Skip to content or view screen version

Poland: Queer club occupied and under siege

renegado | 30.03.2006 02:08 | Free Spaces | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles

Warsaw City Council, run by the ruling party PiS (Law and Justice Party), has ordered the closure of 'Le Madame', a popular gay club and counter-cultural/political hub. The place has been occupied, and surrounded by cops. Apparently, there's a 48 hour period of grace, which expires on Thursday.

Reports:
 http://poland.indymedia.org/pl/2006/03/19623.shtml
 http://ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/2006march/2801.htm
 http://ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/2006march/2803.htm
 http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2006/03/warsaw_the_sieg.html

Photos:
 http://poland.indymedia.org/pl/2006/03/19601.shtml

Anyone with any contacts there?

renegado

Comments

Display the following comment

  1. The reason for closure — Martin