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The Old Market Autonomous Zone, or A-Zone, was founded in 1995, in Winnipeg, Canada by local activists Paul Burrows and Sandra Drosdowech, who also co-founded Winnipeg's Mondragon Bookstore.〔http://themanitoban.com/2001-2002/0912/features_4.shtml〕 Its name is derived from "Old Market Square," the historic Exchange District in Winnipeg's downtown core area,〔http://www.where.ca/winnipeg/guide_listing~listing_id~4034.htm〕 combined with Hakim Bey's notion of a "Temporary Autonomous Zone" (or TAZ). The Winnipeg A-Zone occupies a three-story building, originally built in 1899 and known as the "Imperial Dry Goods Building." Like many buildings in the area, it is classified as a heritage building by the City of Winnipeg. Since 1995, the building has been known locally as both the A-Zone, and sometimes the Emma Goldman Building.〔http://a-zone.org/history/〕 Along with Mondragon, the A-Zone has become a focal point of activism and organizing in Winnipeg since 1995. Both the overall space at 91 Albert Street, as well as member groups such as Mondragon Bookstore & Coffee House have become a source of inspiration, as well as a travel destination, for activists, anarchists, anarcho-punks, vegans, and proponents of parecon and worker cooperatives across North America, and beyond. On February 1, 2012 it was announced the Co Operative had purchased the property. ==Purposes== The original aims of the A-Zone were to: *Bring together a diverse array of activists *Share common facilities and equipment *Network *Strengthen communities of activism *Foster a culture of solidarity and resistance to state-capitalism and other forms of concentrated power *Help inspire and fund new projects and worker-run collectives 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Old Market Autonomous Zone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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