Rampart Eviction - The Priest and the Chainsaw
Resonance | 15.10.2009 23:25
for those of you that haven't heard. forwarded from london indymedia.
Also accessible at
http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/2587.
Also accessible at
http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/2587.
The rampART Social Centre was evicted at 5:30am this morning by 45 police, bailiffs and a priest.
After over 5 years and many eviction scares it has finally happened... 3 people and a dog were inside when police attempted to chanisaw the door. They also had climbers going up to the roof conjuring up memories of the raid during the G20 in April. Police are blocking the entrance to all three roads leading to the social centre with vans and their bodies. They are handing out a piece of paper with a telephone number to call to get belongings out of the building. If you are able to help move or store stuff please contact the rampART collective -
rampart@mutualaid.org.
A meeting will happen at Non Commercial House freeshop at 165 Commercial Street this evening.
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From the rampART website:
Welcome:
The rampART is a non commercial social centre in Whitechapel run entirely by volunteers, for all types of political, cultural and artistic events.
Variously known as the rampART social centre,the rampART creative centre and social space,or more commonly simply as ‘rampART’, the centre was opened on 21 May 2004 and takes its name from the street on which it stands. In essence it is an autonomous social centre housed in an abandoned building previously used as a school. Located in the East End of London near Whitechapel, the once derelict building has hosted hundreds of cultural and political events during the time it has been open, placing r ampART firmly on the activist map of London.
The rampART provides a non-commercial, not-for-profit space for hosting cultural and political events, including film festivals, art exhibitions, benefit concerts, political discussions, public meetings and workshops.It remains a school, a space for debate and for promoting the exchange of views on a wide range of issues, topics and concerns. Initial plans for the rampART included setting up a free shop, community cinema, art gallery, painting workshop, radio studio and free internet access. All these ideas have been realised and further projects are being developed.
The project is run by an open collective as an autonomous space with a strong emphasis on consensus decision making and DIY culture.
After over 5 years and many eviction scares it has finally happened... 3 people and a dog were inside when police attempted to chanisaw the door. They also had climbers going up to the roof conjuring up memories of the raid during the G20 in April. Police are blocking the entrance to all three roads leading to the social centre with vans and their bodies. They are handing out a piece of paper with a telephone number to call to get belongings out of the building. If you are able to help move or store stuff please contact the rampART collective -
rampart@mutualaid.org. A meeting will happen at Non Commercial House freeshop at 165 Commercial Street this evening.
481894979_3bf51f9a8c-medium
Rampart-map2-medium
From the rampART website:
Welcome:
The rampART is a non commercial social centre in Whitechapel run entirely by volunteers, for all types of political, cultural and artistic events.
Variously known as the rampART social centre,the rampART creative centre and social space,or more commonly simply as ‘rampART’, the centre was opened on 21 May 2004 and takes its name from the street on which it stands. In essence it is an autonomous social centre housed in an abandoned building previously used as a school. Located in the East End of London near Whitechapel, the once derelict building has hosted hundreds of cultural and political events during the time it has been open, placing r ampART firmly on the activist map of London.
The rampART provides a non-commercial, not-for-profit space for hosting cultural and political events, including film festivals, art exhibitions, benefit concerts, political discussions, public meetings and workshops.It remains a school, a space for debate and for promoting the exchange of views on a wide range of issues, topics and concerns. Initial plans for the rampART included setting up a free shop, community cinema, art gallery, painting workshop, radio studio and free internet access. All these ideas have been realised and further projects are being developed.
The project is run by an open collective as an autonomous space with a strong emphasis on consensus decision making and DIY culture.
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