Lewisham Bridge School Occupation Eviction

June 24, 2009 10:00

Published: June 22, 2009 20:52 by James |

Tagged as: culture economic_crisis free_spaces repression social_struggles solidarity workers_struggles

Places: lewisham south_east_london

An eviction notice has been served on the occupation at Lewisham Bridge.

Bailiffs are arriving at 10.30 on Wednesday morning.

Hands Off Lewisham Bridge are asking for your support in resisting the
eviction. We need as many people as possible to stay overnight on
Tuesday. If you can't stay overnight then please come down as early as
possible on Wednesday morning to support the occupation.

We want to let Lewisham Council know that they are evicting people who
have been peacefully protesting over the destruction of community
education at our school.

Lewisham Council still don't have planning permission for their new
school. Lewisham Council still haven't told us why the decant had to
take place at Easter, when children were taking SATs and banding
tests. Lewisham Council still haven't told us why they are prepared to
wash their hands of the responsibility of educating our children.

If Lewisham Bridge Primary School is given to Leathersellers we
parents will have no say in the governance of our school. Staff will
be employed by Leathersellers who will set their own terms and
conditions taking those teachers out of a collective national teaching
body.

This is privatisation! This is bringing the market into our kids'
education, where the only motivation is profit and the only measure is
league tables and headcount. Competition will be the name of the game.
Trusts and academies will compete for those children they believe to
be desirable and leave those whom they don't on the scrapheap. Why
have Prendergast rejected the Travellers Education Service that used
to be based at the school? Why have Prendergast rejected the proposal
to establish a SEN unit at the new school?

A consultation process has already started for a trust led by
Goldsmiths University which will govern 3 schools: Addey & Stanhope,
Deptford Green and Crossways. It is a process that has exactly the
same goal. To take our schools out of the public sector and hand them
over to the private sector.

We cannot let them get away with this. We can fight this together and
we can win!

Come down to Lewisham Bridge Primary School and let the bailiffs know
that we're not going easily.

Hands Off Lewisham Bridge

For more info see reports [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ] and the campaign blog

Links:

Hands Off Lewisham Bridge Primary School Facebook Site

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