Rog Autonomous Factory (Slovenian: Avtonomna tovarna Rog), known as Rog, was a squatted bicycle factory in Ljubljana. It was used as a cultural centre and self-managed social centre from 2006 until 2021. The complex housed a music venue, a skate park, a medical clinic for asylum seekers, a football pitch and artist ateliers. After years of debate over its future, the centre was evicted by the city council in January 2021.
In 1871, Ivan Janeš bought the triangle of land in Ljubljana now bordered by the Trubarjeva, Petkovškovo and Rozmanova streets and set up a tannery. Karel Pollak purchased the land in 1900 and enclosed it, building a villa. The bicycle manufacturers Rog constructed the factory in 1951 and used it until 1991, when the site became derelict. It was recognised as a monument of national heritage in 1998 and bought by the city council in 2002, but remained empty apart from occasionally being used for events.[1]
Occupation
"Republic of Rog"
The factory complex was squatted in 2006 and kept the name Rog.[2] The occupiers declared "As a non-formal network of individuals we believe that our actions are completely legitimate and well-grounded, although, at the moment, lacking official permission".[3] The centre was run by assembly and hosted different activities, functioning as both a cultural centre for art and a self-managed social centre. It hosted concerts, lectures, refugee support activities and other events.[4]
The centre was used by many groups, such as Antifašistična fronta (Antifascist Front), Nevidni delavci sveta (Invisible Workers of the World) and the Anarcho-Queer-Feminist collective.[5][6] There was also a medical clinic for asylum seekers.[5] Volunteers built the largest skate park in the Balkans in a previously derelict hall.[7] Another hall housed the concert venue and there were also the "Blue corner", a football pitch, a circus space, artist ateliers, galleries and a graffiti workshop.[8]
Conflict with city council
Mayor Zoran Janković threatened to evict the squat in 2010, but the support of the local community and organizations dissuaded him.[2] In 2010, the city of Ljubljana participated in the Central European project A Second Chance: From Industrial Use to Creative Impulse, joining the cities of Nuremberg (former AEG factory), Leipzig (HALLE 14 of the former Cotton Spinning Mill), Venice (the Arsenale), and Kraków (a tram depot). The project aimed to upgrade former industrial sites into cultural hubs, and to make Rog into the Rog Centre for Contemporary Arts.[9]
In 2016, the squat celebrated its ten year anniversary with concerts, exhibitions and debates.[10] In June, the city council unsuccessfully attempted to evict the centre, bringing a digger to start demolishing in the middle of the night. It was later sued by the centre.[5][11] A demolition permit had been signed in 2011 and extended in 2014, and was due to run out with no possibility to extend it again.[2] The Rog collective then presented its own vision of how to develop the factory complex.[2]
Eviction
Rog was evicted in January 2021 by the city council, which claimed it was empty and abandoned at the time. The centre argued that the people ordered to leave the site following a court case had indeed left but other people were still using the space since in total there were between 100 and 200 participants, tolerated by verbal agreement with the council. The centre was given thirty days to appeal the judgement.[5] Twelve people were arrested as they tried to stop city workers beginning the demolition of the site and eight were later charged with various offences.[5] Afterwards a man was charged with burning down a tree at Prešeren Square.[5]
The city of Ljubljana plans to set up a cultural centre in the foreseeable future in the former factory called the Rog Centre. An additional budget of 1.85 million euros has been funnelled towards the project, which aims to house 500 creative workers in 8000 m² of new development.[5]
^Mrevlje, Neža (25 March 2016). "Deset let legendarnega Roga: Janković bi ga naredil na novo, uporabniki ga ne dajo (foto in video)". Siol (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ abcdJesenšek, Mojca Zabukovec, Maša; Zabukovec, Mojca (7 April 2016). "Rogovci v boj proti še eni mestni gradbeni jami". Delo (in Slovenian). from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^"Collective Statement About Opening Rog to the Public". Factory Rog. from the original on 2016-08-05.
^Centrih, Lev (2018). "The Rog Autonomous Factory: A Conflict between Post-Socialist Self-Management and Public-Private Partnership". Lex Localis - Journal of Local Self-Government. 16 (2): 379–394. doi:10.4335/16.2.379-394(2018). from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ abcdefgStaff writer (20 January 2021). "Občina nadaljuje rušitvena dela. Odvetnik rogovcev: Za nekatere ljudi ni pravne podlage za izgon". RTV Slovenia (in Slovenian). from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Oblak, Teja; Pan, Maja (2019). "Yearning for Space, Pleasure, and Knowledge: Autonomous Lesbian and Queer Feminist Organising in Ljubljana". Lesbian Activism in the (Post-)Yugoslav Space: 27–59. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77754-2_2. ISBN978-3-319-77753-5. S2CID 158718413.
