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GRASS: The Battle For Wembley Park Sports Ground Video

GRASS Watcher | 04.09.2008 12:15 | Education | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | London

On Monday 4 August 2008 the Grass Roots Alliance for Social Sports (GRASS) was forcibly evicted from the Wembley Park Sports Ground in rough scenes and under sketchy legal grounds.

Protestor Head Lock
Protestor Head Lock

Locked On By The Neck
Locked On By The Neck

Strangled!
Strangled!

Assaulting The Press
Assaulting The Press


Using an existing eviction order from the Tent City Occupation and an eviction order on the Sports Ground businesses, Brent Council forcibly evicted the GRASS protestors. Then the council turned on the four squatters in the house on the site, evicting them without any prior notice - something maybe the Brent Squatters Association should look into.

A video of the eviction from that morning can be found here.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08mWEt6DUZM

An indepth report is here.

 http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com/2008/09/smash-school-privatisation-battle-for.html

The day panned out causing endless disruption for Brent Council, as they grew increasingly frustrated at the protestors continuous actions to halt the start of work on the temporary accommodation for the Ark Wembley Park Academy, which is due to open at the start of term in September.

The video and stills supplied are courtesy of freelance investigative journalist Jason N. Parkinson. All stills and video are (c) Jason N. Parkinson. All Rights Reserved.

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