Vortex Social Centre was supposed to in court today, (Friday 2nd feb) to clarify the legal status of the private bailiff company and their right to carried out evictions.
In an amazing climb down, the property developers solicitors wrote to us and said they wouldn't be challenging our application against the bailiffs (in essense we were right all along) but have instead applied to the high court directly for an eviction warrant. This is unfortunate as high court bailiffs can come to evict us at any time without warning and with a heavy police presense. They don't have to give us advance written notice and the likelyhood of effective resistance is slim (see Broadway market eviction)
As of yesterday we are now on eviction alert although The No Borders benefit will go ahead as planned, as will the cafe/cinema night tonight.
In another climb down Starbucks have stated that although they were looking at 139-141 church street as a potential site for their coffee chain they aren't any more. This has yet to be officially confirmed but we'd like to think it was us what changed their mind.
Re: the petition. Around 1200 signatures and rising.
This weekends events:
Friday 2nd February -
CINEMA AND CAFE NIGHT - 7.30pm til 11pm
Hot and tasty food, with drinks, good company and the latest (anti-copyright) film showing. All welcome.
Saturday 3rd February -
NO BORDERS BENEFIT NIGHT - 6pm til 2am
6:30 pm onwards - be short films, cafe, workshops, and banner making
7:00 pm -workshop on visiting and supporting detainees starts at 7.00pm - come if you want to get involved.
8.00 pm - films (noborders demo against Harmondsworth and Colnbrook last year and more), ex-detainees speaking, open discussion.
9.30 pm onwards benefit night, including David Rovics (political singer and songwriter), 52 Commercial Road (progressive rock), par(ticular) electronic live set + others TBC
The first part of the evening is free for all, the second donations � 5 / 3, free for refugees . All money raised goes to support people in detention.
website:
http://noborderslondon.blogspot.com/
noborders detainee support network:
detaineesupport@risup.net
Vortex Social Centre
139-141 Stoke Newington Church Street
N16 0UH
map:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=533113&Y=186502&A=Y&Z=1
PS for all you media whores we got 'squat of the week' in time out and the latest hackney gazette ran a lovely piece about the place, including huge photo.
As of yesterday we are now on eviction alert although The No Borders benefit will go ahead as planned, as will the cafe/cinema night tonight.
In another climb down Starbucks have stated that although they were looking at 139-141 church street as a potential site for their coffee chain they aren't any more. This has yet to be officially confirmed but we'd like to think it was us what changed their mind.
Re: the petition. Around 1200 signatures and rising.
This weekends events:
Friday 2nd February -
CINEMA AND CAFE NIGHT - 7.30pm til 11pm
Hot and tasty food, with drinks, good company and the latest (anti-copyright) film showing. All welcome.
Saturday 3rd February -
NO BORDERS BENEFIT NIGHT - 6pm til 2am
6:30 pm onwards - be short films, cafe, workshops, and banner making
7:00 pm -workshop on visiting and supporting detainees starts at 7.00pm - come if you want to get involved.
8.00 pm - films (noborders demo against Harmondsworth and Colnbrook last year and more), ex-detainees speaking, open discussion.
9.30 pm onwards benefit night, including David Rovics (political singer and songwriter), 52 Commercial Road (progressive rock), par(ticular) electronic live set + others TBC
The first part of the evening is free for all, the second donations � 5 / 3, free for refugees . All money raised goes to support people in detention.
website:
http://noborderslondon.blogspot.com/ noborders detainee support network:
detaineesupport@risup.net Vortex Social Centre
139-141 Stoke Newington Church Street
N16 0UH
map:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=533113&Y=186502&A=Y&Z=1 PS for all you media whores we got 'squat of the week' in time out and the latest hackney gazette ran a lovely piece about the place, including huge photo.
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