London: Grow Heathrow are recruiting

By: fawda - September 1st, 2014  Filed under: Communique, News

201409_London_grow_heathrow_recruitingRole of Resistance at Grow Heathrow

Grow Heathrow, is an inclusive, sustainable community project on the site of the proposed 3rd runway. We are committed to furthering  positive social change through education, autonomy and campaigning.

We are looking for responsible, enthusiastic and compassionate people who understand the unique nature of Grow Heathrow as a squatted piece of land under threat of eviction, in a village fighting against airport expansion.

Grow Heathrow is a nationally recognized organisation, making front page news. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most exciting and innovative projects of its time and participate from the ground up in real change on both a local and global level. [Read More]

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UK: Come to London in October! Say No to MIPIM and AUSTERITY, Yes to Housing Rights!

By: fawda - August 29th, 2014  Filed under: Communique, News

The “London Radical Housing Network” supported by international activists who try to build a “European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing an the City” have called for transnational action and meetings at the occasion of the real estate fair “MIPIM UK” in October (17th – 2oth). Here is their call in it’s 29th August version.

This is a call to housing activists across Europe to come to London this October 17th-20th to oppose austerity policies and the financialisation of our homes and cities, and to create the networks of resistance necessary to defeat it. From the 15th-17th MIPIM, one of Europe’s biggest real estate fairs, will be taking place in London. Landlords, real estate speculators and politicians are meeting to discuss how to make more profit out of the misery of housing and other urban consequences of the global crisis. [Read More]

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Weekend of anti-fascist resistance in Calais, 5-7 September and Defence Of Migrant Squats

By: dolph-l - August 25th, 2014  Filed under: Communique

On Sunday 7 September, local fascist group ‘Sauvons Calais’ will once again try to hold a demonstration ‘against immigration’ in Calais, bringing in hardcore neo-nazis from across France. A number of high-profile fascists have already confirmed their presence including Thomas Joly (general secretary of Parti de la France), Yvan Benedetti (conseiller municipal of Vénissieux and former-member of the now banned organization L’Œuvre française), and Richard Roudier (of Réseau Identités). It is also likely that some neonazi gangs will arrive before and stay for more time after the demo to attack vulnerable people in the streets. [Read More]

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London: Grow Heathrow, We’re Still Here! But more to come…

By: fawda - August 15th, 2014  Filed under: Communique, News

Support_Grow_Heathrow_eviction_resistanceWE DID IT, TOGETHER WE RESISTED AN EVICTION TODAY!
THANK YOU
everyone who helped resist the eviction at Grow Heathrow, the chefs, live band, bike powered smoothie makers, seed sowers, climbers, people locked on, Jonathan Goldberg for photos, organisers and more…
BUT….
Unfortunately this is not the end…
The Bailiffs may return any day without warning… to try and evict Grow Heathrow once more… we will need to come together again for this…Email us your phone number if you want to be part of the phone tree or join the mailing list on the website: http://www.transitionheathrow.com… info [at] transitionheathrow [dot] com Come down and visit, stay and help the site run… [Read More]

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Cardiff: Statement from Squat50

By: sisulscz - August 5th, 2014  Filed under: Communique

We are currently occupying the Sixth Form College Building on Newport Road, and transforming it into a space for the community to use. We have been working towards an open day to show people the work we have done and explain what we are about.

We are doing all this on a tiny budget and learning as we are going. Our lives aren’t perfect and our project might not be perfect but we’re building together, putting aside our differences, like we hope everyone can, and creating something beautiful, unique and community based.
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Athens: Announcement by Kouvelou squat

By: fawda - August 3rd, 2014  Filed under: Communique, News

Today, August 1st, one hundred Golden Dawn members attacked our squat, the Epavli Kouvelou, with the tolerance of the Greek police.

This was not a random incident, but rather happened during their planned motorized demo which started from their now-closed offices in Neo Irakleio, and headed to their new offices in Maroussi. Thirty comrades were inside the squat during the attack. Although we were outnumbered, we successfully repelled this prolonged–organized attack (the neo-Nazis were waving helves and knives, and carried collapsible batons, makeshift shields, etc.). Numerous police forces (MAT anti-riots squads, and DELTA motorcycle units) let the Golden Dawn members act undisturbed all this time (15 minutes), and were deployed in the area only after the neo-Nazis were gone; it was then that the cops surrounded the squat. The frantic attack (of the Golden Dawn members) caused damages to cars parked in the surroundings of the squat, while some of the comrades who were in the space were slightly injured. Neighbours stood in solidarity, provided us with first aid and remained outside the squat until the cops pushed them away. [Read More]

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Rome: Teatro Valle commons foundation is in danger!

By: sisulscz - July 31st, 2014  Filed under: Communique

Teatro Valle, a squatted theatre in Rome, is currently under threat of eviction.

A BRIEF CHRONICLE OF A COMMONS ADVENTURE
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London: Grow Heathrow eviction notice 8am, Friday 15 Aug

By: sisulscz - July 31st, 2014  Filed under: Communique

On Friday 15th August at 8am, bailiffs will make their first attempt to evict Grow Heathrow (previously here and here). Four and a half years after the abandoned greenhouses in the middle of Heathrow Airport’s proposed third runway were occupied by local residents together with activists, Heathrow villagers are organising again to resist airport expansion that’s ruled out by climate science.
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Zurich: ABS Under threat

By: sisulscz - July 30th, 2014  Filed under: Communique

The Autonomer Beauty Salon in Zurich is threatened with eviction. An alarm has been set up for next week…
Click on the image below for more details. [Read More]

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Amsterdam: 16 squatted apartments evicted on Vechtstraat

By: sisulscz - July 22nd, 2014  Filed under: Communique

EDIT story here

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Kharkiv (Ukraine): Opening of a political squat

By: xxx - July 13th, 2014  Filed under: Communique, News

Statement of the Kharkiv Avtonomous Workers Union members, ukrainian anarchists and anti-fascists about creation of social and cultural center which would help to ukrainian workers who got suffered in interethnic war and other forms of oppressions.

[First published: July 5th, 2014, ru.squat.net.]

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Vienna: Resist the eviction of the Pizzeria Anarchia

By: sisulscz - July 7th, 2014  Filed under: Communique

Pizzeria Anarchia is a Squat in Vienna. Our house. For over 2 years we give our hopes and dreams to the Pizzeria Anarchia. [Previously on squat.net feb14 and april14 and may13 and feb13] We lived here together, sharing in our troubles and love. We’ve had discussions, workshops, community kitchen, actions and resistance against the unbearable status-quo of present day mainstream society and state. For 2 years now we have lived without a contract; we are still against entering into one. This condition is of course not accepted by Austrian law, hence an attempt to evict us will be made on 28.07.2014.

We will not leave, we will fight for our house, and we ask you to support us.
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