MAYDAY…MAYDAY… CAMBERWELL SQUAT CENTRE GETS COURT PAPERS
So… the Squat Centre at 192 Warham Street, Camberwell, has received
court
papers… The owners of the building, so called, are seeking possession
of
the place, taking us to Lambeth County Court…on Tuesday May 1st! Yes,
Mayday! Well we weren’t going to work that day anyway…
So… the Squat Centre at 192 Warham Street, Camberwell, has received
court
papers… The owners of the building, so called, are seeking possession
of
the place, taking us to Lambeth County Court…on Tuesday May 1st! Yes,
Mayday! Well we weren’t going to work that day anyway…
We are getting together a defence for the hearing, we have some
arguments,
hopefully we will stave off eviction for a while… Meanwhile we are
continuing to use the space as much as we can, and carrying on with a
lively program of events. We may get evicted, sooner or later, but we
will
sing dance and create resistance here, for as long as the space is
under
our control. And then we will occupy somewhere else! A trundly
juggernaut
of energy, interest, ideas, and lovely people has been built up, and we
believe we can carry this on even if we have to find another place. In
the
meantime we urge everyone to get on down here if you can, support
events
that are happening, create your own.
TALKING OF MAYDAY
Some of us at the Camberwell Squat Centre have been talking for a while
about holding a Mayday event; our discussions have focused on uniting
the
idea of International Workers Day with an old style South London Mayday
fest with a Maypole (a little modified to address the alienated social
system we face today)… We are calling a Picnic/mini-Festival on mayday
itself, in Kennington Park, the old Kennington Common, common land and
a
gathering place for rowdy mobs, radical crowds, and self-organised
entertainment for centuries… We are still working on ideas, but we hope
to
have a maypole to dance around, and suggest people bring musical
instruments, weird and colourful costumes, food and drink to share… 2pm
at
the Squat, procession to Kennington park for Picnic at 3pm.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CENTRE
Sunday 22nd:
Seed/Seedlings & gardening Info Exchange: Bring seeds, seedlings,
knowledge etc, take some away… 12 midday.
Practical DIY Workshop: knitting, sewing and bondage. Bring fabric,
wool,
needles, thread, rope, handcuffs… From 3pm.
Noc Jazz/Jazz Café, 5pm – midnight. Get Down with the Cats, for some
cool
grooves, blue notes, and maybe the living is easy… With a film: “Jazz
On a
Summers Day” (6pm). Music: (bring your own) cds and vinyl – from bebop,
big band to modal and free jazz.
Monday 23rd: Collective meeting 7pm. This is where we sort out running
the
building, and upcoming events… Also this week we will probably be
discussing the impending court case…
Tuesday 24th: State of Emergency meeting. 7pm. Direct Action ?Anti-War
Group.
Weds 25th: film night, 7.30 pm. Refusal of Work film:? 'Lavorare con
lentezza' ('Work Slowly: Radio Alice'). Fantastic feature film from
Italy
about the radical upheavals around Bologna in the 1970's and the free
radio station Radio Alice. Brilliant!!! Subtitled
Thurs 26th: ‘Reel News’ film night. ‘Activist Video: Stop Trident!
Aldermaston, Stop Trident! Faslane, PCS Dispute: Ministry of Defence
Strike, Manchester Fujitsu Strike, Fluffy Against the War, Mayo:
Policing
the Pollution, How Cuba Survived peak Oil, G8 2005: Gleneagles.
Fri 27th: Café/bar. Benefit night for Elba, a long-running squat in
Warsaw
threatened with eviction.
Saturday 28th: Secondhand book and other junk sale, in aid of the
Centre
coffers. Bring in unwanted books, CDs, records, clothes, and other
unbroken flotsam to the centre before this date. 12 - 4.
Also bar, 8-1. Volunteers needed.
Sunday 29th: Practical DIY Workshop: Stencil and sticker-making. Bring
paper, paints, pens, card… From 12.
Monday 30th: Collective Meeting, 7pm.
Tuesday May 1st: Mayday! Meet 2pm at the Squat, procession to
Kennington
Park for Picnic at 3pm.
Wednesday 2nd: Film Night: ATORNALLOM: The amazing story of a community
defending their local orchard affected by the expansion of the Port of
Valencia (1993) ?+ FOURTH WORLD WAR ?The front-lines of conflicts in
Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Korea, North America
and Europe 7.30pm
Camberwell Squat Centre, 192, Warham Street, London SE5.
