ALERT: BRIXTON tomorrow 6 March. Massive police social cleansing operation.

#brixtonunite against racist police | 05.03.2014 13:08

PLEASE SPREAD. Tomorrow (Thursday 6 March) there will be a major social cleansing operation in Brixton involving police, bailiffs, and immigration officers. Organised by Met Police and Lambeth Council, with the friendly title "Brixton Unite", the council leaflet advertises a full day of "weapon sweeps in parks and open spaces, trading standards and licensing visits, abandoned car removals, Anti Social Behaviour operations, tenancy enforcement and operations to tackle robbery."

police out of brixton 1981/2014

Other sources also mention armed police "anti-gang" raids in the morning, UKBA immigration checks, and a BBC camera crew to film the whole thing. Alongside the arrests and searches there will also be an "engagement
event" featuring a dance troupe and Battersea dogs home (2-6pm in Windrush Square). "This day will be supported by the mobile CCTV van and increased police patrols during the evening as well as arrest enquiries on those persons involved in gang related violence."

This is indeed "the return of the discredited policing tactic Operation SWAMP to central Brixton. The discredited policing tactic that saw hundreds of officers literally swamp local communities triggered the civil rights uprising of 1981." (see

http://leejasper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/police-operation-swamp-81-returns-to.html) Now used to set the seal on the middle class gentrification of Brixton with a total state clampdown on all undesirable elements.

Various groups are calling for people to gather in Windrush Square at 1PM (before the start of the "engagement event"), as well as to keep an eye out for police and immigration attacks throughout the day.

For more info see:

https://network23.org/antiraids/2014/03/05/thursday-6th-march-stand-up-against-state-repression-in-brixton/

https://www.facebook.com/SouthLondonAF

http://leejasper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/police-operation-swamp-81-returns-to.html

#brixtonunite against racist police
Homepage: https://network23.org/antiraids/

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UPDATE: have the Met backed off?

05.03.2014 21:26

Lee Jasper, who had blogged about this yesterday, is now saying that he met with Lambeth Council this evening and the operation has been called off after "a successful intervention by Lambeth Police Consultative Group. There will be no UKBA presence in Brixton tomorrow and the whole operation has now been replaced by a small scale crime awareness event and some parking and ticket tout activity. Many thanks to those who supported the efforts to prevent this happening."

http://leejasper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/operation-swamp-brixton-cancelled.html

In any case worth keeping an eye on things in Brixton tomorrow ...

antiraider

Keep an eye on Lee Jasper.......

06.03.2014 09:20

Self Serving, egotistical and not one of the most trustable or honourable individuals...

Anne Frankly

UPDATE: police raids in Brixton this morning

06.03.2014 11:18

11AM. Police raids on buildings, apparently for drugs, going on this morning in Brixton. Some police and various other officials (market inspectors, traffic wardens etc.) now gathering at Brixton market. No reports of UKBA raids just yet. Despite report of cancellation Lambeth Council have confirmed (to VICE journalist Simon Childs) that operation "Brixton Unite" is still on, but obviously downplaying raids and repression aspect. Follow @antiraids on twitter for updates through the day.

antiraider

Jasper

06.03.2014 12:23

Typical Jasper to say more or less late last night - have sorted it - and is cancelled when it is patently happening now.

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The latest mainstream news report about the Brixton raids

06.03.2014 15:59

Here is the latest [Edited to add: dated 30/1/14 mainstream news report about todays Brixton raids:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-raids-lead-to-arrest-of29-vicious-gang-members-9097379.html

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crisis

08.03.2014 10:57

We demand that there are no weapon sweeps

We demand the end to trading standards visits

We demand the end to the removal of abandoned cars

We demand the end to resolving anti-social issues

We demand the end to any attempt at tackling robbery

This is brixton. It is our turf not yours

Re: crisis

08.03.2014 12:49

... says the police

keep on typing fellas, after all, it is ya job!

FU2

Re-Crisis....

14.03.2014 14:51

We demand million pound Yuppy flats..
We demand vintage clothes shops...
We demand Stone baked pizzeria..
We demand an atheist church....

and only then will gentrification be complete.....

Fuck you to FU

Anne Frankly

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