Urgent appeal from Raven's Ait squatted island

[Gerrard Winstanley]

News just in, by text again, that the squatters' appeal has been turned down this afternoon:-

Appeal judge gave posession. We have no right to have space to live ion this country. We intend to stay, network solutions and dig in.
Come and help London's Eco-Conference community centre. 
More updates soon on www.ravensait.org.uk or facebook, 
love Phoenix.


Call for support from eco-conference island on the River Thames
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/424710.html


--- In diggers350 at yahoogroups.com, "Gerrard Winstanley" <tony at ...> wrote:
>
> Recorded earlier today
> Invitation to the Eco-Forum and Conference Centre on the Thames
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bmy27pBJfc
> 
> We have set up an Eco-Conference centre on Raven's Ait island. We invite you to come and stay to provide support to the community with your skill-sharing, workshops, and talks.
> The local council, Kingston-upon-Thames, is attempting to evict our environmental climate group so they can sell this very historic site and wildlife sanctuary as surplus distressed asset for a hotel build. It is supposed to be used by the local council for the local\people but is being effectivlly privatised.
> We are calling for debate, discussion and action for our earth.
> We need you all to save the camp. We are on the island preparing to\ present a peaceful platform of the top questions to the leaders of the G20 meeting this April 1st in London and also for the Copenhagen Climate Summitt in December 2009.
> We are developing sustainability, education, community, workshops, direct action, environmental cinema and study actions to find a stable platform for a more unified environmental and social justice movement.
> The island was home to a peace treaty in 1217 that gave full rights to the English people, brought peace in England and led to the establishment of Magna Carta which had been written but not confirmed. Raven's Ait is a historic site and was declared commons and public lands. This council has no idea of its importance and just wants to sell it off for a quick profit.
> 
> http://www.ravensait.org.uk
> http://www.tlio.org.uk
> 
> see also
> Citizen's Land Security Bill
> http://www.public-interest.co.uk/manor/landreformbill.rtf
> 
> Raven's Ait contacts:-
> Phoenix - 07769 791387
> Camilla - 07900 800055
> Nick - 07964 672922
>