Nearest tube: Oval. Buses that go past: P5, 36, 185, 436.
For more info ring the Squat Centre on: 07982 469755
or check out the website: www.56a.org.uk/warham.html
arguments,
hopefully we will stave off eviction for a while… Meanwhile we are
continuing to use the space as much as we can, and carrying on with a
lively program of events. We may get evicted, sooner or later, but we
will
sing dance and create resistance here, for as long as the space is
under
our control. And then we will occupy somewhere else! A trundly
juggernaut
of energy, interest, ideas, and lovely people has been built up, and we
believe we can carry this on even if we have to find another place. In
the
meantime we urge everyone to get on down here if you can, support
events
that are happening, create your own.
TALKING OF MAYDAY
Some of us at the Camberwell Squat Centre have been talking for a while
about holding a Mayday event; our discussions have focused on uniting
the
idea of International Workers Day with an old style South London Mayday
fest with a Maypole (a little modified to address the alienated social
system we face today)… We are calling a Picnic/mini-Festival on mayday
itself, in Kennington Park, the old Kennington Common, common land and
a
gathering place for rowdy mobs, radical crowds, and self-organised
entertainment for centuries… We are still working on ideas, but we hope
to
have a maypole to dance around, and suggest people bring musical
instruments, weird and colourful costumes, food and drink to share… 2pm
at
the Squat, procession to Kennington park for Picnic at 3pm.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CENTRE
Sunday 22nd:
Seed/Seedlings & gardening Info Exchange: Bring seeds, seedlings,
knowledge etc, take some away… 12 midday.
Practical DIY Workshop: knitting, sewing and bondage. Bring fabric,
wool,
needles, thread, rope, handcuffs… From 3pm.
Noc Jazz/Jazz Café, 5pm – midnight. Get Down with the Cats, for some
cool
grooves, blue notes, and maybe the living is easy… With a film: “Jazz
On a
Summers Day” (6pm). Music: (bring your own) cds and vinyl – from bebop,
big band to modal and free jazz.
Monday 23rd: Collective meeting 7pm. This is where we sort out running
the
building, and upcoming events… Also this week we will probably be
discussing the impending court case…
Tuesday 24th: State of Emergency meeting. 7pm. Direct Action ?Anti-War
Group.
Weds 25th: film night, 7.30 pm. Refusal of Work film:? 'Lavorare con
lentezza' ('Work Slowly: Radio Alice'). Fantastic feature film from
Italy
about the radical upheavals around Bologna in the 1970's and the free
radio station Radio Alice. Brilliant!!! Subtitled
Thurs 26th: ‘Reel News’ film night. ‘Activist Video: Stop Trident!
Aldermaston, Stop Trident! Faslane, PCS Dispute: Ministry of Defence
Strike, Manchester Fujitsu Strike, Fluffy Against the War, Mayo:
Policing
the Pollution, How Cuba Survived peak Oil, G8 2005: Gleneagles.
Fri 27th: Café/bar. Benefit night for Elba, a long-running squat in
Warsaw
threatened with eviction.
Saturday 28th: Secondhand book and other junk sale, in aid of the
Centre
coffers. Bring in unwanted books, CDs, records, clothes, and other
unbroken flotsam to the centre before this date. 12 - 4.
Also bar, 8-1. Volunteers needed.
Sunday 29th: Practical DIY Workshop: Stencil and sticker-making. Bring
paper, paints, pens, card… From 12.
Monday 30th: Collective Meeting, 7pm.
Tuesday May 1st: Mayday! Meet 2pm at the Squat, procession to
Kennington
Park for Picnic at 3pm.
Wednesday 2nd: Film Night: ATORNALLOM: The amazing story of a community
defending their local orchard affected by the expansion of the Port of
Valencia (1993) ?+ FOURTH WORLD WAR ?The front-lines of conflicts in
Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Korea, North America
and Europe 7.30pm
Camberwell Squat Centre, 192, Warham Street, London SE5.
Nearest tube: Oval. Buses that go past: P5, 36, 185, 436.
For more info ring the Squat Centre on: 07982 469755
or check out the website: www.56a.org.uk/warham.html
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