Freetown Christiania’s unique relationship with government as a sovereign community in Copenhagen

Join us for an interview with Christiania resident and musician Andy Benz, as he shares about life in a self-organized sovereign community in Copenhagen. Its core principles of self-administration and responsibility, solidarity and balance with nature serve as a model for our times “When you step across the threshold of Freetown Christiania, in the centre of Copenhagen, for instance, everything seems to change. The frenetic urban atmosphere loosens, the noise of traffic fades, time slows to a walking pace. Smells become more vibrant, brighter colors emerge, and a wilder nature creeps in. Christiania is a famous and controversial experiment in resistance, persistence and self-rule which sits on a squatted former military base. Founded in 1971, and thus soon to celebrate its 50th birthday, the site is home to almost 1,000 people. However, despite attracting half a million tourists per year, and being one of the most-visited sites in Denmark, it