Just got this message from Persons Unknown January - February 2011 Fingers crossed Surrounded by institutions and universities, there is newly occupied space where education can be re-imagined. Amidst the rising fees and mounting pressure for ‘success’, we value knowledge in a different currency; one that everyone can afford to trade. In this school, skills are swapped and information shared, culture cannot be bought or sold. Here is an autonomous space to find each other, to gain momentum, … [Read more...]
Save The Spike Surplus Scheme
The Spike in Peckham is under threat. With free permaculture courses, a community garden, recording studio, rehearsal space and much more, Spike is an exemplay example of volunteer community based regeneration. It is an important local resource. If you haven't already done so, please sign the petition to help Save The Spike! If you have already signed the petition, please forward it on to your (e.g. myface) friends and networks. For an idea of how great this space is check out the pictures … [Read more...]
Days of action for squats and autonomous spaces
From https://april2008.squat.net/en/ castellano | catala | czech | dansk | deutsch | english | français | italiano | nederlands | polski | português | pусский On Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of April 2008, we call for two days of demonstration, direct action, public information, street-party, squatting... in defence of free spaces and for an anti-capitalist popular culture. Through these two days, we want to help create more visibility of autonomous spaces and … [Read more...]
Spacegirl’s Poetry Salon @ 491 Gallery
I forgot to include this excellent event in this weeks guide so thought I'd better give you the heads up here: … [Read more...]
[rampARTannounce] two square meals
Last Friday the rampART was used by locals to celebrate EID which marksthe end of Ramadan. In Islam, believers are called upon to cease allconsumption of food and drink between the hours of daylight for 30consecutive days.Meanwhile, todays date, October 16th, is celebrated by the Food andAgriculture Organisation of the United Nations as World Food Day. This wasthe date in 1948 when the right to food was first formerly recognised bythe global community as a basic human right.Sixty years on, … [Read more...]
TODAY: rampART FREE COMMUNITY CINEMA
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2006) Al Gore goes on the campaign trail to persuade audiences to reverse the effects of global climate change. "Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced." GLOBAL … [Read more...]
Amsterdam prepares for global warming…
Ceridwen on Amsterdam and global warming: …in the Jordaan, one of the favourite tourist spots of the city. This man’s arm was broken in a squat eviction that took place there yesterday. By the time these cops get their pension the Netherlands will probably not have much longer to exist as a country. It will be under water and millions of Dutch refugees will be pouring over the border into Germany saying sorry they kept asking for their bicycles back but could they please have a house, a job … [Read more...]
Support THE SQUARE this FRIDAY 9AM or earlier
Hello everyone, Please go to: THE SQUARE Occupied Social Centre, 21 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EA (North west Side of Russell Square) Map: https://tinyurl.com/mhuby on FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE 9AM (but do still come later if you really can't make it by then) THE SQAURE Occupied Social Centre is due to be evicted on Friday morning. They have asked anyone who has used or supports the space to gather outside to resist the evition BEFORE 9AM on FRIDAY MORNING. Having access to a central space … [Read more...]
An autonomous space initiative during the Athens ESF…
This just in via the labofii list... AUTONOMOUS (ESF) PLAYGROUND Invitation for the creation of an autonomous space during the 4th European Social Forum (Spring, 2006, Athens) This spring, the 4th European Social Forum will take place in Athens. Thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of people from all around Europe, from an entire galaxy of social and political movements, organizations and collectives, will meet in our city to get to know each other, to exchange views and … [Read more...]