Qilombo | |
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Former names | The Holdout |
Etymology | Based on Quilombo |
General information | |
Address | 2313 San Pablo Ave, CA 94612 |
Town or city | West Oakland |
Country | US |
Coordinates | 37°48′50″N 122°16′29″W / 37.8138°N 122.2747°W |
Closed | January 9, 2019 |
Owner | Neil Sullivan |
Qilombo (formerly The Holdout) was a community space in West Oakland, California, USA, that operated from 2011 through 2019. It was originally opened as an anarchist, self-managed social center then changed its name and focus in 2014 to become a community space for local Black and Brown people. The center initiated the Afrika Town project and created the Afrika Town garden on an empty lot adjacent to the Qilombo building. The garden was evicted in 2018 and the following year Qilombo itself was closed by Alameda County officials accompanying representatives of the owner.