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Eco-village occupation near Hammersmith this Saturday (June 6th)

diggers | 04.06.2009 01:35 | Climate Chaos | Free Spaces | Health | Cambridge | South Coast

Meet at 10AM under the clock in the middle of Waterloo Station.

Pure Genius
Pure Genius

Pure Genius Roundhouse
Pure Genius Roundhouse


Hello friends

you may be aware of the eco-village occupation which is taking place on
Saturday June 6th. We will be occupying a disused urban site in SW London
near Hammersmith and to start an eco-village community based on sustainable
methods of living such as vegetable growing, compost toilets the works. There is a press release below- please can you distribute it to all and
sundry and tell everyone you know who would want to know that this thing is
going down or up? (depending on which way you look at it 8-)

The land is everybodys.
For immediate release...


Background:

In May 1996, 500 The Land is Ours activists occupied 13 acres of derelict land
on the banks of the River Thames in Wandsworth, highlighting the misuse of
urban land, the lack of provision of affordable housing and the deterioration
of the urban environment. That action grew into far more than just a simple
land rights action.

A community grew up on the site called Pure Genius!! over the 5½ months that
the occupation lasted for.....



Then and now:


"Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars" Martin Luther King.

In the first three months of 2009, nearly 13,000 Britons lost their home to
repossessions. Now, perhaps more than ever, the ideas of peaceful land
reclamation and eco-villages are becoming recognized as the solution to
problems such as overcrowding in cities and the destruction of the land due to
harmful agricultural practices.

Action:

In the spirit of Pure Genius, On June 6th 2009, hundreds of activists will
converge on a piece of derelict land close by to Hammersmith in south west
London to create an eco-village community based entirely on sustainable
technology and construction techniques.

Come and be a part of this eco-village community.



Inspired:

This eco-village occupation is inspired by campaigns like The Land is Ours
which campaigns peacefully for access to the land, its resources, and the
decision-making processes affecting them, for everyone, irrespective of race,
gender or age. for more information, please visit:

www.tlio.org.uk



Meet-up:

The exact location of the site will be revealed on the day. The meet up point
is at Waterloo Station (under the clock in the middle of the station) at 10AM
on Saturday 6th June. Please try to be on time as we don't want to be hanging
around all morning.

If you would like to speak to someone regarding the campaign or the occupation,
please contact Carolyn on: 01727 812369 or Gareth on: 07515 166011 or email:
 diggers360@yahoo.co.uk


Contact email:  diggers360@yahoo.co.uk

diggers
- e-mail: diggers360@yahoo.co.uk

Comments

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Ashame

04.06.2009 13:09

It's ashame that this is happening on the same day as the first day of the anarchist movement conference and Strawberry Fair.

Boi!


For ducks sake

04.06.2009 13:46

Who the hell cares what a few stoned hippies are going to be doing over a weekend ?

IMC is not for shit like this

Not interested


Good luck.

04.06.2009 14:18

Cant make as i have other plans but hope it all goes well, and as for the early poster, please enlighten us with what indymedia is for?

Me


And the police response will be?

04.06.2009 20:33

So they say:

"We will be occupying a disused urban site in SW London
near Hammersmith and to start an eco-village community based on sustainable
methods of living such as vegetable growing, compost toilets the works"

Seems pretty harmless but will probably seen as a threat to the state.

Accordingly can we expect to see massed TSG cops and bludgeoning of peaceful people. Are we looking at the Battle of the Beanfield all over again?

After G20 will they learn a lesson? Or will they crack heads in front of hundreds of video cameras?

Aa they say in the vernacular, "The Whole World is Watching".

media girl