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TSG force entry to Social Centre on Peckham Road, London

NP | 16.12.2011 20:32 | Free Spaces | Policing | Repression

News is coming in from the crew at the Peckham Social Centre that a raid has just happened there. Tooled up riot police broke their way in to the space without a warrant or court papers to attempt to justify the action and no reason has yet been given.



The Peckham Social Centre has been going for two months now and has held fundraisers and community events. It's a squatted space with attempts to make a deal with the owners and has become a hub of activity in South London with the space lovingly transformed into a funtioning social centre from a derelict warehouse.

The raid tonight was illegal and immoral causing huge amounts of stress to the residents while they sat outside eating dinner. One resident ran back inside to close the door but the locks were ripped right off the door by the state's hired thugs. Sadly no pictures were taken of this criminality as the crew were busy trying to avoid the fate of those who were in the G20 Convergance Space in April 2009 (now the Earl Street Community Centre).

After snooping around the place the thugs in blue threatened to find out more about the space's use of light (this seems to be an any means necessary kind of action though as on April 28th despite it being shown that the Ratstar Social Centre had an account, the electricity was illegally disconneced from the street anyway) and threatened to be back with a warrant to intimidate the residents further.

If you haven't been before, it's a white building with a red fence next to a BP garage. The nearest bus stop is Peckham Road/Southampton Way and nearest station is Peckham Rye (5-10min walk to the social centre).

This is an amazing space and an amazing crew and it's gutting that it could all end in more violent state evictions. If anyone can come down tonight to support the crew you'll be welcome to come and share the rest of the food from before this violent interuption.

More info coming soon on the centre's website or contact 07913000789.

Solidarity and resistance.

NP

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Breaking news - 3 TSG vans now back outside.

16.12.2011 20:39

3 vans now back outside the space. If anyone can come down we need you there as this is looking like an attempt to evict.

NP


News just in - 3 riots vans outside - eviction attempt looking likely...

16.12.2011 20:49

After leaving once it's clear that the thugs mean business as there's now three vans of them ouside the centre. Support is urgently needed so if you can come down to join those already there in solidarity - do so!

NP


fuckthefuckers

16.12.2011 22:09

aaah that sucks, solidarity from bristol

bastards


thinking of you all

18.12.2011 17:37

Can't make it down to London at the mo, sorry... good luck folks.

v


please be accurate

18.12.2011 17:57

The police who forced entry were NOT TSG, their badge numbers begin with U

the police who entered were southwark police with MD badge numbers  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_number

could the moderators please change the title to "Police force entry...."

pedent