Can Capablanca

Can Capablanca, officially the Casal Independentista i Popular de Sabadell, is a community cultural centre and popular assembly space located at Carrer Comte Jofre 30 in Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 2001, it functions as an open, participatory and critical entity that combines political and cultural activity with a bar-restaurant service. The name "Can Capablanca" is used both for the entity and for the physical venue, which serves as a meeting point for local associations, cultural events and social movements. The casal was established in 2001. Five years after its inauguration, its rental contract ended and was not renewed, prompting a search for a new location that began in 2006. Three years after leaving the old premises, a new headquarters was inaugurated, representing a qualitative and quantitative leap over the previous space. This new venue guaranteed continuity until 2014 and incorporated the creation of an associated work cooperative, L'Espai de Cuina i Cultura de Can Capablanca, which manages the bar-restaurant and makes various spaces and resources available to the wider society. Over more than twenty years of existence, Can Capablanca has notably propagated and made visible its demands, while strengthening ties with other municipal entities such as the Casal Popular El Tallaret, the self-managed assembly of the Caserna de Sabadell, and the feminist collective Justa Revolta. The associated work cooperative responsible for the casal's restaurant is called Flama Roja, and counted jurist Xavier Pellicer among its members. Can Capablanca is part of the Xarxa de Casals i Ateneus dels Països Catalans (Network of Casals and Ateneus of the Catalan Countries). In fact, it was there that the first meeting between casals and ateneus took place, which would lead to the creation of that coordination body. The entity remains active, hosting festivities, news and a calendar of events, and maintaining a public presence through its website and social media.

Can Capablanca, officially the Casal Independentista i Popular de Sabadell, was founded in 2001 in Sabadell, Catalonia, as an open, participatory and critical entity. It quickly became a reference point for popular and independentist culture in the city. Five years after its inauguration, the rental contract for its original premises ended and was not renewed. In 2006, the entity began searching for a new location to house what was to be an expanded headquarters and project. Three years after leaving the old premises, the new headquarters of the Casal was inaugurated. This represented a qualitative and quantitative leap compared to the previous space. The new venue guaranteed continuity until 2014 and incorporated the creation of an associated work cooperative, L'Espai de Cuina i Cultura de Can Capablanca, which would manage the bar-restaurant and a range of spaces and resources made available to society as a whole. Over more than twenty years of existence, Can Capablanca has notably propagated and made visible its demands, and has strengthened ties with other municipal entities such as the Casal Popular El Tallaret, the self-managed assembly of the Caserna de Sabadell, and the feminist collective Justa Revolta. The associated work cooperative responsible for the casal's restaurant is called Flama Roja, and counted jurist Xavier Pellicer among its members. Can Capablanca is part of the Xarxa de Casals i Ateneus dels Països Catalans. It was there that the first meeting between casals and ateneus took place, which would lead to the creation of that coordination body. The entity remains active, hosting festivities, publishing news and maintaining a calendar of events.

• 2014

  New venue guaranteed continuity until this year.

• 2009

  New headquarters inaugurated, incorporating the associated work cooperative L'Espai de Cuina i Cultura de Can Capablanca.

• 2006

  After the rental contract ended and was not renewed, the search for a new location began.

• 2001

  Can Capablanca founded in Sabadell as an open, participatory and critical entity.

Open, participatory and critical community cultural centre and popular independentist casal in Sabadell.

• Bar-restaurant managed by Flama Roja cooperative

• L'Espai de Cuina i Cultura de Can Capablanca

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2. 2Can Capablanca - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Can Capablanca - Viquipèdiaca.wikipedia.org