^Košak, Klemen (21 February 2011). "Skejterski ponos v tovarni Rog". Siol (in Slovenian). from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Brdnik, Žiga (4 May 2016). "Janković bo rušil, rogovci imajo svojo rešitev". Dnevnik. from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Staff writer (2010-12-21). "Tovarna Rog se bo razvila v center sodobne umetnosti". Dnevnik. from the original on 2016-08-09.
^"Tovarna Rog: Desetletnica zasedbe opuščenih prostorov in napovedano rušenje". RTV Slovenia (in Slovenian). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Sabina Jelenc Krašovec, Urša Černič, Jasna Mažgon, Barbara Šteh, Marta Gregorčič, Damijan Šefanc, Mojca Kovač Šebart, Andreja Hočevar, Marjeta Šarič, Katja Jeznik, Robi Kroflič, Petra Gregorčič Mrvar, Vesna Podgornik, Princes Nevenka, Klara Skubic Ermenc, Jana Kalin, Danijela Makovec Radovan, Marko Radovan, Roman Kuhar, Anja Zalta, Jože Vogrinc, Primož Krašovec, Milica Antić Gaber, Gorazd Kovačič, Damjan Mandelc, Ana Vogrinčič Čepič (8 June 2016). "Proti rušenju nekdanje tovarne Rog". Mladina. from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rog (factory).
Rog factory website
Rog – We are temporary, a documentary about the Rog factory
Further reading
Cotič, Tina; Lah, Ljubo (2016). "Temporary use of space as a factor in the revitalisation of brownfield sites in urban areas". Igra Ustvarjalnosti - Creativity Game. 2016 (4): 022–028. doi:10.15292/iu-cg.2016.04.022-028.
Ehrlich, Kornelia (1 September 2012). "Conflicting Visions of Urban Regeneration in a New Political and Economic Order". Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. 21 (2): 68–88. doi:10.3167/ajec.2012.210208.
Various authors (2018). "Avtonomna tovarna Rog [Autonomous factory Rog]". Časopis za kritiko znanosti, domišljijo in novo antropologijo (in Slovenian). 270.</ref>
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Rog Autonomous Factory Slovenian Avtonomna tovarna Rog known as Rog was a squatted bicycle factory in Ljubljana It was used as a cultural centre and self managed social centre from 2006 until 2021 The complex housed a music venue a skate park a medical clinic for asylum seekers a football pitch and artist ateliers After years of debate over its future the centre was evicted by the city council in January 2021 RogAvtonomna tovarna RogRog logoGeneral informationCoordinates46 03 05 N 14 30 54 E 46 0514 N 14 5151 E 46 0514 14 5151 Coordinates 46 03 05 N 14 30 54 E 46 0514 N 14 5151 E 46 0514 14 5151OwnerCity of LjubljanaWebsitetovarna wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Occupation 3 Conflict with city council 4 Eviction 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 8 Further readingHistory EditIn 1871 Ivan Janes bought the triangle of land in Ljubljana now bordered by the Trubarjeva Petkovskovo and Rozmanova streets and set up a tannery Karel Pollak purchased the land in 1900 and enclosed it building a villa The bicycle manufacturers Rog constructed the factory in 1951 and used it until 1991 when the site became derelict It was recognised as a monument of national heritage in 1998 and bought by the city council in 2002 but remained empty apart from occasionally being used for events 1 Occupation Edit Republic of Rog The factory complex was squatted in 2006 and kept the name Rog 2 The occupiers declared As a non formal network of individuals we believe that our actions are completely legitimate and well grounded although at the moment lacking official permission 3 The centre was run by assembly and hosted different activities functioning as both a cultural centre for art and a self managed social centre It hosted concerts lectures refugee support activities and other events 4 The centre was used by many groups such as Antifasisticna fronta Antifascist Front Nevidni delavci sveta Invisible Workers of the World and the Anarcho Queer Feminist collective 5 6 There was also a medical clinic for asylum seekers 5 Volunteers built the largest skate park in the Balkans in a previously derelict hall 7 Another hall housed the concert venue and there were also the Blue corner a football pitch a circus space artist ateliers galleries and a graffiti workshop 8 Conflict with city council EditMayor Zoran Jankovic threatened to evict the squat in 2010 but the support of the local community and organizations dissuaded him 2 In 2010 the city of Ljubljana participated in the Central European project A Second Chance From Industrial Use to Creative Impulse joining the cities of Nuremberg former AEG factory Leipzig HALLE 14 of the former Cotton Spinning Mill Venice the Arsenale and Krakow a tram depot The project aimed to upgrade former industrial sites into cultural hubs and to make Rog into the Rog Centre for Contemporary Arts 9 In 2016 the squat celebrated its ten year anniversary with concerts exhibitions and debates 10 In June the city council