A landlord who attempted to claim that his property was exempt from HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) licensing regulations has been fined £15,000 after Lewisham Council prosecuted him for leaving his rented property in unsafe and dangerous conditions. Dr Paul Banks who owns a supposedly ‘ethical’ housing company, The Manna Housing, is known to be involved in various Permaculture and Raw food rel…

Last Saturday more then 30 people occupied New Cross Library in protest against Lewisham council's plan - originally to close it, now to sell it off to some non-public body and withdraw funding. ( Report | Video ) The occupiers stayed overnight until Sunday and spent Saturday and Sunday with "read ins" and discussions. Read ins were also happening at all the threatened libraries in Lewisham and m…

NEW CROSS PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS BEEN OCCUPIED!

Taking the library protests of today to the next level a bunch of keen readers have OCCUPIED New Cross library.

The occupation is an example of real community direct action and involves collective autonomous articulation of anger towards cuts to our services. 

ALL ARE WELCOME!  COME AND SAY HELLO, POP IN, TALK, COMMUNICATE AND CELEBRATE THE POWER OF …

Occupying Goldsmiths Students win total victory in 29 hours.