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NYE Discombobulated Generation, Origin FM, Kevlar and Fierce Sounds bring you 3 rooms Hard Trance, Techno, Electro, DnB, Jungle, Raggatek.

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Who owns London? | Theory

Who owns London? | Theory: "n the seventeenth century, London was the City of London. As the eighteenth century progressed, aristocratic land owners started to develop their land; the Earl of Bedford was first, with Covent Garden, then came the Earl of Southampton with Bloomsbury Square, and the Earl of St Albans with St James’s Square. The 1760s saw the development of the Bedford Estate in Bloomsbury and the Portman Estate in Marylebone, followed by the Grosvenor Estate, mostly in the early nineteenth century.   The developments were carried out under a leasehold system. The land owner would let plots to a developer or builder, who would build at his own expense. and at the end of the lease the development would become the property of the ground landlord. Funds would be raised for the construction on the security of the lease agreement. The landlords’ estate surveyors would ensure the quality and finish of the elevations. The system was of great advantage to the landowner, who could develop his land with little risk or capital outlay, gained and income from from the ground rent, and at the end of the lease, usuallly 99 years, the property reverted to the estate. At the end of the lease period, the estates would renew leases at increased rents or redevelop the land. "

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Guardian Comments The UK has 60 million acres of land in total. * 70% of the land is owned by 1% of the population. * Just 6,000 or so landowners -- mostly aristocrats, but also large institutions and the Crown -- own about 40 million acres, two thirds of the UK.

The UK has 60 million acres of land in total.
* 70% of the land is owned by 1% of the population.

* Just 6,000 or so landowners -- mostly aristocrats, but also large institutions and the Crown -- own about 40 million acres, two thirds of the UK.

* Britain's top 20 landowning families have bought or inherited an area big enough to swallow up the entire counties of Kent, Essex and Bedfordshire, with more to spare.

* Big landowners measure their holdings by the square mile; the average Briton living in a privately owned property has to exist on 340 square yards.

* Each home pays £550/ann. on average in council tax while each landowning home receives £12,169/ann. in subsidies. The poor subsidising the super rich.

http://www.progress.org/revwob.htm

Last year's excellent report on the issues that caused St Mungo's clients to sleep rough should would be a good read to compliment this story - http://www.mungosbroadway.org.uk/documents/12659 These protesters have a real point about empty property and affordability

Last year's excellent report on the issues that caused St Mungo's clients to sleep rough should would be a good read to compliment this story - http://www.mungosbroadway.org.uk/documents/12659

These protesters have a real point about empty property and affordability

Hurray!! Happy Christmas!! The Love Activists!!!

Ed Solo & Deekline - Hail Up The Lion

one Love happy vibration

Tribal evolution cabaret

Tribal evolution cabaret

we need a national housing debate on the 1.5 million empty building and solutions to the falsely created housing crisis.

we need a national housing debate on the 1.5 million empty building and solutions to the falsely created housing crisis.
using these buildings we could create,untold homes and employment for buiders,carpenters and plumbers,fixing up and recycling these empty spaces.we need tp RE cycle RE think RE use
we need some evolutionary thought we recycle empty bottles n metal why not recycle the empty buildings,
The vast majority of squatters repair and fix up places, if we could formalise a system of reuse within 2-3 months a delapidated building could be fixed up creating jobs,then health n safety checked,then some of then some of the 110,00 homeless or 565,000 (GOV FIG) now living in overcrowded conditions in england,could move in.SOLUTIONS lets get on it.Come on Britain is a DIY nation,squatters call themselves DIY culture....solutions networking recycle the empties NOW 

Reply to Guardian comment question where does 1.5 million empty buildings come from ...Empty Homes Agency....900,000 empty residentials plus 600,000 commercials Housing crisis what housing crisis....restricting the supply to push up the rents...

Empty Homes Agency Figures from 5-10  years ago.So the numbers may go up or down by 10-20,000 but the actual number Reported by EHA were
900,000 empty residential buildings in all of the UK
and 600,000 empty commercial (non residential ) buildings.
So we in the squatting community added them together to realise the SHOCKING FACT of 1.5 million empty buildings in the UK
The figure of 110,000 homeless people was quoted in the Daily Mail Article .Think this is street homeless and hidden homeless combined,like people sofa surfing and Families in B N B.
Charity advert on tube (Centre point) said 90,000 chidren in england ,scotland and wales will wake up homeless on Christmas....SHOCKING

Dec 2012 new govt figures show homeless families with children has risen 51% in the last year.
31st Oct 2014 Number of households declared homeless this year up 13%..
Theres is a massive invisible homeless nation out there that we used to help in the squats,which we have not been able to help since the propoganda war was declared and police have stood by an watched while security and owners,have beaten up and dragged out squatters and homeless families.No wonder these figures have gone through the roof and now can appreciate the young love activists #dragemout something has gotta change or 2015 is gona pop off.Homes for all for 2015 enuf is enuf

Guardian Comments section Love Activists Debate rages .http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/26/love-activists-empty-buildings-direct-action-homelessness#start-of-comments.in reply to call to further criminalise squatting the last law is massively increasing the housing crisis,street homlessness has risen up to 30%, The Laspo act is proving unworkable in the courts and has caused UNTOLD misery its time for a sensible Common Sense approach to using some of the 1.5 Million empty buildings in the UK."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/26/love-activists-empty-buildings-direct-action-homelessness#start-of-comments
In Reply too ...NuReality said:

High time we had laws against squatting in commercial as well as residential properties.

the last law is massively increasing the housing crisis,street homlessness has risen up to 30%, The Laspo act is proving unworkable in the courts and has caused UNTOLD misery its time for a sensible Common Sense approach to using some of the 1.5 Million empty buildings in the UK.
More people have been squeezed from the squatting safety net into the streets,massively over priced rental market,onto sofas or back to live with relatives.
The homeless and housing charities can provide you with the figures and scale of this human Tragedy.
Thanks to the propoganda against SELF HOUSING (Squatting)
the number of fights,assaults and attacks carried out against homeless /squatting people has increased.

