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'''102 Eaton Square''' or '''Belgravia''' was an unused mansion in London, UK that had occupied by [[List of Squats|squatter]] (belonging to [[Autonomous Nation of Anarchist Libertarian]]) and turned into a homeless shelter in [[Timeline of Anarchism in Northern Europe|2017]]. | |||
== History == | |||
The squat was occupied in early 2017 and quickly attacked by local fascists who tried to break into the building, but the squatters fought them off. The squatters soon housed 25 homeless people and began holding movie nights.<ref>https://en.squat.net/2017/01/28/london-anal-belgravia-squatters-fight-off-fascist-thugs/</ref> They were evicted within a month by police in a two-hour standoff, where the squatters barricaded themselves in but were defeated by police.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/01/london-squatters-mansion-eaton-square-standoff-with-bailiffs-belgravia-goncharenko</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Squatting]] | |||
[[Category:Northern Europe]] | |||
[[Category:Europe]] | |||
[[Category:Anarchism]] | |||
[[Category:Direct Action]] | |||
[[Category:AnarWiki]] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom]] | |||
[[Category:2017]] | |||
[[Category:2010]] | |||
[[Category:21st Century]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 13 December 2024
102 Eaton Square or Belgravia was an unused mansion in London, UK that had occupied by squatter (belonging to Autonomous Nation of Anarchist Libertarian) and turned into a homeless shelter in 2017.
History
The squat was occupied in early 2017 and quickly attacked by local fascists who tried to break into the building, but the squatters fought them off. The squatters soon housed 25 homeless people and began holding movie nights.[1] They were evicted within a month by police in a two-hour standoff, where the squatters barricaded themselves in but were defeated by police.[2]