Thursday 7 February 2013

Broken Barnet: The Library that Lived: Victory for the people of Friern Barnet

Mrs Angry one of the famous 5 barnet bloggers ,who have helped to burst Barnets balloon,over their Library Asset Stripping and flogging off ,most of  their council departments (One Barnet proggramming) to their Corporate mates to make a fat profit and a slashed service.
Liked the quotes she focuses on key points.

" In his address to the gathering, Phoenix spoke passionately about the wider issue of the threat to libraries, and the need to preserve our public library service. He has always urged everyone to continue to fight for the retention of professional library support from Barnet, and this is a crucial point for many of us who celebrate the saving of the library building, but furiously condemn the actions of Barnet Council in their assault on our library service, and the removal of professional posts from the library structure. "

"Phoenix also reminded everyone of the fact that squatting is a survival mechanism for the poor and dispossessed members of our society: criminalising such action has had a brutal impact on those who otherwise have no access to housing. (she puts this so well,sums it up how it is)

In his own speech, Rabbi Jeffrey Newman, one of the new trustees of the library, also commented on the neat irony that this successful occupation by community squatters should have taken place in the borough which is part of the constituency of MP Mike Freer, the instigator of the new anti squatting legislation. 

He looked forward to the time when these new laws were overturned. He mentioned this, he said, not to be party political, but to broadcast on behalf of humanity. Earlier, in fact, he had commented that a result of the experience of the library campaign was a recognition of our humanity, that we can learn from one another."

Broken Barnet: The Library that Lived: Victory for the people of Friern Barnet

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