Its a Housing War out there and people are being ground piteously beneath the boots of the landlords associations who sponsored Mike Weatherley MP £100,000 to push this law through while ignoring the Public Consultation.In Which 96% said do not criminalise squatting,including Police,lawyers associations Judges,Housing and homeless groups.Yet our Tory Tyrrany Condemned Government knows the score CONsult and iGNORE.
Time for Housing SOLUTIONS not more laws to criminalise the poor who house themselves.....

Evolution Cabaret Winter warmer party sat Dec 27th T.Chances Seven sisters Network it https://www.facebook.com/events/1520184074908245/?pnref=story

Earth Circus Productions and Suspenses presents:
A night of music, magic, cabaret, DJ's and entertainment of all varieties.
TICKETS
Access All Areashttp://www.accessallareas.org/earthcircus/

 

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DJ Kaptain Kairos - Groovy Psychedelic Trance https://soundcloud.com/radiozora/aphidrecords3

 

 
The Worlds Tallest DJ - Electro Swing https://soundcloud.com/worlds-tallest-dj/worlds-tallest-dj-electro

 

 
DJ Solar Quest & DJ Wolf - the Entropica Collective-Chill out
VJ Visuals - Billy Fractal
WanLuv Koncepta - Tribal Drums and World Beats band
Ant Hatcher Presents the Garden Centre All Stars
Dark Matta -Drum n Bass www.soundcloud.com/darkmattauk

 

 
Pok the Bard - one time Legendary lead Singer of the Space Goats and Tribal Chronicler. https://soundcloud.com/pok-the-bard

 

Cabaret and live performance Hosted by Phoenix Earth Circus Productions and Suspenses
XX Immersive Theatre will summon a collective dance journey
Pete The Temp - Loop Station Beatbox Spoken Word
https://soundcloud.com/pete-the-tempCircus

 

 Acts
Flower Whisperer - Rope Aerial Act
Freya Playa -Hula Hoop
Raving Dervish Fire Show
http://topspincircus.wix.com/topspin

 

Eddy Grant Fire show
Exotic Dancers and Jugglers
Habiba - Poet spoken word
Defuse - Rapper/poetry

The Evening begins with a regular Evolutionary talk -Creating Community Spaces by Phoenix Rainbow Centres and Gee 491 Gallery/Suspenses

Eco info stall (Eco activism, Climate Action, Occupy, Fracking, Solutions etc),
Market stalls (get in touch),
Healing area with Ashearon and friends. Visionary Art.

Mad Brother Visions - Lights
Decor by Suspenses
Cafe by the Garden Centre crew, Outdoor Smoking Terrace

Come to meet up with family and Tribe in this Solstice/Xmas mid winter mash up on the Dance floor...
Featuring Festival fun and Tribal Vibes, One Love Vibration across da Nation

The Evolution Event is the seed of a regular conscious community partying experience, bringing together some of the best performers and acts from the London and UK underground.
Rising up from the streets, squats, festivals, parties and protests for a better future.
Reclaim the Power into 2015

Fancy Dress Theme: Ancient Futures,Old and New,Time Travel,Steam Punk,Festival Favourites

The next Evolution Event will be around Spring equinox March 20th-23rd ish 2015

£5 8pm-12 Midnight, £7 after midnight
Tickets available via www.accessallareas.org

 

Nearest Tubes Seven Sisters or Tottenham Hale and a 5-7 min walk.
Buses 123,243,149,259,476,317,279

More info soon - network it for an Evolutionary gathering of Family and Tribe
Get in touch if you want to help or perform
earthcircusproductions@gmail.com
or Phoenix 07769791387
or Gee (Suspenses) 07891209856

This is a community centre building event, working with Suspenses. The aim is to use workshops and events to get access to empty buildings for environmental and community projects to create longer term community spaces by showcasing the enormous, talent, skills and energy of the London Underground scene.

Evolution Cabaret Event sat dec 27th 8 pm-3am at T.Chances 399 Tottenham high rd N17 6qn (7sisters tube) Earth Circus Productions winter warmer DJs,Kaptain Kairos Solarquest,Wolf and Worlds Tallest DJ.Wan Luv Koncepta tribal drums world beats,XX theatre, live music,cabaret,magic and entertainment. Network it NEW FB page Evolution Cabaret winter warmer

Evolution Cabaret Event sat dec 27th 8 pm-3am at T.Chances 399 Tottenham high rd N17 6qn (7sisters tube) Earth Circus Productions winter warmer DJs,Kaptain Kairos Solarquest,Wolf and Worlds Tallest DJ.Wan Luv Koncepta tribal drums world beats,XX theatre, live music,cabaret,magic and entertainment. Network it NEW FB page Evolution Cabaret winter warmer 

To the Last Drop: Canada's Dirty Oil Sands - Part 1

"Four more S144 Defendants Walk Free! Advisory Service for Squatters | Legal & practical advice for squatters and other homeless people

Advisory Service for Squatters | Legal & practical advice for squatters and other homeless people:

