Free Spaces London events listing for this weekend, 11-13 April 2008

update 11 April 2008:

Squatters Estate Agents Opens In London

As part of the Space Is The Place - Side Stepping The Property Ladder series of events taking place in various London autonomous spaces over the weekend of the 11th and 12th April, a squatters estate agents has been set up.

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from various sources, 9 April 2008:

The weekend starts with a social meet-up and info night at the rampART social centre on Friday evening - a cafe with films, presentations and info stall. There will also be an event at the NOID gallery with acoustic bands and performances.

The art-space, films, workshops and discussions will take place saturday and sunday daytime at the newly opened social centre in Shoreditch (address and directions to be announced thurday). The space will also host a free shop and squatters estate agency.

On Saturday evening, Hackney Social Centre on Lower Clapton Road will host the Advisory Service for Squatters benefit gig with Headjam, Skints, Ras Simeon Judah, 52 Commercial Rd and Pinstickers.

Private enterprise owns and runs nearly all of the places where we live and work. Social centres provide much needed public space for people to meet outside of the over-priced and controlled business ventures that make up our leisure options.

Social centres are run by and for the local community, and are not affiliated to political parties etc. We can meet to exchange skills and experiences, enjoy good food and a cuppa.

Squatting puts empty buildings into use and returns public space to all of us. GET INVOLVED

Space Is The Place - side stepping the property ladder

This is a one-off series of events to coincide with the Europe-wide days of action in defence of free spaces and for an anti-capitalist popular culture. The events are based at a new squatted social centre in Shoreditch and other autonomous spaces around London.

See:
http://april2008.squat.net | http://www.wombles.org.uk/topics/scn/april2008

The themes for Space Is the Place is the appropriation of public space by big business through privatisation and speculation, the sell-off of council housing and how the current housing crisis affects the most disadvantaged, gentrification and redevelopment of East London for the Olympics in 2012, the mismanagement of land and its ownership by the wealthy elite...

There will be an open access art-space themed as above, discussions and skill-sharing to bring people together and share ideas on how we can solve the problems we face, info-station for DIY action, films, photography, music and cafe. There will also be a benefit gig to raise money for the Advisory Service for Squatters.

If you are engaged in struggle relating to land, housing, poverty etc - whether a group or individual - please contact us ASAP about doing a presentation, info stall, workshop etc

To contribute: housingmatters@hushmail.com

Full Program Outline Below

Also look out for the special issue of Rupture, the squatter zine.

Friday 11th

7pm @ rampART Social Centre (yes, it's still open)
Free Spaces info night and social meet up with cafe, films, talks, stalls

8pm @ NOID Gallery
ASS acoustic bands and performance

Saturday 12th

12noon @ Alexandra Hostel, Hackney
public action organised by London Coallition Against Poverty

10am-7pm @ New Shoreditch Squat
Squatters Estate Agency, Art Exhibition, Films, Stalls, Workshops and discussion

11am-5pm @ Whitechapel
Food Not Bombs cooking at rampART from 11am. serving food in Whitechapel 2:30pm - usually till 4:30pm

8pm @ Hackney Social Centre
Benefit gig for the Advisory Service for Squatters. Bands, stalls, vegan dinner.

Sunday 13th

10am-7pm @ New Shoreditch Squat
Squatters Estate Agency, Art Exhibition, Films, Stalls, Workshops and discussion

2pm @ Brixton
Reclaim Food with Food Not Bombs, Brixton town centre

Other Happenings

Sat 11th: Wominspace workshops and drag party from 9pm till late

Sat 11th: 7pm - 11:30pm Earth Circus Climate 4 Change Cabaret @ Circle Community

Venues Details

New Shoreditch Squat : The squat is located in Bowl Court which is up Plough Court next to the junction of Great Eastern Street and Shoreditch High Street.

rampART social centre : 15-17 Rampart Street, E1 2LA - http://www.rampart.co.nr

NOID gallery : 26 Calvert Ave, London E2 7JP - http://www.noidgallery.net

Hackney Social Centre : 231 Lower Clapton Road, E5 8EG - http://www.hackneysocialcentre.blogspot.com

Wominspace : 4a Corbridge Crescent, E2 - http://www.womynspace.blogspot.com

Circle Community : The Old Mercedes Showroom 341 Finchley Rd - http://www.circlecommunity.org

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See:
http://april2008.squat.net | http://www.wombles.org.uk/topics/scn/april2008

See also:
http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/node/20387