unsuccessfully attempted to evict the centre bringing a digger to start demolishing in the middle of the night It was later sued by the centre 5 11 A demolition permit had been signed in 2011 and extended in 2014 and was due to run out with no possibility to extend it again 2 The Rog collective then presented its own vision of how to develop the factory complex 2 Eviction EditRog was evicted in January 2021 by the city council which claimed it was empty and abandoned at the time The centre argued that the people ordered to leave the site following a court case had indeed left but other people were still using the space since in total there were between 100 and 200 participants tolerated by verbal agreement with the council The centre was given thirty days to appeal the judgement 5 Twelve people were arrested as they tried to stop city workers beginning the demolition of the site and eight were later charged with various offences 5 Afterwards a man was charged with burning down a tree at Preseren Square 5 The city of Ljubljana plans to set up a cultural centre in the foreseeable future in the former factory called the Rog Centre An additional budget of 1 85 million euros has been funnelled towards the project which aims to house 500 creative workers in 8000 m of new development 5 See also EditSquatting in Slovenia Metelkova Temporary useReferences Edit Mrevlje Neza 25 March 2016 Deset let legendarnega Roga Jankovic bi ga naredil na novo uporabniki ga ne dajo foto in video Siol in Slovenian Retrieved 5 February 2021 a b c d Jesensek Mojca Zabukovec Masa Zabukovec Mojca 7 April 2016 Rogovci v boj proti se eni mestni gradbeni jami Delo in Slovenian Archived from the original on 4 February 2021 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Collective Statement About Opening Rog to the Public Factory Rog Archived from the original on 2016 08 05 Centrih Lev 2018 The Rog Autonomous Factory A Conflict between Post Socialist Self Management and Public Private Partnership Lex Localis Journal of Local Self Government 16 2 379 394 doi 10 4335 16 2 379 394 2018 Archived from the original on 2021 02 04 Retrieved 2021 02 04 a b c d e f g Staff writer 20 January 2021 Obcina nadaljuje rusitvena dela Odvetnik rogovcev Za nekatere ljudi ni pravne podlage za izgon RTV Slovenia in Slovenian Archived from the original on 20 January 2021 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Oblak Teja Pan Maja 2019 Yearning for Space Pleasure and Knowledge Autonomous Lesbian and Queer Feminist Organising in Ljubljana Lesbian Activism in the Post Yugoslav Space 27 59 doi 10 1007 978 3 319 77754 2 2 ISBN 978 3 319 77753 5 S2CID 158718413 Kosak Klemen 21 February 2011 Skejterski ponos v tovarni Rog Siol in Slovenian Archived from the original on 11 February 2017 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Brdnik Ziga 4 May 2016 Jankovic bo rusil rogovci imajo svojo resitev Dnevnik Archived from the original on 9 August 2016 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Staff writer 2010 12 21 Tovarna Rog se bo razvila v center sodobne umetnosti Dnevnik Archived from the original on 2016 08 09 Tovarna Rog Desetletnica zasedbe opuscenih prostorov in napovedano rusenje RTV Slovenia in Slovenian 24 March 2016 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Sabina Jelenc Krasovec Ursa Cernic Jasna Mazgon Barbara Steh Marta Gregorcic Damijan Sefanc Mojca Kovac Sebart Andreja Hocevar Marjeta Saric Katja Jeznik Robi Kroflic Petra Gregorcic Mrvar Vesna Podgornik Princes Nevenka Klara Skubic Ermenc Jana Kalin Danijela Makovec Radovan Marko Radovan Roman Kuhar Anja Zalta Joze Vogrinc Primoz Krasovec Milica Antic Gaber Gorazd Kovacic Damjan Mandelc Ana Vogrincic Cepic 8 June 2016 Proti rusenju nekdanje tovarne Rog Mladina Archived from the original on 4 February 2021 Retrieved 4 February 2021 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rog factory Rog factory website Rog We are temporary a documentary about the Rog factoryFurther reading EditCotic Tina Lah Ljubo 2016 Temporary use of space as a factor in the revitalisation of brownfield sites in urban areas Igra Ustvarjalnosti Creativity Game 2016 4 022 028 doi 10 15292 iu cg 2016 04 022 028 Ehrlich Kornelia 1 September 2012 Conflicting Visions of Urban Regeneration in a New Political and Economic Order Anthropological Journal of European Cultures 21 2 68 88 doi 10 3167 ajec 2012 210208 Various authors 2018 Avtonomna tovarna Rog Autonomous factory Rog Casopis za kritiko znanosti domisljijo in novo antropologijo in Slovenian 270 lt ref gt This article incorporates text from the Culture si entry Tovarna Rog licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 Unported License The text was retrieved on 18 June 2016 Portal Slovenia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rog factory amp oldid 1135426020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
