A local hub for activism and culture faces up to gentrification ~ Jandre Sotileza ~ La Libre is a self-managed, non-profit, community-run booksto…
Santander: La Libre centre update and appeal
Tag: Social Centres
Rome: Laurentino social centre evicted
Repression of Italian autonomous spaces continues, after previous evictions in Milan and Turin ~ Cristina Sykes ~ The L38 Squat, a social space in …
Turin: Askatasuna social centre evicted
Squatters accuse mayor of retreating from collaboration agreement following Gaza protests ~ Cristina Sykes ~ The Askatasuna social centre in Turin,…
Thessaloniki: Ovradera social centre update and appeal
Shielding the space with security rolling shutters will help keep it a safe and functional hub for resistance, solidarity, and self-organisation ~ …
Athens: La Zone, a new libertarian space in Exarcheia
“Steeped in history and struggles, this neighbourhood belongs to its inhabitants and occupants”, say founders Eva and Nicolas ~ Patrick…
Germany: Fighting for the Autonomous Youth Centre
It’s 50 years since the energy of the post-’66 student rebels, which sparked a wave of squatted autonomous social centres across West G…
Lessons from the Common House
The Common House, an activist collective that had provided meeting space for radical groups in Bethnal Green, London, since 2013, closed down its p…
Glasgow: Baile Hoose occupation under threat of rapid eviction
In the latest threat to Baile Hoose, Glasgow City Council are taking the occupation to court this Wednesday, 24 November 2021, seeking possessio…
‘Movement building, community building’: the anarchist social centre in London
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Elephant & Castle lies 56A Infoshop.
DIY Space closes its doors
The much-loved South London activist centre and venue has announced it won’t be reopening, having initially shut for the Covid lockdown.
Interview: Radical community in Aberdeen
To mark the one-year anniversary of a radical social centre appearing in the Granite City, Rob Ray talks with the organising collective about their…
The Social Centre Bulletin: Fash Attack Pie ‘n’ Mash
Squatting is the housing equivalent of the cover of A Kestrel for a Knave.
The Social Centre Bulletin: The Ups and Downs of the Cwtch
Eight years ago, near enough to the day, a handful of activists and homeless had some plans.
The Social Centre Bulletin
This new column for Freedom News aims to support and publicise what’s happening at radical social centres around Britain.
Spain: police crack down on anarchists resisting social centre eviction
On Tuesday, two people were arrested in A Coruña in relation to the events that occurred during the eviction of A Insumisa social centre.
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The Case of the Spinning Judge
Imagine what it feels like to sentence war resisters as terrorists ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ My smallish eyes blink, and my central incisors catch the …
Heavy repression in Geneva as G7 summit opens
Over 60,000 people faced tear-gas and an overnight kettle in protests against meeting of the world’s richest states ~ Gabriel Fonten ~ Tens o…
Antifascists mobilise after racist pogroms
The UK far-right surge builds on deep-rooted resentment and social fragmentation ~ Blade Runner ~ Antifascists on Saturday (13 June) mobilised agai…
Filton sentencing explainer
De-proscribing Palestine Action will not make a difference to the “Terrorism connection” enhancement ~ Andy Meinke ~ The Filton defenda…
No consent to confinement
UK Supreme Court muddies the waters on deprivation of liberty, as safeguards are stripped away ~ punkacademic ~ The Supreme Court last week ruled o…
