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Hackney Social Centre - Morning report

Dissident Werewolf | 21.04.2008 13:58 | 2008 Days Of Action For Autonomous Spaces | Free Spaces | London

Responding to the threatened eviction of the Hackney Social Centre people turned up prepared to resist. Those inside the centre climbed on the roof and raised the black flag as well as dropping a number of banners.

Banner 1
Banner 1

Roof Occupiers
Roof Occupiers

Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo

Outside
Outside



Spirits were high, tea was drunk, and someone made beans on toast. Reactions from passsers by were mixed, one person blamed the tube not working on weekends on 'people like you', others shook hands, and many read the leaflets that were being handed out. After sitting around for probably 3 hours news filtered through that some bailiffs had been and said they would be back at some point before Friday. Soon after this there was word that the police were outside the Wominspace so we all bailed down there to check it out. The cops had left when we got there so there was more tea and some bike fixing.

The Hackney Social Centre is still under threat, it now looks like the bailiffs could turn up at any time so be ready I guess

Dissident Werewolf

Additions

clarification

21.04.2008 17:19

the bailiffs who came today were NOT high court bailiffs, they were from the county court.
it is not clear if this was a misunderstanding or even a bad joke from the police (who didnt show up at all today)

someone who was in hackney today


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  1. how to engage local people with autonomous spaces — barrier breaker
  2. @@@ — anarchist Hackney resident
  3. Finish the story — curious