"Four more S144 Defendants Walk Free! Posted on November 12, 2014 by ass Another four people have been found “Not Guilty” of the criminal offence introduced in September 2012. They were arrested at a building in Scrutton Street in March. After over six months on bail, their trial took place at Stratford in October. When the police arrived, the squatters pointed out the “To Let: Commercial” sign outside, and explained that the building had previously been used as offices, and was not a residential building. Despite this, the police forced entry and arrested all four people inside the building. One of them didn’t even live there, and had only come to visit the occupants. They were all taken to the cop shop, and the squat was lost. The owner had produced a copy of a council tax bill for the top two floors of the building, and this was the main evidence relied on by the Crown Prosecution Service to go ahead with S144 charges against all four. During the trial, it became clear that the owner had switched to paying a mixture of business rates and (domestic) council tax for the building, rather than continuing to pay business rates for the entire property. Saving themselves a considerable amount of money by tax-dodging. However it also became clear that nobody from the council had ever visited the premises or checked if this was appropriate. The District Judge heard that the rooms resembled offices, with power and data points in the floor, no curtain rails, no central heating system, no kitchen facilities and no bathroom or shower. The only sink and toilet were in the basement and there was in fact no running water to the top two floors, making a mockery of the suggestion that anybody had lived there in the past. The entire building was open-plan, with no separation between the different parts, no separate entrance, bell or mail-box. The owners said that they had applied for planning consent to convert the top floors to residential use, but no conversion work had taken place. For a S144 conviction, the building must have been designed or adapted for residential use before the trespass, and this was obviously not the case here. In the face of this evidence, the judge was forced to disagree with the CPS, and find the defendants innocent of any crime. Let’s hope that they go on to sue the Metropolitan Police for wrongful arrest etc, and receive some financial compensation for losing their home and their liberty in this way. "

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Phoenixs comment to Guardian article on Love Activists...get involved lets SNOWBALL a National Housing Debate on SOLUTIONS to Housing Crisis #olsx @occupynn

We are calling for a national housing debate,the figures speak for themselves 1.5 million empty buildings,110,000 homeless thats 10 empty buildings for every homeless person.The supply is being restricted and that pumps up rents and prices,for many hard working people.
Squatting is a life saver for many people on the street.
The Government and media sold a LARGE LIE,that is echoed many times.You cannot squat someones home while they at shops or on holiday.There was a law called the Displaced Residential Occupier,1975/77? which meant police could kick u out immediately if u did this.
You can only squat an EMPTY building.Shelter is a basic Human Right.

The housing crisis has been falsely created,
The Mp Mike weatherley who sponsored the law to criminalise homeless people taking shelter in residential buildings,(Squatting = SELF HOUSING )
was paid by Landlords associations £100,000 to his campaign fund.

This is NOT corruption they claim as it has been all declared above board in the house of commons register.Such is the state of our corporatocracy.
for more info check www.squashcampaign.org www.squatter.org.uk #occupydemocracy #dragemout #olsx @occupynn and my blog for updates from the streets,squats and front lines of change www.phoenixrainbow23.blogspot.co.uk ........more soon got to go help some people with a new squat,its started to rain,keep bringing support to Love Street 2A Charing Cross rd....this is just the beginning Homes for ALL campaign 2015

...SOLUTION Proposal make a list of all buildings that are going to be empty from 1-5 years,owners to declare.

Then make a list of those needing housing.
Create Jobs and employment for roofers plumbers,n builders recycling some of these buildings for homes,projects and community spaces.

(We have had many arranged deals with landlords to stay in a squatted building for the INTERIM period until they need to use it.
Formalise this arrangement for the Good of ALL.)Solving Housing Crisis and lowering extortionate rents and spiralling house price inflation.Houses went up 30% in london last year.we need a Housing debate up to and beyond the next election to create SOLUTIONS...great that this comment section in the Guardian is exploding that debate into the National Publics eye....keep networking...

Clare Pauling | The scandal of empty buildings made us take direct action on homelessness | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Clare Pauling | The scandal of empty buildings made us take direct action on homelessness | Comment is free | theguardian.com:

"The scandal of empty buildings made us take direct action on homelessness I and the other Love Activists can't stand by while 1.5 million buildings sit empty and 110,000 people don't have homes Share 8 inShare 0 Email Clare Pauling theguardian.com, Friday 26 December 2014 16.30 GMT Jump to comments (41) Some of the Love Activist protesters at the building on the corner of Charing Cross Road. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian The Love Activists hit the headlines on 23 December when the Guardian reported that we had occupied a former RBS building in central London. Our plan was to open it up to homeless people on Christmas Day and provide a hot festive lunch for all. We appealed for donations of food and cooking utensils and were overwhelmed by the generous response. In 2012 squatting in a residential building became illegal: squatting in commercial premises remains a civil offence. Property owners have to seek a court order to remove squatters. We knew that we would not be allowed to remain for long in the former bank building but as the building is currently not in use we hoped the owners would wait until after we had provided the Christmas lunch. It is a very spacious building in good condition with ample cooking facilities to provide food for a large number of people. We tried to negotiate with the owners to leave after Christmas to avoid them and the taxpayer the time and expense of taking us to court but they did not respond. The company got an emergency injunction from the high court and without warning bailiffs evicted us early on Christmas Eve. I and Danny Freeman, another of the Love Activists staged a 10-hour protest on the balcony of the building. We were informed that a high court judge had varied the injunction allowing us to return to the building to prepare and serve Christmas lunch and agreed to leave the balcony. But police immediately arrested us. Another court order prevented us from returning to the building so we served an uncooked Christmas lunch yesterday on the pavement outside the former bank. We have had so many food donations and have continued handing out free food and clothing to those in need. Our dream is to have somewhere where we can cook and distribute free food to everyone who needs it – an inclusive food bank rather than one like the current model where people have to be referred and are limited to a certain number of visits."

