Monthly Archives: October 2012

Athens (Greece): Eviction of the housing squat on Spyridonos Trikoupi street in Exarchia

Posted on 30/10/2012 by squat

On October 30th, at around 10am, anti-riot squadrons stormed the streets surrounding Exarchia square and violently evicted the housing squat on Spyridonos Trikoupi street. According to the initial information, approximately ten people were taken to the Exarchia police station, while … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dames-Des-Landes: The struggle continues against the airport project

Posted on 27/10/2012 by squat

The ZAD is an aeroport protest site in the west of France about 15 miles north of Nantes. The aeroport project was first proposed over forty years ago and has faced constant local resistance ever since. The project is in … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dame-des-Landes (France): Call out for actions during the moment of eviction of the ZAD

Posted on 27/10/2012 by squat

In this autumn of 2012, the opposition to the Notre-Dame-des-Landes airport project is entering a delicate phase. The response which it may elicit from outside the area directly affected will be the deciding factor for the future of this battle. … Continue reading →

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Bogotá (Colombia): Solidarity action with displaced squatters

Posted on 26/10/2012 by squat

On Friday, October 5th, 2012, in a day of solidarity with displaced squatters in Bogotá, approximately 25 people gathered from 12.00 to 2.30pm in front of a squatted residential building at the corner of 47th street and 7th avenue, in … Continue reading →

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Thessaloniki: Urgent appeal for international support with Delta squat and imprisoned anarchist immigrant Gustavo Quiroga

Posted on 26/10/2012 by squat

UK Indymedia – Statement by Delta squat about the events of eviction Sunday, September 16th, 2012 A BRIEF CHRONICLE On September 12th at 6.30 in the morning various different police departments were mobilized for the eviction of Delta squat. EKAM … Continue reading →

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France: Communique from the ZAD

Posted on 17/10/2012 by squat

Press release sent October 17th at 23:30 We live here, we’ll stay here! After two days of resistance and solidarity, only seven houses and one plot were evicted at the ZAD, a threatened area meant to make place to an … Continue reading →

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France: ZAD eviction, news from the front line

Posted on 16/10/2012 by squat

Events happening in the ZAD, in Notre Dames des Landes, near Nantes, can be followed minute to minute on the ZAD website. Barricades are still holding on after 2 days of a huge military style operation in an attempt to … Continue reading →

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France: Highest risks of eviction in the ZAD

Posted on 12/10/2012 by squat

Several sources let us believe that evictions are imminent. We got wind of a first wave of evictions on Tuesday the 16th of October at dawn. We received precise informations about where troops will be staying, the planned route to … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: World Homeless Day

Posted on 12/10/2012 by squat

On Wednesday October 10, 2012 people who are “homeless, have recently been evicted, and foreclosed-on, the dispossessed, and their allies took to the streets in San Francisco protesting and marching to express their frustration with the current homeless situation and … Continue reading →

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Spain: Homeless Families Squatting After Eviction

Posted on 12/10/2012 by squat

A good article from the Voice of America website!? Protest groups in Spain have helped families that were kicked out of their homes by banks find shelter in repossessed, empty apartment buildings. Police moved in quickly in most cases, but … Continue reading →

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London: Cuts Cafe

Posted on 11/10/2012 by squat

This is an open letter to everyone, who has been excited, disappointed, confused, concerned, etc about what is happening with the physical space that will become the Cuts Cafe. My name is Peter, I am a member of the space … Continue reading →

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Cardiff: Video Communique from the Gremlins

Posted on 11/10/2012 by squat

Gremlin Alley Social Centre, Cardiff (Wales): http://welcometogremlinalley.wordpress.com/

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Catalonia: Can Piella threaten, Demonstration October 13th

Posted on 11/10/2012 by squat

Can Piella is a rural-urban squat, in Montcada i Reixac, near Barcelona, that laid ignored for ten years or more. The ruinous land and dilapidated farmhouse of Can Piella was replenished and renovated by local people, in solidarity, who grew … Continue reading →

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Cardiff: Social Centre update from the Gremlins

Posted on 10/10/2012 by squat

We the Gremlins (currently squatters of Gremlin Alley) will be re-opening our social centre to the community later this week. After a thorough clean up, re-organising our space and lots of hard work, we are pleased to announce that we … Continue reading →

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Montcada i Reixac (Catalonia): Eviction threat for Can Piella

Posted on 10/10/2012 by squat

On Thursday, October 4, Can Piella get a precaution eviction order to be executed in the period of 9 days (Sunday 14th). But Can Piella alive, Can Piella is scheming … For us it’s an opportunity to show that Can … Continue reading →

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Cardiff: Red and Black Umbrella Social Center, 1 Year Anniversary Halloween Bash!

Posted on 09/10/2012 by squat

On the 30th of October 2011, a group of people entered the tredegar hotel in adamsdown with the intention of creating a social centre, from this action and a chance trip by a bin the red and black umbrella was … Continue reading →

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Denver: Update on squatter arrest

Posted on 05/10/2012 by squat

Anarchist prisoner Amelia Nicol had her sentencing hearing today, October 1st, in Denver County Court. She had been found guilty on August 21, 2012 of Criminal Trespass, Assault on an officer, and Resisting Arrest. All charges stemmed from a raid … Continue reading →

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Cardiff: Gremlin Alley resists eviction

Posted on 05/10/2012 by squat

This morning activists and anarchists have rallied round to defend Gremlin Alley, the squatted bowling alley and cinema on City Road, in Roath, Cardiff. The eviction resistance is also in solidarity with Alex Haig, the 21 year old squatter who … Continue reading →

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Zagreb (Croatia): ReciKLAONICA squat threatened with eviction

Posted on 04/10/2012 by squat

ReciKLAONICA squat, located on 66, Heinzelova Street in Zagreb, is threatened with eviction. The informal collective of artists and social activists that develops its activities in the spaces of the old abandoned Zagrepčanka factory, owned by Zagrebački Holding, is addressing … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam (The Netherlands): October 2012 Joe’s Garage program

Posted on 01/10/2012 by squat

If you are ever standing under the rain, in front of a closed door at Joe’s it is because nobody has volunteered to open the space, cook some food, make coffee. We do everything D(o)I(t)Y(ourself) and your active participation is … Continue reading →

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