Long live Rog

Seven months have passed since the violent eviction of the Autonomous Factory Rog . While mayor Zoran Janković is opening the city gates wide to the interests of capital and while new luxury villas are being built on every corner, the city government has demolished the largest autonomous zone in the country and is now building a facility for elite artists, commercial and NGOs. is close to the corrupt capitalist city government. The purpose of the spaces will definitely not be to build community or develop alternative art. The purpose of the premises will be to attract tourists and build an obedient “civil society” that will not dare to criticize the non-legitimate city authorities. While the contradictions of capitalism are increasingly apparent in our class society, there is a growing need for autonomous spaces where the community can test and explore alternative political practices and where no pile of bureaucracy is needed to prepare an art exhibition. Young people need autonomous