This place is pretty surreal, as soon as you step into it, you feel a change as you enter, whether its because your conscience of the area or what it is. It felt like you were in a gang area i think purely because there are no rules. It is one of the weirdest places i have visited, but everyone treats you fine. We went to one of the bars there to watch a mic event.
People who want to live there have to apply and go before a committee to see if they get passed and you can only move in when people move out, all the houses were built by the people there and no-one owns the properties. It is also very anti drugs but in the past has had a bad reputation from drug related issues, but you can see has been influenced by drugs.
Christiania's Mission Statement: "The objective of Christiania is to create a self-governing society whereby each and every individual holds themselves responsible over the well being of the entire community. Our society is to be economically self-sustaining and, as such, our aspiration is to be steadfast in our conviction that psychological and physical destitution can be averted."
In the building i went for the gig this poster was being put up -
When i saw this thought it was pretty good because it looks like it's been made on a budget but it gets the message across simply and makes use of the boxes to amplify there message (top left on poster). But it made me laugh what it was about and the place they live in, shows what they want.
A very interesting experience to say the least.
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