Hey people,

Cos didnt hear anything for a while, was worried the bastards had won. So glad to hear that you guys won, massive congratulations!! Keep going.

Stu.

..."welcome to the autonomus maoist republic of Camden (AMRC)"

TIBETAN TRIBAL SOEVRIGNTY!

CYRMRU TRIBAL SOVERIGNTY!

Wake up arrogant, assuming, zombie, fascist, brain dead, british filth.

Blessed be,

Allah Akbar,

King Amdo.

King amado,
You might try to use your brush of ignorance to discredit the autonomous lab but I reckon its too late!! The State operatives have already planted a mole and have the info. of what takes place in the lab. I think speakers corner(hyde park) would love to employe you.

I have to go as the dishes need doing!!

I would not call, the Autonomous Lab a radical social centre. Rich hippies slumming it, and actively homophobic petit-bourgoise rastas ( also a lot of those europrats using this as a lifestyle /tourist party option ) I also don't see much in the way of community involvement execept with a few of the lunchouts from the area who are not representives of the area as a whole. Ther eis no attempt to engage with communtiy activists otr the people who used to be involved with the various centres and initatives who were closed down. There is NO class / community solidarity. If it's a gallery it is pretty crap - all the stuff left behind from the eco-art exhibiton plus some bollocks unfocussed meaningless grafitti. You've shit it you stupid metropolitan arses.

I was going to say "we're getting there", but that remark is synonamous with the inept British Rail, and so may be considered an self-acknowledgement of being crap.

Speaking as someone who has been involved in the Lab for a while, I would say that the last few weeks at the Lab has been a time of reconsolidation (with the liberation of building No.2) and re-evolvement of personnel involved. Of late there have been some personality conflicts and tensions which have not helped. All in all, activities have not been at a level which we had been maintaining, say, 2 months ago. Before, it must be said that one individual in particular was a driving force in the space. That individual left the Lab nearly a month ago. The departure of this fully trustworthy and very politically astute, socially-interactive friend of ours has been a big loss to the space, especially since this was someoene who had contributed mountains of graft and generous helpings of inspiration to the project.

There has been some critisism regarding whether or not this space is political or just some arty-farty creative space to serve the preoccupations of the creative petit-bourgoise. Well, that comment is a wild exaggeration, but certainly this space is not exclusively political; there is space for artistic expression. Rather like the human-race, we are trying to provide for the mix of interests, talents and anti-capitalist/environmental activist concerns across class boundaries. This crude plotting of class division is just that - ideologically crude - and we are a little freer than that. that said, most people involved from the space are from working class origin - in keeping with that fine tradition of the working classes beiong the ones who do get things done - because they have to (if they don't do it, who will?)

Response to the previous comments entitled "The petit bourgoise lunchout lab"

"I would not call, the Autonomous Lab a radical social centre. Rich hippies slumming it, and actively homophobic petit-bourgoise rastas ( also a lot of those europrats using this as a lifestyle /tourist party option )"
>>>This is a mispresentation. There are a few overseas people, yes, but they have not been primarily using it as a hostel. Nice kick-up backside for those who recognise this is atleast partly true!

" also don't see much in the way of community involvement execept with a few of the lunchouts from the area who are not representives of the area as a whole."
>>> "there is community involvement everyday, when we spaek to people who come in off the street, sit down, have a coffee and a chat! So, this is shit, I'm afraid. Re: the local luchouts, some have been excluded from entering, while some have been discouraged due to the alcohol ban. This policy has not been enforced consistebntly for long, and so, yes, some locals who may be described as "local lunchouts" have spent time in the space. But as a proportion of time spent in the space getting on with other activities, time spent doing this has not be significantly large (usually the odd day here and there, after 11pm, until when people staying have needed to get to bed). This is called keeping things sweet with locals who would otherwise disrespect the space.

"There is no attempt to engage with communtiy activists otr the people who used to be involved with the various centres and initatives who were closed down."
>>> The community centre is camden is not near our place, and is only concerned with the immeditae neighbourhood where it was located (Greenland Road, Camden). We do need to contact more community activists

Soon there will be an internet cafe, a vegan organic restaurant, workshops and a weekly world cinema session. Radical film shows to re-start this week. Check Indymedia London for prog of events.

The petit bourgoise lunchout lab
29.08.2004 12:22

I would not call, the Autonomous Lab a radical social centre. Rich hippies slumming it, and actively homophobic petit-bourgoise rastas ( also a lot of those europrats using this as a lifestyle /tourist party option ) I also don't see much in the way of community involvement execept with a few of the lunchouts from the area who are not representives of the area as a whole. Ther eis no attempt to engage with communtiy activists otr the people who used to be involved with the various centres and initatives who were closed down. There is NO class / community solidarity. If it's a gallery it is pretty crap - all the stuff left behind from the eco-art exhibiton plus some bollocks unfocussed meaningless grafitti. You've shit it you stupid metropolitan arses.
Camden is an ( ignorant and arrogant ) bitch