New Squat in Newcastle - Eclectic City II
Geordie Squatter | 23.04.2001 16:03
Tyneside Squatters are at it again! This time in a brilliant social club in Newcastle city centre which is due to be turned into a lap-dancing bar. Women have opened up the squat today, at the same time as a hearing a magistrates in Newcastle regarding a licence for the proposed sexist bar.
ECLECTIC CITY II
Tyneside Squatters are at it again! This time in a brilliant social club in Newcastle city centre which is due to be turned into a lap-dancing bar. Women have opened up the squat today, at the same time as a hearing a magistrates in Newcastle regarding a licence for the proposed sexist bar. The results of the hearing aren't known yet, but the club will inevitably be delayed by the squatting.
So, WE have a wonderful social centre for the immediate future. So please come along to express your support for the squat and protest at the plans for another way of comodifying women's bodies. It's a really great building, so there is various events planned, but come along anyway during the day - something will be going on.
SQUAT HOT LINE: 07833 646228
ADDRESS: Electic City II, Manors Social Club, Carliol Square, Newcastle NE1 6UQ
Programme of Events (all start are from 7pm)
Tue 24 April
Mushy Pea's Cafe and various DJ's
Wed 25 April
Film and food night
Thur 26 April
Open night - bright your ideas and muxical instruments
Fri 27 April
Eclectic Cabaret - bring your music, jokes, poems, acrobatics, etc.
Sat 28 April
May Day benefit night (to follow on from the Tyneside May Day march)
Tyneside Squatters are at it again! This time in a brilliant social club in Newcastle city centre which is due to be turned into a lap-dancing bar. Women have opened up the squat today, at the same time as a hearing a magistrates in Newcastle regarding a licence for the proposed sexist bar. The results of the hearing aren't known yet, but the club will inevitably be delayed by the squatting.
So, WE have a wonderful social centre for the immediate future. So please come along to express your support for the squat and protest at the plans for another way of comodifying women's bodies. It's a really great building, so there is various events planned, but come along anyway during the day - something will be going on.
SQUAT HOT LINE: 07833 646228
ADDRESS: Electic City II, Manors Social Club, Carliol Square, Newcastle NE1 6UQ
Programme of Events (all start are from 7pm)
Tue 24 April
Mushy Pea's Cafe and various DJ's
Wed 25 April
Film and food night
Thur 26 April
Open night - bright your ideas and muxical instruments
Fri 27 April
Eclectic Cabaret - bring your music, jokes, poems, acrobatics, etc.
Sat 28 April
May Day benefit night (to follow on from the Tyneside May Day march)
Geordie Squatter
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Another event
23.04.2001 16:16
Makem Squatter
Results of Magistrates Hearing
23.04.2001 18:32
The Court heard how the company 'looked after their girls' by making them be self-employed (no illness or holiday benefits or employment rights) ANd charge them 50 quid to dance in their G_strings. The court also heard how the police were fully co-operating with the club (conveniently 300 yards from teh Geordie cop_shop) and would be monitoring CCTV footage from both inside and outside the club when it is up and running.
>The club is located 2oo yards from a project for vunerable women. Dispite protests for a wide range of groups, including women's rights, rape criss, lecturers concerned about expoitation of students and Christian groups the licence was granted.
This was the final liscene needed to for the comapny to go ahead with the 1.5million referbishment of the former social club.
Howver cheeky geordie sqautters who have been in occupation of the building since the weekend are planning a wide range of talks, workshops and events over the coming few days.
'we hope to stay in here as long as possible and hopefully delay the work on the proposed club and highlight the proposed exploitation of women by SFI in their lap dancing club. In the meantime we want to create a SOCIAL club for SOCIAl people where everyone is welcome.'
Girly Squatter