Sharing your freedom
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A year ago Christiania was at a crossroads. It faces an ultimatum from authorities threatening to undermine the very foundations on which it was built as a freetown: Buy your land or be bought out!
Christiania saw the light of day in 1971 when hippies and squatters took over an abandoned military area, and since then the freetown has been embroiled in controversy.
Mostly due to the Christianites’ rejection of property rights and their tolerance towards cannabis.
This crossroads has forced Christiania to think and act creatively in order to move forward while staying true to its purpose of challenging conventions and changing the world.
It’s a choice between introvert self-sufficiency and sharing the sanctuary with people from all over the world.
In his talk Risenga makes the point that Christiania – in addition to being an experimental freetown – is a mentality. A way of allowing yourself and others the right to be who they are.
With that in mind, the choice becomes obvious: Christiania offers to share its freedom.