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Growing repression against housing activists and social spaces resistances

The London rampART Social Centre was evicted at 5:30am this morning by 45 police, bailiffs and a priest.
After over 5 years and many eviction scares it has finally happened… 3 people and a dog were inside when police attempted to chanisaw the door. They also had climbers going up to the roof conjuring up [...]

Climate Camp successfully set up in London on the footsteps of the Peasants’ Revolt

Climate Camp Site Taken at Blackheath, Greenwich in London.
http://qik.com/climatecamp
http://twitpic.com/photos/climatecamp
http://www.youtube.com/user/climatelife

http://london.indymedia.org/articles/1978
On the 26 August 2009 hundreds of Climate activists converge on Blackheath in Greenwich for the set up of the 2009 London Climate Camp. Groups gathered at locations across the city for midday, awaiting instructions to be sent by SMS which led them in stages towards the [...]

G20 Climate Crush:hugs vs thugs (VIDEO)

By now we all know about the mess that was the eviction of the Climate Camp In The City, which was Climate Camp’s genuinely novel idea to set up home in Threadneedle Street - the heart of London’s banking district, over the G20 summit.

Life After the G20- Reflections on the police raids on Rampart Social Centre and the Convergence Space during the G20 Summit.

Reflections on the police raids on Rampart Social Centre and the Convergence Space during the G20 Summit. http://info.interactivist.net/node/12540

Housing March @ G20 Meltdown 1 April

TEAR DOWN THE WALLS! RAISE THE ROOFS!
HOUSING MARCH @ G20 MELTDOWN 1 APRIL … meet at Cannon Street at 11AM
On April the 2nd the world’s leaders are meeting in London for the G20 summit. In the wake of the banking crisis, they are meeting to try to salvage a tottering system, which is aimed at [...]

G20 - rampART social centre - London, under siege

The rampART is one of a number of autonomous spaces around London .
During the G20 demonstration, Rampart, the London Housing Action Now network and others
decided to call for a Land, Housing and “social spaces” block during G20 summit.

“United we stay- Call for Autonomous Demonstration in Berlin “

A call from Berlin for an autonomous demonstration against expulsion and repression and for more self organisated life in Berlin and worldwide!!!!!

London: The Spike community project is sold for profit

Southwark Council closed a community project in in Peckham. Read the article and call:
KEEP IT SPIKEY
(original from : http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news6666.php )

UK - National Squat Meetup. 14/15 March. Bristol Area

National Squat Meetup. 14/15 March. Bristol Area
http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/689799
NATIONAL SQUAT MEET 2009 to be held in the Bristol Area, in March.
Come get involved!!!!

US congresswoman says to squat in foreclosed houses …

Videos from IWantDemocracyNow >
After an $850 billion bailout for Wall Street and another $25 billion for the auto industry, struggling homeowners still await large-scale government assistance. The Obama administration says it’s working out the details of its plan to stem foreclosures. In the absence of government action so far, some are taking action on the [...]