Buridda (social centre)

Buridda
LSOA Buridda
Named afterBuridda
Founded atGenoa, Italy
Defunct30 July 2024; 3 months ago (2024-07-30)
TypeSocial centre
Legal statusDefunct
Websiteburidda.org

Buridda, officially known as LSOA Buridda (Laboratorio Sociale Occupato Autogestito – "occupied self-managed social laboratory"), was a squatted self-managed social centre in the Italian city of Genoa. It was established in 2003 and changed location several times since inception, due to its uncertain legal status. The centre was wholly run and organized by volunteers and funded through donations and fundraising. It offered various services and activities to the community, including open space for exercise, circus-related facilities and skills training, art spaces and workshops, wood- and metalworking shops with tools and machinery, 3D printers, a communal kitchen, and an amateur radio station. On 30 July 2024, Buridda was raided and evicted by the police.