Police raid Radical Dairy Social Centre
LondonSCN | 12.04.2002 09:30
This morning over 30 riot police stormed into the
Radical Dairy Social Centre in Stoke Newington
as part of the Mayday campaign of repression.
Radical Dairy Social Centre in Stoke Newington
as part of the Mayday campaign of repression.
30 riot police in conjunction with London Electricity
used a hydrualic ram to force entry to the Radical
Dairy. The police said that they had a warrant to investigate the abstraction of electricity and the misuse
of drugs. No drugs were found but a computer [which was used as part of a free internet service for local residents] was siezed as "proof" of abstracting electricity!! The police also read out a statement saying that because a Mayday leaflet was displayed in the window of the Social Centre that it proved that the building was used as "part of the infrastructure to Mayday" , which now seems to be an illegal act!
No one was arrested but the centre is now without
electricity. During the raid angry residents came out onto the streets and gave the cops hassle. This is
the third visit the cops have made to the dairy. The first
being on Friday April 5th. They used the guise that they
had broken down outside the dairy and were waiting for
a repair vehicle, that obviously explained why they were
outside for 3 hours taking peoples photographs!! On
this occasion they left after the local residents came out
in support of the Radical Dairy, which has been offering free events like Yoga, Shiatsu massages, vegan cafe,
DJ workshop for kids, Drama and singing lessons.
The second occassion was on Tuesday April 9th,
three cops from different police stations inc. a video
camera were filming the structure of the building. The police were there for only 10 minutes as again local
residents including a women with her child complained
at the continued harrasment of the collective which runs the centre.
A statement will be issued by the Radical Dairy within
the next few hours. Meanwhile the centre needs all the
help it can get. Come down to 47 Kynaston Road,
Stoke Newington, London N16. Phone 020 7249 6996
for more news.
LondonSCN
used a hydrualic ram to force entry to the Radical
Dairy. The police said that they had a warrant to investigate the abstraction of electricity and the misuse
of drugs. No drugs were found but a computer [which was used as part of a free internet service for local residents] was siezed as "proof" of abstracting electricity!! The police also read out a statement saying that because a Mayday leaflet was displayed in the window of the Social Centre that it proved that the building was used as "part of the infrastructure to Mayday" , which now seems to be an illegal act!
No one was arrested but the centre is now without
electricity. During the raid angry residents came out onto the streets and gave the cops hassle. This is
the third visit the cops have made to the dairy. The first
being on Friday April 5th. They used the guise that they
had broken down outside the dairy and were waiting for
a repair vehicle, that obviously explained why they were
outside for 3 hours taking peoples photographs!! On
this occasion they left after the local residents came out
in support of the Radical Dairy, which has been offering free events like Yoga, Shiatsu massages, vegan cafe,
DJ workshop for kids, Drama and singing lessons.
The second occassion was on Tuesday April 9th,
three cops from different police stations inc. a video
camera were filming the structure of the building. The police were there for only 10 minutes as again local
residents including a women with her child complained
at the continued harrasment of the collective which runs the centre.
A statement will be issued by the Radical Dairy within
the next few hours. Meanwhile the centre needs all the
help it can get. Come down to 47 Kynaston Road,
Stoke Newington, London N16. Phone 020 7249 6996
for more news.
LondonSCN
LondonSCN
e-mail:
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Comments
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Holy shit
12.04.2002 14:35
I think that the all the effort they're putfing in to repressing the Dairy shows that social centres constitute a real potential threat to the State.
I really hope they don't succeed in shutting it down before mayday...
red'n'black
its all a big test
12.04.2002 15:14
In Italy the social centres movement wouldn't have got off the ground if it wasn't for the mayor of Milan raiding them all, declaring squatters 'ghosts', at which point the 'ghosts' rioted for three days and the city was forced to recognise the centres.
The question is- can we do that here?
What happens if we do?
What happens if we don't?
