Tag Archives: Squatting
Bloomsbury Social Centre evicted
The Bloomsbury Social Centre – a political space occupied largely by students from SOAS and UCL was violently evicted this morning (22/12). The disused University property at 53 Gordon Square was used as a hub of organising for students, workers and residents in the Bloomsbury area. Below is a their initial statement on the eviction:
London squatted social centres raided
Police outside Ratstar early this morning Update 1.02pm Met police issue press statement: http://www.met.police.uk/pressbureau/Bur28/page03.htm Update 12.00pm As far as we are aware police have left the Offmarket social centre and Grow Heathrow site, but the operation is still ongoing at the Ratstar. There is currently 12 TSG vans outside the building with a crowd of [...]
March 26th: Convergence Space
CONVERGENCE SPACE // PLACE TO CRASH Big Society HQ 61 Curzon Street Mayfair W1J 8PD Directions (3 mins walk from Green Park tube station) This space is now being squatted as a convergence centre. The space is non-affiliated and welcomes all activists groups (as long as they adhere to the ‘safer spaces’ policy). There’s loads [...]
Dutch Squatters Strike Back
At least 15 buildings have been taken over in Holland as part of a fightback campaign against plans to break the massive squatting movement there. Between 28th and 31st October, properties as varied as fallow land, a tourist kiosk and a restaurant were ‘cracked’ and opened to the public in a show of defiance against [...]
Ramparts Finally Falls
Ramparts, one of London’s longest running social centres, was finally evicted in the early morning on Thursday 15th October after battling to remain open for the last two years. Bailiffs along with 45 police officers raided the building in the run-down garment manufacturing area of the East End at 5.30am, evicting the occupants before securing [...]
