Housing / Squatting

from email, 9 March 2010: "On Monday, 8th March, about 50 people from Rozbrat squat Collective made a demonstration in front of the gate of Poznan International Fair Center, where a congress of local councils from all over Poland was taking place. Shouting slogans “City is not a company. Rozbrat stays!”, the anarchists blockaded the gate. Many cars with the officials were forced to turn back..." more

from email, 9 March 2010: "A weekend of workshops, discussions and socialising for everyone with an interest in radical autonomous social centres. How can a new generation of social centres learn from the successes and failures of established ones? What are the ways in which we can best face up to the challenges.." more

from housingstruggles, 5 March 2010: Over 120 people and 40 organizations participated in the Third Encounter for Dignity and Against Gentrification hosted by the Movement for Justice in el Barrio this past Sunday in East Harlem, New York... “The objective of this third encuentro was to connect our struggle. Our struggle doesn’t have boundaries...” more

from email, 28 February 2010: "The 'A-library' ('A-raamatukogu') which is an anarchist/alternative infoshop in Tartu, Estonia needs your help. The winter of 2009/2010 has been exceptionally cold and our heating expenses have been way bigger than expected. Since we don't receive funding from any organization, foundation or institution, and depend on individual donations from the local scene to pay for utilities and rent, for now our monetary resources have been exhausted. We are eager to keep A-raamatukogu functioning but for that we need to pay our bills..." more

from email, 21 February 2010: "It's a school that's free. Free of charge, free from teachers, free for any adult to come and learn. WHERE: 195 Mare St E8 3QE. Classes of all sorts will be held throughout each day on a wide variety of skills and subjects, ranging from practical stuff like welding and cooking to other useful things like languages, philosophy, making your own radio show, do it yourself health care. All classes will be led by people want to share whatever skills and knowledge they have with others..." more

from anarkisterna, 19 February 2010: "Demonstration on 20th March in Poznan! Support our protest! The auction of the grounds where Poznan’s Rozbrat squat is situated will take place on 26th March at 10 a.m. Since January 2008, when the bailiff came to the squat for the first time, we have managed to keep the squat, through different legal actions and protests. If nobody buys the ground on 26th March, the next auction will take place within the next 2-3 years. That is why this is a critical moment for us..." more

from imc-london, 9 February 2010: "On Wednesday 3rd Feb at 9.20 am, High Court Bailiffs came round the Non Commercial House Free Shop, armed presumably with a restitution warrant, and evicted the place and its occupiers. Owners and Bailiffs seemed quite happy to prevent us from running a FreeShop (oooooh, scary, giving out shit for free!) and making some more people homeless because they want to keep their building empty for another couple of years..." more

from newint, 5 November 2009: "Ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Cape Town has begun an operation to clear the streets of the homeless, the visibly poor and informal street vendors. In early September, the city’s law enforcement officers and a private security company swooped on roadside street vendors, confiscating flags, rugby sweaters and mobile phone chargers..." more

from email, updated 1 March 2010: "InfoUsurpa is a regular weekly listing of events, gigs, benefits and radical meetings happening in social centres, free spaces in London and beyond..." more

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from Walthamstow Anarchist Group, updated 5 February 2009: Dealing with bailiffs - either for an eviction or when they are trying to collect debts - can be stressful, but it is vital to understand the limits of their powers. Knowing what to do when the fuckers come sniffing round - your home, your social centre, your temporary creative space - can make a big difference to the outcome of the encounter... more

Last updated 19 February 2010: List of current UK social centres, either squatted or legal, also includes radical bookshops and similar infrastructure spaces. The creation of an autonomous and public political space is the fundamental condition for any revolutionary movement to recognise itself, in a strong project of transforming the city, territory, life... more