London Free Spaces Newswire Archive

14-04-2008 15:40 | 3 additions

London Mayday 300th Anniversary Party

The Space Hijackers and Metropolitan Police Cordially invite you to
Mayday. Read more >>

14-04-2008 11:48

Squat days of action summary...

The following is an attempt at a non comprehensive summary of the actions, demonstrations, gatherings and various initiatives that happen during the days of action for squats and autonomous spaces. The summary was created from reports on the IMC UK newswire and english language reports posted to the April2008 website.

Note: A more comprehensive summary now exists on the April2008 website.. Read more >>

10-04-2008 17:07 | 1 addition

Squatters Estate Agents Opens In London

As part of the Space Is The Place - Side Stepping The Property Ladder series of events taking place in various London autonomous spaces over the weekend of the 11th and 12th April, a squatters estate agents has been set up. Read more >>

10-04-2008 15:28

Women's and Poly-Trans Benefit Party and Workshops at Wominspace

You are invited to a lovely party and workshops at the new women's social centre in Hackney, East London! This Saturday 12th April . 4a Corbridge Crescent, off Mare Street, Hackney E2.
Read more >>

10-04-2008 13:39

Space Is The Place @ rampART Friday

Part of a one-off series of events in London autonomous spaces to coincide with the days of action in defence of squats and for an anti-capitalist popular culture. Things kick off on the evening of Friday 11th with a social meet up and info night at the rampART social centre on Friday evening - a chance to chat about events and actions over the weekend and tell people about the autonomous spaces you are involved in.

From 7pm at 15 rampart street, London E1 2LA Read more >>

10-04-2008 13:15 | 3 additions

New squatted space openned in London

Over the last three weeks people have been preparing an abandoned warehouse in Shoreditch to host events over the weekend of the days of action for squats and autonomous spaces. This week, artists have been transforming the place for an exhibition themed around land use, gentrification, housing and reclaiming space. The building opens on Saturday at 10am with a program of films, discussion and skill sharing till 7pm and again on Sunday. The space will also be hosting a freeshop and squatters estate agency. Read more >>

08-04-2008 15:15 | 4 additions

Free Spaces London Events Listing for this weekend

Space Is The Place
- side stepping the property ladder

This is a one-off series of events to coincide with the Europe-wide days of action in defence of free spaces and for an anti-capitalist popular culture. The events are based at a new squatted social centre in Shoreditch and other autonomous spaces around London

The themes for Space Is the Place is the appropriation of public space by big business through privatisation and speculation, the sell-off of council housing and how the current housing crisis affects the most disadvantaged, gentrification and redevelopment of East London for the Olympics in 2012, the mismanagement of land and its ownership by the wealthy elite...

There will be an open access art-space themed as above, discussions and skill-sharing to bring people together and share ideas on how we can solve the problems we face, info-station for DIY action, films, photography, music and cafe. There will also be a benefit gig to raise money for the Advisory Service for Squatters.

If you are engaged in struggle relating to land, housing, poverty etc - whether a group or individual - please contact us ASAP about doing a presentation, info stall, workshop etc

To contribute:

housingmatters@hushmail.com

Read more >>

08-04-2008 12:55

Autonomous Space Events in Reading! Common Ground to be Reopened!

As part of the global days of action for squats and autonomous spaces (see

http://april2008.squat.net or

http://www.indymedia.org.uk "upcoming coverage" in top left corner of home page) two (maybe three!) events will take place in Reading, Berks.

Read more >>

06-04-2008 22:37 | 2 additions

Days of Action For Squats and Autonomous Spaces

Towards the end of last year an international call out was made for decentralised days of action for squats and autonomous spaces. Following the call out there was a preparatory meeting at Les Tanneries in Dijon and later still a National Squatters Meeting in Leeds to discuss UK actions and events in response to the call out... Read more >>

05-04-2008 12:08 | 1 addition

Codename 'Two Point Two'

On the run up to the decentralised days of action for squats and autonomous spaces (

http://april2008.squat.net), a new squat has been opened to provide yet another autonomous social centre in London. Read more >>

04-04-2008 18:31 | 1 addition

Climate Change Art Exhibition

A brand new art exhibition goes on show on April 5th in a squatted car showroom tomorrow evening in North London. Read more >>

04-04-2008 14:50

Dissident Island Radio - Mixed bag on tonight

02-04-2008 10:56

Today: Internet Forum by Cuban Students about the Cuban Five

The main purpose of the forum will be to discuss what Cuban university students and those in the rest of the world could do to help the release of the Five Cuban men, who were arrested for having infiltrated Miami- based anti-Cuba groups and trying to prevent criminal actions against the island. Read more >>

01-04-2008 18:22

Gigs, Gardens & Grub! Action for Squats & Autonomous Spaces - Events in Reading!

As part of the global days of action for squats and autonomous spaces (see

http://april2008.squat.net or

http://www.indymedia.org.uk "upcoming coverage" in top left corner of home page) two (maybe three!) events will take place in Reading, Berks.
Read more >>

01-04-2008 12:26

Direct Action news reports - Greece 3/08

revolution by night Read more >>

25-03-2008 16:58

Int'l Union of Sex Workers Benefit @ Hackney Social Centre

On Saturday 29th March, HSC will host a night of music, DJs and VJs to raise money for the IUSW. Sex workers of the world unite! Read more >>

24-03-2008 18:17 | 1 addition

New social centred hatched over easter weekend

The long weekend saw both the death of one social centre in London and the birth of another... Read more >>

22-03-2008 00:01 | 2 additions

RAMpart2 is dead - long live rampART1

Following the granting of an Interim Possession Order on Thursday the 20th March, RAMpart2 was left empty by squatters after a final party... Read more >>

21-03-2008 11:58 | 1 addition

ASS Benefit & More 11th -13th April

ASS benefit
Open access squatters-housing-land art - photography exhibition
Workshops & stalls
Cinema
Actions Read more >>

21-03-2008 11:47

Fossil Fools Warm-Up Evening

Fossil Fools Day Warm-Up
Friday 28th March 7:30 till 12
Benefit for London Rising Tide Read more >>