Two Birmingham City Council employees turned up yesterday to deliver Court papers to the Nursery Social Centre in Selly Oak. One man reluctantly identified himself as Anthony Reese, the other man picture refused to identify himself. Mr. Reese when asked to identify himself held his Identity card upside down. He also refused initially to give his office phone number. He categorically refused to tell us his bosses name but we know he works for the City Council's Economic "Development" Dept - the department responsible for evicting us and "developing" the secret garden.
Anthony Reece employed by the City Council's Economic "Development" Dept
It transpires that Anthony Reese has already visited the Social Centre the a week ago as a member of the community interested in doing some music here. We welcomed him with open arms and offered him a cup of tea and gave him a tour of the building. He enthused that the capitalist system was wrong and needed smashing. He raised his fist in defiance and wished us the best of luck with the social centre.
On his return to the social centre dressed in a suit, we asked him why he was involved with evicting homeless people back onto street and ruining other people's lives including children. He replied that it was just a job.
On his return to the social centre dressed in a suit, we asked him why he was involved with evicting homeless people back onto street and ruining other people's lives including children. He replied that it was just a job.
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22.09.2004 18:43
they do things like this.
It doesnt surprise me in the slightest though
Birmingham City Council are bound to start using dirty tricks
we ant half showing them up latley
just gives us even more reason to resist
You cant evict the spirit, community space not lottery waste
love and rage
K
Kidda
and you can join in the discussion on the City Council's Bulletin Board
23.09.2004 09:00
the Developers and Birmingham City Council are in bed together!
Brum City Council's Economic Development Dept. breaks it's code of conduct
23.09.2004 10:02
A Council Officer who refused to identify himself
We have also discovered another anomalie - we cannot confirm the identity of Mr. Anthony Reese. His name does not appear in the Birmingham City Council phone directory or the internal mail server.
Let's hope Birmingham City Council and its Economic Development Department can resolve this anomalie before we are forcefully evicted onto the streets next Tuesday...
The Nursery Social Centre Collective
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Git
23.09.2004 12:32
StuckAtCollege
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just to say thanks
24.09.2004 16:56
the social centre is brilliant. its horrible that the building will be pulled down probably for the land to be a carpark for people building the road (did i get that right?). its a friendly building with its own history. the stuff you've found around the building from when it was a nursery gives it its own atmosphere.
don't know whats happening with the eviction now but if you're still there, some of us might come see how you're doing again soon.
cause not all visitors are betraying scum :-)
look after yourselves and bite the bastards
manc