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THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Squatting Edition) Christmas EVE !Eviction Mr.Scrooge

Empty office blocks for all the squatting of centre point 1974 - picture .Call out for mass occupations 2015

Love Activists squatters take over building in London's Trafalgar square for Christmas | Daily Mail Online

Love Activists squatters take over building in London's Trafalgar square for Christmas  | Daily Mail Online:
Semi positive article for the daily fascist.
Mentions 1.5 million buildings and 110,000 homeless,finally they may be able to do the MATHS 10 EMPTY BUILDONGS for every HOMELESS PERSON. NOBODY NEED EVER BE HOMELESS.

"Squatters take over five storey building in London's Trafalgar square and plan to invite homeless in for Christmas Group of squatters called Love Activists took over central London building Five-storey Victorian Trafalgar Square property used to be home to RBS But bailiffs arrived this morning with police to try and evict the squatters About 30 people have been removed and two have been seen on balconies Love Activists had planned to invite homeless people for Christmas lunch They have appealed for donations of food, tools and sleeping equipment Said they took over building in protest at housing crisis and because the bank was bailed out by the tax payer during the economic downturn  Last year over 110,000 people in England declared themselves homeless  By CLAIRE CARTER FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 10:06, 24 December 2014 | UPDATED: 21:53, 24 December 2014 96 shares 170 View comments A group of squatters who took over an expensive London building - complete with a penthouse - so they could serve the homeless lunch on Christmas Day are being removed by bailiffs. The 40-strong group, who call themselves The Love Activists, took over a five-storey Victorian building in Trafalgar Square in London to protest against the growing number of homeless people in Britain.  The expensive grade II listed five-storey building called Cavell House has a secure vault in the basement and dozens of rooms.  Bailiffs were at the property in Charing Cross Road this morning to try and evict the squatters. Around 30 people have been evicted, with two squatters seen teetering on the edge of the building's impressive balconies. Several more are believed to be hiding inside. Scroll down for video "

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We have set up an ongoing housing protest on the pavement opposite old Love HQ 2a Charing Cross rd,bring food clothes and good cheer to share.The police say they happy for protest to continue ,we are keeping the highway clear and regularly tidying up.come and support the campaign for Homes for All in 2015.

We have set up an ongoing housing protest on the pavement opposite old Love HQ 2a Charing Cross rd,bring food clothes and good cheer to share.The police say they happy for protest to continue ,we are keeping the highway clear and regularly tidying up.come and support the campaign for Homes for All in 2015.Bring an interment to entertain the Troops. Loveactivists rise up from the ashes of eviction.This is just the beginning,protests about false Housing Crisis are going to grow.Please come and support over the next weeks.Figures in Daily Mail article 1.5 million empty buildings in the UK 110,000 homeless thats 10 buildings for every homeless person.Recycle the empties,regenerate areas,re think our use of empty and vacant space.Keep networking .All i want is a Crow bar for Christmas. Repeal the law criminalising Residential squatting (self housing) enuf is enuf #dragemout #occupydemocracy
We are exercising our rights to Housing protest under ECHR European Rights articles 10 and 11
This is the beginning till we achieve homes for all This protest has legs its going to snowball this year,occupy some space in your area and demand the use of the 1.5 million empty buildings.Uprising 2015

THE LOVE ACTIVISTS!!!!!! Artist Taxi Driver bigs up the frontline activists of Love #olsx @occupynn

Xmas day street protest #olsx @occupynn

Xmas day street protest #olsx @occupynn

Evolution Cabaret Event sat dec 27th 8 pm-3am at T.Chances 399 Tottenham high rd N17 6qn (7sisters tube) Earth Circus Productions winter warmer DJs,Kaptain Kairos Solarquest,Wolf and Worlds Talles Network it NEW FB page Evolution Cabaret winter warmer

Evolution Cabaret Event sat dec 27th 8 pm-3am at T.Chances 399 Tottenham high rd N17 6qn (7sisters tube) Earth Circus Productions winter warmer DJs,Kaptain Kairos Solarquest,Wolf and Worlds Tallest DJ.Wan Luv Koncepta tribal drums world beats,XX theatre, live music,cabaret,magic and entertainment. Network it NEW FB page Evolution Cabaret winter warmer 

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‘Love Activists’ succeed in offering Christmas lunch to London homeless | UK news | The Guardian

‘Love Activists’ succeed in offering Christmas lunch to London homeless | UK news | The Guardian:

"A group of squatters, known as the “Love Activists”, have provided an uncooked Christmas lunch to homeless Londoners on the pavement outside the former bank they had been occupying, after they were evicted from the premises on Christmas Eve morning. They have vowed to continue their protests. The group of 20 activists occupied the imposing grade ll listed building on the corner of Charing Cross Road and the Strand that previously housed an RBS bank, in the early hours of Saturday morning, saying they found an open fire escape door. All say they are homeless and occupied the building to raise awareness about the epidemic of homelessness in London especially amongst young people. There were 6,437 people sleeping rough in London last year, an increase of 8% on the figure two years previously. Many of those, like the Love Activist team, are young people. "

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Occupy Hungary Livestream from Xmas Dinner outside Love HQ NOW #olsx @occupynn #dragemout #HomesNotBanks #occupydemocracy

Occupy Hungary Livestream from Xmas Dinner outside Love HQ NOW #olsx @occupynn #dragemout #HomesNotBanks #occupydemocracy

Come down to 2A Charing Cross rd bring hot food Xmas presents,all we want is a crow bar and a list of empty buildings for Christmas.
 Police have come to offer Xmas presents that are being refused after their unfair,illegal and unlawful enforcing for the property mafia  yesterday.

