Wembley Tent City Occupation: Press Release

Wed Aug 13 11:20:36 BST 2008

Wembley Tent City Occupation: Press Release, 30/06/2008 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403319.html

TENT CITY IS BACK! 

England's longest running and most acrimonious dispute over a proposed 
academy school has reached new heights. 

Protesting local residents and teachers have re-established their 
`Tent City' and reoccupied the site. 

The protestors previously occupied the site for six months and even 
took their protest to the trees, occupying tree houses they had built. 
The site was vacated when the protestors won a year's extension on the 
lease. 

As we said in our last press release the council now want to throw 
everyone off by 31st July and indeed has threatened immediate 
eviction. This high handed threat was after the council had promised 
in writing to help with ensuring all businesses would be relocated yet 
have done nothing. This includes the Sunflower nursery children. 

As Nick Wallis said in his ITV report the council (and ARK) are doing 
this as a physical possession as soon as possible to frustrate the 
protest. 

Hank Roberts, Brent ATL and NUT Secretary said, "The Council refuse to 
listen to any opposition to this ill thought out scheme to build a 
school on the sports ground. This latest outrage shows the latest in a 
long list of disregarding any pact or promise they make to the 
community. We aim to win this fight and stop the academy going ahead." 

Ends 

For more details contact 0776 2737 306 or 0784 3282450 

 hankr at hotmail.com 

www.tentcityoccupation.co.uk/ 

Gallery 

 http://www.tentcityoccupation.co.uk/gallery.html 

ITV London Tonight Report: 

 http://www.itvlocal.com/london/news/?player=LON_News_15&void=204972 

Previous posts: 

Anti-Academy Teachers Take To The Trees 

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/09/380945.html 

Wembley Summer Camp Open: Squat The Land, Smash School Privatisation 

 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402476.html 

Wembley Anti-Academy Tent City Facing Eviction: Party And Resist!!! 

 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403124.html 

Wembley Teachers Say No To Privatised Schooling 

 http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com/2008/06/wembley-teachers-say-no-
to-privatised.html 

200 School Pupils In Huts On A Construction Site 

 http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com/2008/06/200-school-pupils-in-
huts-on.html 

The Boil on Busson's Butt 

 http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com/2008/07/boil-on-bussons-butt.html 

Save Our Schools 22-minute film available on Reel News issue 13 
Stop them Privatising Our Schools available on Reel News issue 12 
Wembley Occupation available on Reel News issue 10 

 http://www.reelnews.co.uk/ 

Wembley Tent City Occupation 
 e-mail: hankr at hotmail.com 
 Homepage: http://www.tentcityoccupation.co.uk