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The '''Hat Factory''' was a [[List of Squats|squat]] and [[Social Center|social center]] that was [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Oceania|set up in 2001 and evicted in 2014]] in Sydney, [[Australia]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 2 April 2024
The Hat Factory was a squat and social center that was set up in 2001 and evicted in 2014 in Sydney, Australia.
History
The Hat Factory was established in 2001, as squatters set up a library, a free shop, kitchen, an assembly, movie theatre and places for people to sleep. It hosted movies, discussions, concerts, fundraisers and dinners.[1] After the owner desired to sell the property in a context of rising house prices[2] in the are, 50 riot police moved in, but the Hat Factory had reinforced its doors and built up barricades. The police eventually broke in with a battering ram and the squatters dispersed into the street.[3] The house was eventually sold and the squatters were heavily demonized by the Australian media despite legal concerns being raised about the violation of tenants rights.[4]
References
- ↑ https://en.squat.net/2014/08/10/sydney-australia-eviction-of-the-hat-factory/
- ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/squatters-removed-from-derelict-newtown-warehouse-the-hat-factory-sparking-war-of-words/news-story/759c513c015fdba2a8acab331117c41d
- ↑ https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/riot-police-raid-newtown-squat-20140731-zz4iz.html
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-01/newtown-squatters/5641984