| Can Vies | |
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Centre Social Autogestionat Can Vies | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sants,Barcelona |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°22′27″N2°08′05″E / 41.3741°N 2.1346°E /41.3741; 2.1346 |
| Completed | 1879 |
| Owner | Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona |
Can Vies (also known asCentre Social Autogestionat Can Vies) is a building located in theSants neighborhood ofBarcelona, built in 1879. It has beensquatted since 1997, when a group of youths occupied it and began using it as aself-managed social centre andinfoshop. In late May 2014, riots broke out in a successful attempt to stop an eviction. The building was partially demolished and rebuilt by the local community.
In May 2014, negotiations took place between the owners of the building, Barcelona's public transport operatorTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona and thesquatters.[1] After the negotiations failed, the building was evicted on May 26, and demolition works commenced.[2] As a result, Barcelona experienced riots and protests during the following nights. The protests also spread to the cities ofMadrid,Mallorca andValencia.[1] The government sent an additional 200 police officers to Barcelona to help in dealing with the protests.[3] In a successful attempt to stop the demolition, protesters builtbarricades and set theexcavator on fire.[4]
The building was resquatted and a community-based reconstruction program begun.[5] The local government announced on May 30, that the building would not be demolished.[6] Can Vies launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the rebuilding costs, which were estimated at €70,000.[7] In the end, €90,000 was quickly raised.[5]
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