Love Activists squatters take over building in London's Trafalgar square for Christmas | Daily Mail Online

Love Activists squatters take over building in London's Trafalgar square for Christmas  | Daily Mail Online:

Suprisingly the Daily Mail cover a lot of the squatters side and include many important facts and figures...hope this stirs national Housing Crisis solutions debate.Despite the ususal Misquotes and fabrication of my quote,it actually informs a lot........Phoenix

"Squatters take over five storey building in London's Trafalgar square and plan to invite homeless in for Christmas Group of squatters called Love Activists took over central London building Five-storey Victorian Trafalgar Square property used to be home to RBS But bailiffs arrived this morning with police to try and evict the squatters About 30 people have been removed and two have been seen on balconies Love Activists had planned to invite homeless people for Christmas lunch They have appealed for donations of food, tools and sleeping equipment Said they took over building in protest at housing crisis and because the bank was bailed out by the tax payer during the economic downturn  Last year over 110,000 people in England declared themselves homeless  "

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‘Love Activists’ squatters told they can return to serve Christmas lunch | UK news | theguardian.com

‘Love Activists’ squatters told they can return to serve Christmas lunch | UK news | theguardian.com: "
‘Love Activists’ squatters told they can return to serve Christmas lunch Police keep activists out of former RBS building in London despite high court ruling they are allowed in to feed homeless • The story of the Love Activists Share 803 inShare 1 Email Diane Taylor, Josh Halliday and Hannah Ellis-Petersen theguardian.com, Wednesday 24 December 2014 22.47 GMT Jump to comments (541) Members of Love Activists outside the former RBS building in central London. Photograph: Velar Grant/Zuma Press/Corbis A high court judge has ordered that squatters evicted from a former RBS building in central London should be allowed back in to provide a free Christmas lunch to homeless people. The squatters, calling themselves the “Love Activists”, took over the vacant building earlier this week and planned to provide a free Christmas dinner in protest at the capital’s housing crisis. Most of the activists left the building when the bailiffs turned up with a court order early on Wednesday, but two refused to leave and took to the ledge of a 10-metre-high balcony as a police officer stood nearby. Scotland Yard said the pair, a man aged 22 and a woman aged 21, came down on Wednesday evening and had been arrested on suspicion of breaching a court order. A spokesman said: “They currently remain in custody at a central London police station.” The activists had been vowing to maintain their protest, on the ledge of the first-floor balcony of the grade II-listed building on the corner of Charing Cross Road and St Martin’s Lane, during Christmas day. But on Wednesday evening a high court judge amended the injunction evicting them to allow them to re-enter solely for the purpose of “preparation, serving and participation in a festive Christmas lunch for homeless people” on Christmas Day."

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Love activists doing Xmas dinner for homeless outside illegally evicted love HQ today spread the word bring donations and cheer

Love activists doing Xmas dinner for homeless outside illegally evicted love HQ today spread the word bring donations and cheer.they want to contact food not bombs and beats n streets.please bring hot food the battle for homes for all,an homes not banks continues.despite the illegal eviction as the injunction did not allow bailiff to remove people.the quest for Xmas dinner continues....let them eat Xmas came.the offshore companies lawyers bribed the judge around midnight to change the order saying they should be allowed back in for Xmas dinner.even that order was illegally disregarded by the police.we are considering judicial review or legal action of the unfair and illegal actions of bailiffs,police and legal systemOn chrustmas eve.Mr.Scrooge is alive and well in the Tory tyranny condemned government of Britain 2014.whatever they say squatting will stay,repeal the anti residential squat law viva the resistance happy solstice merry Christmas share the food,share the empty buildings,share the world 

‘Love Activists’ protesters in standoff with police in central London | UK news | The Guardian

‘Love Activists’ protesters in standoff with police in central London | UK news | The Guardian: "Love Activists’ protesters in standoff with police in central London Police attend scene as squatters climb on to ledge of building close to Trafalgar Square to protest against housing crisis • The story of the Love Activists Share 375 inShare 4 Email Diane Taylor, Josh Halliday and Hannah Ellis-Petersen The Guardian, Wednesday 24 December 2014 19.41 GMT Jump to comments (546) The squatters took over the vacant building earlier this week and planned to provide a free lunch to homeless people on Christmas Day. Photograph: Diane Taylor A group of squatters vowed to take their high-stakes standoff with the police and bailiffs into Christmas Day after protestors scaled the balcony of a five-story Victorian building in central London. Two members of the self-styled “Love Activists” refused to leave the former RBS office when bailiffs arrived to evict them on Wednesday morning. As police officers and bailiffs looked on, the squatters climbed on to the ledge of a first-floor balcony of the grade II-listed building on the corner of Charing Cross Road and St Martin’s Lane. The squatters took over the vacant building earlier this week and planned to provide a free festive lunch to homeless people on Christmas Day in protest at the housing crisis. Most of the squatters left the building when the bailiffs turned up, but two activists refused to leave and took to the ledge of a 30ft-high balcony as a police officer stood nearby. About 10 police officers were at the scene, with a police van and ambulance on standby. Concerns grew for the safety of the balcony protesters as the temperature dropped, prompting paramedics to warn that they risked losing their balance if they refused to come down. A Metropolitan police spokesman confirmed that officers had been called in by the bailiffs to prevent a breach of the peace. No arrests had been made at the time of publication. One of the squatters on the balcony, Danny Freeman, 22, told the Guardian: “We heard banging on the door at 8am and some people forced their way in. We don’t know who they were because they wouldn’t tell us and have not provided us with any paperwork. “I climbed on to the balcony and then I called the police. I can’t put into words how distressed I feel about this. We won’t be able to provide Christmas lunch for the homeless now and about 50 people who were sleeping here will be homeless over Christmas. I’m here for the long haul, I’m not planning to come down from the balcony. I’d rather spend Christmas here than in the cells.” In October, Freeman carried out a protest by standing on a Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in London in a 28-hour standoff with police. About 50 protesters – including some who said they were homeless – turned up to support the occupation with rallying chants of “homes not banks”. The standoff was mostly peaceful, but police officers at one point scuffled with a protestor who tried to push back their barriers. Pete Phoenix, one of the protesters, was invited inside the building by police negotiators to speak to the protesters on the balcony. “There are ambulance staff, police officers and police negotiators inside the building. The ambulance staff have warned the protesters that their legs have got very cold which makes the blood supply pool in their feet, this could lead them to faint and fall off the ledge. They are getting very cold and we are concerned about them,” he said. "

