The Netherlands
Since the 1960s, there has been a long and continuous tradition of squatted social centers in the Netherlands, particularly in the capital, Amsterdam.
In Leiden the Eurodusnie Collective provide a service to the community by running a free shop and a cafe/bar.
In Den Haag there was the De Blauwe Aanslag, which was used for 23 years.
In Amsterdam, the ASCII center has been providing free internet to all its 'customers' since 1997 and is now mutating into a hacklab. The Overtoom301 squat has a cafe, a non-profit printshop and a music venue. Vrankrijk is open seven days a week, hosting a range of projects including a kraakspreekuur (squatters' advice hour), a bar, a queer night and benefit events. The Occii is a busy music venue and children's theater.
In Rotterdam, the Poortgebouw hosts a twice weekly cafe on Wednesdays and Sundays. WORM is an active centre for avant gardistic recreation.
In Utrecht there is the ACU, a political left wing orientated squatting social centre, with a bar, a vegan restaurant and a music venue.
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