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Bournbrook Nursery Social Centre, Birmingham!!

scbrum | 24.08.2004 22:32 | Birmingham

Bournbrook nursery social cente in birmingham is a place where a dynamic group of people are working to create a space for the local community and a resource centre for activists, the building occupied is a beutifull abandoned nursery which is being tranformed into a useable space for the whole family

Our immediate aim at the moment is getting the cafe and kids play area up and running. If anybody would like to help out please come down or get in touch with us. We are also in need of tables, chairs, paint, and peoples spare time more importantly. This is a space for us all, so if you want to use it for anything get in touch.

No 1 Bournebrook Road
Bournebrook Day Nursery
Birmingham
B29 7BC

With Love From Everyone Down at the social centre.

scbrum
- e-mail: scbrum@mail.com


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additionally

24.08.2004 22:42

The space has excellent meeting facilities and is available for groups to use. I'm offering workshops on consensus decision making, and possibly jam.

white lunar


list

24.08.2004 22:54

Just a few things that could help us out if anyone
has any of this stuff spare

Mops
Buckets
Gloves
Pots and Pans
Cutlery
Cups/mugs/plates
First Aid kit
Paintbrushes/rollers
Paint
Tables/Chairs
Curtains/Chair covers
Hoover
A freezer (is that being a bit to cheeky? ;) )
Towels
Toys
Books
Information (leaflets, videos, posters ect)
and more importantly people willing to come along and get involved

Love and rage

Kidda


photos from the nursery

30.08.2004 15:24




its going well. opened up the cafe today and made some good contacts already. Everyone welcome!

heres some pics

stevo


Keep it going people

02.09.2004 11:30

Fantastic!!!!!!
About time the building was put to good use since the Council closed the only community creche facility years ago.

Proof, if ever proof was needed, that direct action in the community works.

Good work people.

Shumon


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02.09.2004 15:07

"Direct action in the community works"

How is this 'working'? How many people have actually been affected by this? Isolating yourself away from the real world isn't going to do anything. People out there HAVE to work, have more things to worry about than taking over a nursery. Actually do something!

Serge


Community Direct Action works! it's self evident!

02.09.2004 15:39

If a donation based cafe providing drinks and hot food, a meeting room, a resource room, and a guerilla garden isn't effective direct action, then we'll eat our hat, collectively of course - if we had one ;0)

Perhaps Serge could stop massaging his cognitively dissonant ego and get his ass down to help out?
You might change your mind if you see the local community using the space after work or looking after their kids there. Dunno if you can read Serge but there's no longer any free Nursery provision for families in the area anymore. We're using the space constructively as much as we can to help local people, homeless people and refugees.

Love n Rage n Mutual Aid from the Nursery!

The Nursery Social Centre Collective


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02.09.2004 22:54

''isolating yourself away from the real world''

excuse me?

Life doesnt just revolve around working 9-5

isnt that the whole sodding point of setting up social centres like these
and i think you'll find that all of us at the nursery have to work to survive, just like the people who are part of the community in which the centre is, so thats one thing we have incommon, it's been really good getting people into the space to find out what other shared interests we have.

If its good enough for Betty its good enough for me ;)

''Actually do something''

so what are you doing that we can learn from then sunshine?

love and rage

Kidda

*puts hat on wish list, crosses out freezer*

Kidda


Art of Subvert exhinition now open!

05.09.2004 12:47





"The Art of the Subvert - stencils, stickers, posters, billboard modifications and posters that alter meanings and challenge assumptions"



Everyone welcome - come and see the exhibition and drink tea.

It's in an open format so feel free to add your own examples too

stevo


More photos

10.09.2004 21:19

Social centre - University - Gentrification (panorama)
Social centre - University - Gentrification (panorama)

The Nursery DIY Social Centre
The Nursery DIY Social Centre

Here's some more photos of the building and its surroundings. More photos of the inside coming soon.
Plus photos of the large green space out the back. Ironically this space named the 'secret garden' by the kids and staff of the former council Nursery was paid for by lottery money. There's talk about this space being bought up by developers for gentrification like the development facing the Nursery Social Centre on the photos attached.

Latest news...

Solidarity Needed too!

we're in court for eviction next Wed September 15th, 11.15am at Birmingham County Court
we need some solidarity outside the court, noise, banners, samba, leaflets etc..

We also want to show some solidarity with the Social Centres and Autonomous Zones in London that are being repressed by the state, police and bailiffs in the run up to the ESF.

Hands off our Social centres and Autonomous Zones!

Resist! Love n Rage n Mutual Aid

The Nursery DIY Social Centre Collective

Bournbrook DIY Nursery Social Centre Collective
mail e-mail: scbrum@mail.com


"Community Space or Lottery Waste?"

15.09.2004 00:54

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden


Pictures of the beautiful secret graden where the children and staff used to relax and play.

The Nursery Social Centre Collective
mail e-mail: scbrum@mail.com
- Homepage: http://stuffit.org/nursery


Local kids and parents using the Social Centre and the 'secret garden'

18.09.2004 10:41

There's too many roads on this carpet and not enough green spaces!
There's too many roads on this carpet and not enough green spaces!

Lots of toys for everyone :0)
Lots of toys for everyone :0)

What's going to happen to our secret garden, Birmingham City Council?
What's going to happen to our secret garden, Birmingham City Council?

Some more pictures of the Social Centre being used by local people and their children. They won't get access to the secret garden when the Council evict us :0(

The Nursery Social Centre Collective
mail e-mail: scbrum@mail.com
- Homepage: http://stuffit.org/nursery


Devine_Diva

23.12.2004 13:24

Hi! I am a university student living in the selly oak area and must admit i'm curious about what you lot are up to at the old nursery...I saw all the drama a couple of weeks ago when there were cameras outside and all the banners had been put up! I would appreciate a litle more information about what sorts of things you do...and what kinds of help you need!
Good luck with your battles!
Devine

devine


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26.12.2004 21:30

Hey devine

The best way of finding out whats going on is to pop in for a cuppa
and a chat. we are a friendly bunch, honest.

you can find some more information either here on indy or on our own site

Basically the whole thought driving the collective is that buildings shouldnt be left
empty when they could be put to good use.
Though instead of just moaning about it, we're putting our words into
actions and proving that it can work.

direct action gets the goods :)

hope youve had a good xmas

Kidda

 scbrum@mail.com
 http://stuffit.org/nursery/


Kidda
mail e-mail: scbrum@mail.com


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