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Love hq come now #olsx @occupynn

Bailiffs illegally evicting Love HQ, charity cross rd 2a now calling for all support get there NOW viva the resistance 2 on rooftop holding out

Bailiffs illegally evicting Love HQ, charity cross rd 2a now calling for all support get there NOW viva the resistance 2 on rooftop holding out

More action on empty homes wanted, Halifax study finds | Society | The Guardian

More action on empty homes wanted, Halifax study finds | Society | The Guardian: "More than three-quarters of Britons want to see stronger action by politicians to tackle the problem of empty homes, according to a study by Halifax and campaigning charity the Empty Homes Agency. Of the 2,000 people questioned, 78% think the government should place a higher priority on tackling empty homes, while 74% want their local authority to do more."

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From Gazi to Gezi - trailer shown by the film maker at Love HQ Tues eve GREAT FILM Network it

Gazi to Gezi - a stone's throw away" explores the poetry of a nationwide revolt in Istanbul, Europe's largest city. An explosive mix of the city’s inhabitants come together to fight the police and barricade themselves into one of the metropolis' few remaining green spaces, Gezi Park. All are present; from the liberal students, to oppressed, illegal revolutionary groups living among the slums of the city. The film, told through the memory of a stone, attempts to link the past with the present in a cinematic format which is neither factual nor fictitious. Scored to a beautiful soundtrack, the audience is taken into a rebellious world.

From Gazi to Gezi - trailer from Ross Domoney on Vimeo.

Future Suspended Film Shown at Love HQ Tues eve by the film maker How does a global financial crisis permeate the spaces of the everyday in a city? Our final 35' documentary film traces the multiple transformations of crisis-ridden Athenian public space and those who traverse it.

Future Suspended (english) from Ross Domoney on Vimeo.

Come visit Love HQ 2a Charing Cross Rd bring,food,pots presents,xmas cheer,bedding,addresses of empty buildings,crow bars,tools,donations for the FREE SHOP,see u there to plot the end of the housing crisis and Homes for all.Lets organise our world for people before profit

Come visit Love HQ 2a Charing Cross Rd bring,food,pots presents,xmas cheer,bedding,addresses of empty buildings,crow bars,tools,donations for the FREE SHOP,see u there to plot the end of the housing crisis and Homes for all.Lets organise our world for people before profit 90,000 children homeless this xmas is 90,000 to many. Lets make it zero next year recycle the 1.5 million empty buildings to create homes and employment.National Housing debate lets get it rolling from the pages of the Guardian,to the streets,to the Houses of Parliament and the dusty halls of Whitehall.enuf is enuf time for a common sense sane housing policy......debate figures to follow....
Figures from empty homes agency over five years ago there are over 900,000 empty residential buildings in the UK And over 600,000 non-residential buildings which equals 1 1/2 million empty buildings

Figures from homeless charity advert over 90,000 children across England Scotland and Wales will wake up homeless on Christmas (centre point?)

Anti residential squatting law  was brought in for landlords profits helping to keep property empty in London and prices high

The truth is that they restrict the supply of housing to deliberately keep rents and prices high

Crisis report 2011 states 39% of single homeless people who interviewed had squatted at some point
House prices have risen 30% in London in the last year
Also mention advisory service for squatters www.squatter.org.uk
Www.squashcampaign.org
Www.radicalhousingnetwork.org alliance of renters,,homeless,tenants,squatters travellers and precariously housed

Love Activist Press Release network it Viva the Uprising 2015 Operations Homes for All #OLSX @occupynn

Love Activist Press Release

Love Activists and Squatter and Homeless Autonomy (S.H.A.) have seized a disused RBS bank abandoned for two years in the heart of Westminster; a building that has been taken by the people, for the people. RBS was bailed out £46 billion by the taxpayer, equating a loss of £1500 per UK taxpayer. This means RBS are 82% owned by the people of the UK. This is a public repossession. Despite the 1.5 million empty buildings, There are 110,000 homeless people in the UK this winter, and squatting is a direct solution to this housing crisis. We demand a repeal of the 2012 laws, which have outlawed squatting of residential buildings. This could provide adequate housing solutions to the homeless.

We have opened up the space as a community area, completely separate from the greedy capitalist structure of modern society. The community will provide a free meal center for those living on the street, and to gather support to continue this project. A planned Christmas dinner will take place on Christmas day supported by Beat 'n Street Kitchen, and Food not Bombs. Our aims are to continue to provide food to the homeless, and a safe space for them to rest. Further to this, there are several spaces on the upper floors for groups wishing to hold events, workshops and talks. We would love for the whole community to be involved with this space.

