Ateneu La Baula
A self-managed cooperative cultural center in Lleida promoting community initiatives, culture, and the solidarity economy, with activity space, a bar and restaurant, a library, and related projects.
About Ateneu La Baula
A cooperative cultural center in Lleida
Ateneu La Baula is a self-managed cooperative cultural center in Lleida. It describes itself as an open, plural, and inclusive space and belongs to the Network of Community Centers and Cultural Associations of the Catalan Countries. Its purpose is to support grassroots initiatives for social change and bring together productive and nonproductive projects that share its outlook.
Projects and services
The center hosts projects of its own and activities open to the community:
- Bar and restaurant
- Library and bookstore
- Consumer group
- Reading group
- Fossa 218 magazine
- Cultural and social activities
It also allows independent projects aligned with its philosophy to set up in the center.
The space
The center describes its location as central, spacious, and bright, with two large rooms: a multipurpose room and the bar. It is near an outdoor plaza or open space for activities.
Funding and governance
Ateneu La Baula is a nonprofit and does not accept public grants. Its main source of income is member dues (€20 per quarter), along with events such as parties, concerts, and community meals. Profits go to a reserve fund that supports aligned projects. The center uses a horizontal, assembly-based governance model, with autonomous committees reporting to the General Assembly.
Values
The center describes itself as committed to solidarity, anticapitalism, cooperation, antifascism, opposition to patriarchy, feminism, and assembly-based decision-making. It supports peoples' self-determination and listening to minority voices.
Location and contact
Address: 4 Carrer del Nord, 25007 Lleida. Phone: 873 491 304. The center is on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
Self-managed cooperative cultural center