One of London's largest and most active social centres was evicted Friday morning by around 100 TSG units. According to reports, occupants were rudely awakened by an unruly mob of riot police breaking the inner door to their sleeping area. As no legal process had been initiated, an old warrant for the building was used as a pretext for the eviction. Occupants were in shock with the latest move by …

It is with mixed feelings that we announce the end of the offMarket project. We took disused buildings and try to turn them into open resources for the wider community. We started the project with a big collective. Now there are only a few people left in the collective and we can't carry it anymore as everyone is becoming increasingly tired. We doubt that we will open a new space in the future, bu…

Kukutza III Gaztetxea is a squatted Social Centre in the Basque city of Bilbao. The massive building has been occupied for the last 13 years giving space for numerous long term projects and activities to flourish. It has a massive local support within the neighborhood. But the Social Centre is now in an imminent threat of eviction and demolition, and that's why we have been preparing a series of a…

Squatters are under attack everywhere. We have been beaten back along with the travellers and the other non-spenders into a corner. They badger our every step and hinder every development of our dreams, their weak minds co-operating mercilessly with the machine that oppresses them also. Squats like the Ratstar in Camberwell know all about the scary notion of being caught for pre-crime, a total dep…

We, the OffMarket collective, take disused buildings and turn them into open resources. OffMarket has just moved location - now at 121 Lower Clapton Road E5 0NP. People have been busy making the building useable and it's now up and running, packed with events and regular activities! If you want to help out / get involved pop by when you can or give us a call on 077 0627 9299. See more info and fu…

Local residents who occupied the old Job Centre on Deptford High Street with the aim of "converting it into an anti-cuts space for the community” have responded to a legally binding eviction order for this Tuesday by announcing a series of events, culminating in a "mass meeting of anti-cuts activists" the night before. The collective – who go by the name of Social Centre Plus – also plan to …

The well known and much loved pub, alternative arts space and venue for a myriad of political and campaigning events - The Foundry in Old Street - was finally shut down in May as a result of Hackney's Council plans to pull down the building and turn it into a 18-storey hotel and shopping mall.



During its decade long history, the venue was not only consistently open to non-commercial art, music and …

This week sees the third international 'Days of Action for Squats and Autonomous Spaces'. Squatted Social Centres and Squatter Groups throughout Europe have called for "two days of direct action on Friday 18th & Saturday 19th around housing and the creation of more autonomous spaces at this time of crisis".



In London there will be an event on Saturday 19th in a yet undisclosed location. Present on…

From the UK National Squatters Meet-up in Bristol way back in March a callout was released for people involved in squats and autonomous spaces. It encouraged 2 days of direct action on the 18th and 19th September 2009 around housing and the creation of more autonomous spaces at this time of crisis. Now we're in September and the days are approaching...

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