Finally, we demand an end to the increasingly militarised Police and State violence and repression against those most marginalised and voiceless. We want homes, not banks and jails. Survive, protest, resist, reclaim. We will continue to expropriate wealth and space on behalf of the people. Everything that is necessary is just. Love Activists and S.H.A. say DRAG 'EM OUT (‪#‎dragemout‬)

Our current wish list includes: people, food, tools, sleeping equipment, pots and pans, cookers, books, bins, bin liners and furniture. We would prefer non-financial donations, as we all know money corrupts however if you absolutely insist on financial donations you can make them via http://gogetfunding.com/pr…/love-activists-reclaim-the-banks ...if you make a financial donation feel free to state what you wish the money to be spent on. All purchases will be public ally logged. One love x

Our current wish list includes: people, food, tools, sleeping equipment, pots and pans, cookers, books, bins, bin liners and furniture. We would prefer non-financial donations, as we all know money corrupts however if you absolutely insist on financial donations you can make them viahttp://gogetfunding.com/pr…/love-activists-reclaim-the-banks ...if you make a financial donation feel free to state what you wish the money to be spent on. All purchases will be public ally logged. 
One love x

Love Activists turn former RBS office in London into housing protest squat | Society | The Guardian

Love Activists turn former RBS office in London into housing protest squat | Society | The Guardian: "Love Activists turn former RBS office in London into housing protest squat Campaigners plan to set up food bank and provide free Christmas lunch to homeless as they criticise bankers Share 3118 inShare 2 Email Diane Taylor The Guardian, Tuesday 23 December 2014 21.28 GMT Jump to comments (323) Some of the Love Activist protesters at the building on the corner of Charing Cross Road. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian A prime, five-storey Victorian office building off Trafalgar Square in London has been taken over by a group of squatters who plan to open the building on Christmas Day and provide a free festive lunch for homeless people in a protest against the housing crisis. Calling themselves the Love Activists, a group of 20 people on Saturday took over the grade II-listed building on the corner site of Charing Cross Road and St Martin’s Lane which has been empty for 18 months. Previously leased by the RBS group and housing a branch of National Westminster Bank, the squatters say that the building has “been taken by the people” in a statement posted on their Facebook page. The current ownership of the corner site is unclear: Land Registry records show that the owner is Greencap Ltd, a Jersey company that appears to have been dissolved. According to one of the activists, Danny Freedland, 22, the fact that the building was previously used by RBS, which was bailed out by the taxpayer during the financial crisis and today remains 79% owned by the state, has made their message of “homes not banks” all the more resonant."

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Gezi park film at rbs #olsx @occupynn

Phoenix squat skills@occupynn #olsx

RBS2 squat @occupynn #olsx

Love Hq RBS squatters https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1500718110212573&ref=bookmark

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1500718110212573&ref=bookmark

The False housing Crisis some Shelter facts on Homlessness REPEAL THE DRACONIAN ANTI RESIDENTIAL SQUAT LAW SHELTER IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT

Figures from empty homes agency over five years ago
 there are over 900,000 empty residential buildings in the UK And over 600,000 non-residential buildings which equals 1 1/2 million empty buildings

Figures from homeless charity advert over 90,000 children across England Scotland and Wales will wake up homeless on Christmas (centre point?)

Anti residential squatting law  was brought in for landlords profits helping to keep property empty in London and prices high

The truth is that they restrict the supply of housing to deliberately keep rents and prices high

Crisis report 2011 states 39% of single homeless people who interviewed at squatted at some point

House prices have risen 30% in London in the last year

Also mention advisory service for squatters www.squatter.org.uk

 

Www.squashcampaign.org

 

Www.radicalhousingnetwork.org

 

 alliance of renters,,homeless,tenants,squatters travellers and precariously housed

REPEAL THE DRACONIAN ANTI RESIDENTIAL SQUAT LAW SHELTER IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT

The Terror Of How Banks Use Our Money: RBS Russell Brand The Trews (E216)

Guess Who Profits From Selling Off NHS: Russell Brand The Trews (E208)

A World to Win | Front line | Occupy Democracy xmas 2014

A World to Win | Front line | Occupy Democracy xmas 2014:

"Creating a space for democracy Reporting & video: Corinna Lotz; photos: Peter Arkell “Our aim is to bring unity to all the different single issue campaigns in order to focus on the deficit in our democracy,” Matt Bonner said, standing below Churchill’s statue, opposite the Houses of Parliament. Along with other campaigners, he had weathered a cold night on the narrow strip of pavement trying to sleep as traffic and the sound of Big Ben’s chimes continued overnight. It was the second day of Occupy Democracy’s third attempt to occupy Parliament Square.  “We’ve managed to maintain a small space, although we were threatened with arrest if we attempted to expand from the pavement to the Green – unlike our earlier occupation in October. The night before, some 100 police officers ringed the protesters with a double kettle while the occupiers continued with their discussions. “Westminster is the natural place to highlight the issue of democracy, as well as challenge the farcical bye-laws that threaten our right to protest. ”We’ve had workshops and debates on a range of issues, focusing particularly on the housing crisis. We are also building a concrete set of demands to see what kind of alternatives we would like to see. “Occupy Democracy has been using this space to democratically assemble – that is in itself the way that we work to consensus and the processes we use are to create a truly democratic space. So I personally would be for any kind of that creative platform for that purpose.”    "

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OccupyLondon Interview Mat sunday morning

BBC News - Winter Solstice: Stonehenge crowd gathers for sunrise

BBC News - Winter Solstice: Stonehenge crowd gathers for sunrise

Love HQ 2a Charing Cross rd RBS squat Tues 23rd dec 5 pm Live stream workshop with Obi Occupy.also bring food skip and cooking equipment for Xmas dinner #olsx #opsafewinter

