PUSCII
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Progressive Utrecht Subversive Centre for Information Interchange (PUSCII) was a free Internet workplace and hacklab that operated from 1999 (though first officially opened in 2000)[1] until 2007 in Utrecht.[2][3][4] It was Utrecht's first Internet café and served as a meeting point for squatters, media activists, and open source enthousiasts. After 2007 it became a hosting collective without its own physical space.
Like its Amsterdam-based sister project ASCII, PUSCII operated in squats.[5] It started in the Ubica squat, and in 2005 moved to Stationsplein 7[6], eventually getting evicted in 2007.[7][8]. In 2013, it made a brief reappearance in the Ubica[9].
PUSCII was part of the plug'n'politix network[10], connecting several similar initiatives throughout Europe.
Activities
[edit]In its early days, PUSCII was mostly focused on providing free internet access. After the move to Stationsplein 7, sharing a space with the Weggeefwinkel resulted in more attention to hardware recycling. After the eviction of Stationsplein 7, the main focus became maintaining a server for hosting activists.
PUSCII has organised many workshops and discussions on technology and politics. It stayed active at Dutch and German hacker events, as well as activist gatherings.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Krakenmail | zoek".
- ^ "List of hacklabs around the globe". sindominio. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Framing Technology Politics Hacklabs". Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "PUSCII". S23. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Söderberg, Johan; Maxigas (2021). "The Three Pillars of Functional Autonomy of Hackers". Nanoethics. 15: 43–56. doi:10.1007/s11569-021-00389-5.
- ^ "Stationsplein 7 blijft! | Hoog Catharijne: Het harteloos winkelhart". Archived from the original on 21 February 2008.
- ^ https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/154352/hoog-catharijne-krakers-en-corio-voor-de-rechter
- ^ "Ontruiming Stationsplein 7 (Utrecht) dreigt". Indymedia NL. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "PUSCII opent tijdens open dag hackerspaces | IndyMedia". 19 January 2012.
- ^ https://www.connect.squat.net/
- ^ "Interview with Security Research Labs". Archive.org. August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Assemblies - 33C3_Public_Wiki". CCC. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.2dh5.nl/organizer/puscii/