Squatter the ant
centro Sociale against the grain
12.04.2002 15:22
With the advent of Berlusconi's neo nazi regime the (CS) are under serious pressure from the various state thugs/ cops:
It's pretty obviuos that Phoney Blair and berlusconi are much of a much and that Blair is not going to stand for a network of social centres sprouting out of the inner city communities. The UK authorities will do everything they can to make surre that these communities remain dead end areas where people are scared to go out at night, and where no one speaks to anyone they don't know.
How about some more info, on the cops who raided this place.
Who was in charge of the raid, which cop shop does he work out of, his phone number and extention.
The fax number of the copshop. The number of your local paper and the local counciller of the ward. If you put that sort of info up I'd give a bell send them some relevant bumf.
Winning back OUR local communities is fundamental in the fight against globalisation rock on !
Looka Here ...
Luca here
Shocking.
12.04.2002 16:31
Good luck over there, we need more spaces like the dairy.
Pete
Police Absurdity
12.04.2002 19:21
Another Pete
grass roots activism
12.04.2002 20:33
The cops lost interest in law an order years ago, they are now purely a political force/traffic Police.
Sure when radical elements in the the local community starts getting it's shit together in places like the Dairy, 30 pigs in 7 vans turn up to "enforce the law". Keep posting stuff, I am definately interested and will chip in with some help if I can. local issues are the same all over the world it's part of globalisation.
brabinger
message of solidarity from kebele, bristol
13.04.2002 10:51
Our experience tells us that this kind of outrage will make u stronger.
Is there anything we can do?
(I'm in London on Friday)
chrisb
e-mail:
manlikechris@yahoo.com
In Solidarity From Brighton
14.04.2002 15:04
The state is scared of people doing things for themselves, once we start organising ourselves the state becomes powerless and irrelevant.
Social Centres are hard work but can be very rewarding. The Loco. Works centre in Brighton has been running for 4 weeks now, we've had a variety of events: video screenings, acoustic music, vegan cafe, blacksmithing, arts workshops, kids disco, art space and live radio broadcasts.
The Centre has been squatted in the corner of a proposed Sainsbury's development, with supermarket, posh hotels, yuppie flats, with some token "key worker bedspace" accomodation (read shoe box bedsits for nurses) (see www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news347.htm).
If you are in Brighton visit the Locomotive Works Community Project at 1 New England Road (ex Harvest Forestry Shop).
Locomotive Works Community Project
boobie bobbies
14.04.2002 22:13
Sick and brainless are the boobie bobbies acting like this. It is people power they are trying to deny, because they don't want to share power and rights with the people. They would rather look as stupid as they act and are. It would be nice for the police to show some brains, instead of blindly and stupidly following blind and stupid orders,designed only for harassment purposes.
Take care and hang in there.
Fred Jakobcic
1025 N. Third Street
Marquette, MI 49855-3509
(906) 226-3681
United States
Fred Jakobcic
e-mail:
fjakobci@chartermi.net
Legal Advice
15.04.2002 10:14
Phil
London Electricity - no surprise!
15.04.2002 16:04
I suggest that, if you were and are willing to purchase electricity, you contact one of the other electricity supply companies immediately and ask to be re-connected. Also, and importantly, report the way London Electricity has conducted itself to Ofgem (a Government body which has already expressed concern over the way London Electricity conducts its business).
Best wishes,
Jan
Jan
e-mail:
jan-altus@lycos.com
Electricity Abstration
22.04.2002 22:10
s13 Theft Act 1968 - "Abstracting Electricity"
It is an offence for any person who dishonestly uses electricity without authority, or dishonestly causes it to be wasted or diverted.
This is an Arrestable Offence.
So its only fair and reasonable to assume the police will investigate, arrest suspects suspected of and hand case files for prosecution to the CPS for this offence.
If you want to use electricity I suggest you pay for it!
MJP
Reality check
24.04.2002 15:47
matt