Love HQ 2a Charing Cross rd RBS squat 

Tues 23rd dec 5 pm Live stream workshop with Obi Occupy.also bring food skip and cooking equipment for Xmas dinner

Love HQ 2a Charing Cross rd RBS squat Tues 23rd dec 6pm squatting/set up community projects w/shop phoenix 7-9pm cinema Greek struggles network it Thurs 25th Xmas dinner

Love HQ 2a Charing Cross rd RBS squat 

Tues 23rd dec 6pm squatting/set up community projects w/shop phoenix

7-9pm cinema Greek struggles network it Thurs 25th Xmas dinner 

Rbs squat #olsx

Support n solidarity needed now RBS bank squat 2a Charing Cross rd security trying to drill in NOW 2.47 network it

Support n solidarity needed now RBS bank squat 2a Charing Cross rd security trying to drill in NOW 2.47 network it

Mid-Winter in Parliament Square: an occupiers’ perspective

Mid-Winter in Parliament Square: an occupiers’ perspective

Pete (the Temp) Verses Climate Change

Stoke on Trent Town Hall Post Occupation Council has come on board to ask MOJ for 6 months for community proposal with Council backing....we are winning but keep networking

Following the recent month long occupation of Fenton Town Hall, the Ministry of Justice, the government department charged with the building's disposal, agreed to take the community's proposals further by bringing in the major stakeholder Stoke-on-Trent City Council into negotiations alongside the community / Urban Vision. A meeting between Urban Vision and senior councillors / managers at the civic centre in Stoke led to this letter being sent to Shailesh Vara MP from Cllr Mohammed Pervez. It could be considered a Christmas present, especially paragraph 2 (unfortunately Facebook doesn't allow for bold fonts). Financial backing aside, though in time there could be the possibility of assistance with accessing external funding, this is a 100% endorsement from the city council:
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Shailesh Vara MP

Fenton Town Hall Disposal

Thank you for considering Urban Vision North Staffordshire’s proposal for the future of Fenton Town Hall and for giving us the opportunity to comment directly on this proposal.

As you are aware, it is the aspiration of Stoke-on-Trent City Council that Fenton Town Hall should be returned for the benefit of local residents and businesses. Following our discussions with Urban Vision, it has been agreed that the building should be placed into Urban Vision/community ownership and not the council. This approach will maximise access to external funding opportunities, will be in line with council’s own strategy around empowering communities to become more independent of the local authority, and allow the community to take greater ownership of their own futures against a backdrop of on-going budgetary pressures within the council.

We believe Urban Vision’s outline proposals have significant potential and they appear to have a good degree of confidence that they can make the proposition work. However, Urban Vision also recognises that more work would need to be done to develop these proposals into a full business case which could take up to 6 months. If required, the council would be willing to work in collaboration with the MoJ to facilitate this window of opportunity with them and to offer support and guidance to Urban Vision during this period. The council would also be willing to consider the offer from Urban Vision for a place on the Board of Trustees should they proceed with a Trust model. We would be happy to work with yourselves and Urban Vision to understand the implications of such an arrangement.

I trust this provides some assurance for the council’s willingness to work with Urban Vision to safeguard the future of Fenton Town Hall through a self-sustainable model within the community ownership.

We sincerely request and hope that you will seriously consider Urban Vision’s proposal and allow them a six months extension to bring this building back into sustainable community use for the greater good of our communities and businesses.

Yours Sincerely
Mohammed Pervez
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Please re-read the following:

"Following our discussions with Urban Vision, it has been agreed that the building should be placed into Urban Vision/community ownership and not the council. This approach will maximise access to external funding opportunities, will be in line with council’s own strategy around empowering communities to become more independent of the local authority, and allow the community to take greater ownership of their own futures against a backdrop of on-going budgetary pressures within the council."

This qualifies the council's earlier request for the Town Hall to come back to the people of Stoke-on-Trent and for the people of Stoke-on-Trent to be consulted over the building's future. In future negotiations, as before, reference will certainly be made to the community plan produced by the Fenton Community First Panel which highlighted the demand for another community facility in Fenton and the opportunity Urban Vision / the community's plans for the building present for the town and the wider conurbation of Stoke-on-Trent.

I truly believe that the occupation effected change and that we got out at the right time. To use numbers I would say our chances prior to occupation were 2/10, now they are 6/10.

Not a victory, but a MAJOR step forward.

I am posting a copy of the letter on the files section of this page.

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Phoenix on fire ...on squatting and the housing crisis at Occupy Democracy sat dec 20th WATCH THIS and Network it Very Powerfull http://bambuser.com/v/5164357#olsx #occupydemocracy

http://bambuser.com/v/5164357 http://bambuser.com/v/5164357

#olsx #occupydemocracy

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Barclays blockaded over arms trade shares - UK Indymedia

Barclays blockaded over arms trade shares - UK Indymedia: "t | World Today Smash EDO and Brighton Palestine Action blockaded Barclays Bank for an hour before activists were removed. The action was part of a campaign aimed at forcing the bank to have nothing to do with shares in Elbit Systems, Exelis (EDO MBM's parent company), BAE, Raytheon and other arms companies. It comes a month after a nationwide day of action saw occupations of Barclays in cities across the UK One person was arrested, who had glued himself to the front doors of the bank. He was dressed as Santa wearing a placard which read 'Santa says you've been a very naughty bank this year'. Here's the initial press report from the Argus  http://m.theargus.co.uk/news/11678702.Santa_arrested_after_gluing_himself_to_doors_of_Barclays_Bank/"

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