UK Free Spaces Newswire Archive
Sheffield Street Piano faces Eviction
27-06-2006 22:37
Grass roots autonomous bottom up initiatives such as this should be encouraged, not cracked down on.The following is local coverage (text taken from the Sheffield Star) of the impending doom of Sheffield's first free community street piano. Visit www.streetpianos.org.
Critical mass cyclist wins judicial review against police
27-06-2006 15:57
Judge: ride "cannot by now sensibly be called anything butcommon or customary"
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RIP Matilda
26-06-2006 22:27
A few folk have written about MATILDA and what it meant to them so here are my thoughts.Sunrise Summer Solstice Festie Pics + Report
26-06-2006 17:32
The Sunrise festival was held for five main days over the summer solstice period. This was a massive undertaking, pulling off the first 24hr music license for such a long festie here in the uk and setting out to have the site served entirely by compost loos (more on that later...)
People's Kitchen Tues 27th fundraiser for Birley Field's Campaign
26-06-2006 17:06
Delicious organic food lovingly cooked by the Hulme Permaculture Course for your delight. All donations go to the Friend's of Birley Field's Campaign, which has so far stopped the council's proposals for car showrooms, hotels and offices on Hulme's green spaces and is currently consulting local people on alternative sustainable plans for this much loved area. Come and eat good food and have your say!
Voices Of The People Of Sharrow [save the sheffield street piano!!]
25-06-2006 10:26
Following the council's sellotaping of an eviction order on Sheffield's very own Free Community Street Piano in Sharrow Vale Road, people have been attaching their own little messages of support, written on scraps of paper. These have been typed up below.MATILDA R.I.P.: A Poem For Eviction Day
25-06-2006 01:52
Matilda in Court: some feedback from the case
23-06-2006 23:24
On Thursday 22nd June Yorkshire Forward took 30 persons unknown who had established a social centre in 111 Matilda Street to the County Court for Trespass. In hearing the case you actually dared to hope at one point that there might be some kind of outcome in Matilda's favour. But as ever the judge sided with the property owners regardless of the arguments put forward and legal technicalities raised. I wasn't able to get notes down of all the arguments made, but hopefully the bits I can recall will give you a small flavour of the case.Its good night from Matilda
23-06-2006 20:42
Its Goodnight Matilda well not just yet!
Hello here is what has been asked of from the representatives of Yorkshire forward
Israeli government makes Palestinian Jerusalemites foreigners in their city
23-06-2006 09:09
The Israeli government announced recently that it would restrict the right of Palestinian citizens who hold foreign passports, in addition to their required Israeli-issued ID and Palestinian passports, to live in Jerusalem, the future capital of the Palestinian state. Thegovernment will require all Palestinian holders of foreign passports to leave the country every three months in order to obtain a visa, as is the case for any foreigner. Obtaining the visa is dependent on two factors: one is the mood of the soldiers on duty occupying the borders, and the second is what is written in the computer. Many foreigners and Palestinians have inexplicable black-marks next to their names, which makes their entry extremely difficult. Some are required to spend hours with Israeli interrogators before gaining entrance, while others are not allowed entrance at all. Others still breeze through without question.
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MATILDA - I fought the law and the law won
22-06-2006 16:39
SOUTHEND CRITICAL MASS ARRESTS : CASE DROPPED
22-06-2006 16:27
See the report of the arrests here:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/05/340471.html Oxton Festival Banned/British Open Welcomed
22-06-2006 13:25
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Save Sharrow cemetery!
22-06-2006 10:13
Sheffield City Council propose to turn green space of historical value into posh flats. Don't let them.summer solstice: remembering the battle of the beanfield
21-06-2006 23:27
Today is the Summer Solstice, which is the equilivent of Christmas for Pagans. More than 17,000 people were at Stonehenge to celebrate and there was just one arrest. What an improvement on 21 years ago, when nearly 600 people were arrested in the 'Battle of the Beanfield' which took place in Wiltshire near Stonehenge on June 1st 1985.Keep MATILDA Alive!
20-06-2006 16:20
Come to the demonstration outside court this Thursday...
In the last twelve months, MATILDA have turned an abandoned building into a thriving social centre. For a year we have put on performances, film showings and exhibitions, as well as providing much needed working and meeting space for local artists and activists.
This week, we are fighting eviction and will be demonstrating outside court to support those inside.
MATILDA needs your support too! The court case will be heard on:
- Thursday 22nd June, 10:30am
- at Sheffield County Court
- The Law Courts, 50 West Bar, Sheffield, S3 8PH
- Google Maps
London Bridge Contact Improvisation Friday23 june 4-6pm
20-06-2006 12:37
