an enemy.'[1]
Rozbrat hosts many events and discussions. Different groups use the space such as a bicycle workshop,silk-screen printers, anarchist library andinfoshop, a gallery, the Breaking (Ear)drumssamba band andFood not Bombs.[1] The local branch of theFederacja Anarchistyczna has been based at Rozbrat since 1997.[2]
The centre's longevity means that it is well supported in Poznań, although its future remains precarious.[3]
Rozbrat joined with groups includingStonewall and Poznań Free from Hate to protest whenRobert Winnicki, member of the Polish Parliament and then chairman of the far-rightAll-Polish Youth organization wanted to speak in Poznan in 2017.[4]
Rozbrat has experienced two serious neo-Nazi attacks in 1996 and 2013. The perpetrators of the first attack received jail sentences after seriously wounding a sleeping person.[5]
