Casal Popular El Tallaret

Casal Popular El Tallaret is a self-managed community and cultural center located in a former factory in the Creu Alta neighborhood of Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain. It was founded in 2015 by a group of young people who were already active in organizing the neighborhood's annual Festa Major. The initiative emerged in response to a perceived lack of spaces where local entities and collectives could carry out their activities normally. The project was presented as one of two highlighted initiatives during the 2015 Festa Major de la Creu Alta. The center operates as a gathering place for various local organizations, including the youth coordinating group Llamps i Trons, the Esplai la Branca, Diables i Banyetes de la Creu Alta, the Gegants i Grallers de la Creu Alta, the coral Els Notes, the percussion group Bandtubats, the Esplai Esparver, the environmental organization ADENC, and the Esbart Sabadell Dansaire. It hosts cultural and activist activities, ranging from music jam sessions and cultural weeks to solidarity events. The Casal is part of the Xarxa de Casals i Ateneus dels Països Catalans, a network of popular cultural centers across the Catalan-speaking territories. In 2021, after years of negotiations involving various neighborhood entities and political groups represented in the city council, the space was officially granted to the entity by the Ajuntament de Sabadell. The city council had unanimously approved the cession of the Cal Balsach factory in early 2015. The center continues to serve as a hub for community organizing, cultural events, and social activism in Sabadell.

The Casal Popular El Tallaret was founded in 2015 in the Creu Alta neighborhood of Sabadell, Catalonia. It emerged from a group of young people who collaborated in organizing the Festa Major de la Creu Alta, the neighborhood's main annual festival. The motivation was to address the lack of spaces where local entities and collectives could carry out their activities normally. The presentation of the Casal Popular was one of two highlighted projects during the 2015 Festa Major de la Creu Alta presentation. The center is housed in a former factory, specifically the Cal Balsach factory. In early 2015, the Sabadell city council unanimously approved the cession of the factory to the entity. However, it took several years of negotiations, involving various neighborhood entities and political groups represented in the consistory, before the space was officially granted in 2021. The Casal is composed of several local organizations: the Coordinadora de Joves Llamps i Trons, l'Esplai la Branca, Diables i Banyetes de la Creu Alta, els Gegants i Grallers de la Creu Alta, the coral Els Notes, the percussion group Bandtubats, l'Esplai Esparver, the environmental entity ADENC, and l'Esbart Sabadell Dansaire. It carries out cultural and activist activities. The casal is part of the Xarxa de Casals i Ateneus dels Països Catalans, a network of popular cultural centers in the Catalan-speaking territories. In recent years, the center has hosted a variety of events, including the Setmana Cultural del Tallaret with jam sessions featuring musicians such as Carlos Gàlvez, Pablo Calvo "Böwo", Quim Mòdol, and guest artist Cristina Miguel. It has also organized solidarity events, such as a musical performance by @wasleh_project in support of Palestine, and community activities like the II Concurs d'Arrossos during the Festa Major de La Creu Alta. The center remains an active hub for community organizing and cultural expression in Sabadell.

• 2021

  The space is officially granted to the entity by the Ajuntament de Sabadell after years of negotiations.

• 2015

  Casal Popular El Tallaret founded in the Creu Alta neighborhood of Sabadell.

• 2015

  Sabadell city council unanimously approves the cession of the Cal Balsach factory to the entity.

• 2015

  Presentation of the Casal Popular as one of two highlighted projects during the Festa Major de la Creu Alta.

A self-managed popular cultural center rooted in neighborhood activism and Catalan popular culture.

Product categories. Community cultural events · Music jam sessions · Cultural week activities · Solidarity events · Neighborhood festival organization

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