The Friern Barnet Library gets Six Weeks before Eviction

[Tony Gosling]

The Friern Barnet Library gets Six Weeks before Eviction
http://www.squashcampaign.org/2012/12/the-friern-barnet-library-gets-six-weeks-before-eviction/
The Friern Barnet library, opened up again by squatters and the 
community in September this year, stocked with 8,000 books from local 
donations (after the TSG raided the building to take the existing 
stock) and has became more popular and accessible than ever before. 
In the true tradition of squatting, people took the initiative to 
open a private building as a public space, organising and running it 
collectively for the benefit of the community. SQUASH commends the 
hard work done by these local heroes, who have overcome the odds to 
create something beautiful and vibrant, even while they have had to 
fight tooth-and-nail (metaphorically speaking) against the 
reactionary forces of the neo-liberal Barnet Council, its One Barnet 
privatisation programme and squad of legal goons.
The case was heard on Monday (17th December) and the district judge 
Patricia Pearl granted the occupants six weeks of leave before an 
eviction would take place. She recognised their "right to protest" 
but stated they needed to be removed so that Barnet Council could 
continue with giving the building over to Craptia (sic), the 
multinational infrastructure company. The occupiers will be appealing 
the verdict.
In the meantime, get down to the Library to show some support and see 
how you can help out. They will be open over the solstice period 
including hosting a bring-a-dish Christmas lunch, and no doubt 
working hard over this holiday period, along many other local 
anti-cuts groups faced with unwarranted and fast-tracked budget cuts 
early in the new year. Happy winter solstice, merry Christmas and a 
portentous New Year to all.

Some articles: "Occupied Friern Barnet Library in court Monday" [IMC 
UK, 16th December 2012]
Solidarity message from sister reclaimed-commons group, Transition Heathrow
"Barnet library squatters to be evicted, judge rules" [Guardian, 18th 
December 2012] [Top prizes for those who can spot the well-positioned 
words and phrases in this article which undermine squatting in general]
This entry was posted on December 19, 2012. 


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