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== History == | == History == | ||
The Hat Factory was established in 2001, as squatters set up a library, a [[Free Shop|free shop]], kitchen, [[Democratic Assembly|an assembly]], movie theatre and places for people to sleep. It hosted movies, discussions, concerts, fundraisers and dinners.<ref>https://en.squat.net/2014/08/10/sydney-australia-eviction-of-the-hat-factory/</ref> After the owner desired to sell the property in a context of rising house prices<ref>https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/squatters-removed-from-derelict-newtown-warehouse-the-hat-factory-sparking-war-of-words/news-story/759c513c015fdba2a8acab331117c41d</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/riot-police-raid-newtown-squat-20140731-zz4iz.html</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-01/newtown-squatters/5641984</ref> | The Hat Factory was established in 2001, as squatters set up a library, a [[Free Shop|free shop]], kitchen, [[Democratic Assembly|an assembly]], movie theatre and places for people to sleep. It hosted movies, discussions, concerts, fundraisers and dinners.<ref>https://en.squat.net/2014/08/10/sydney-australia-eviction-of-the-hat-factory/</ref> After the owner desired to sell the property in a context of rising house prices<ref>https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/squatters-removed-from-derelict-newtown-warehouse-the-hat-factory-sparking-war-of-words/news-story/759c513c015fdba2a8acab331117c41d</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/riot-police-raid-newtown-squat-20140731-zz4iz.html</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-01/newtown-squatters/5641984</ref> | ||
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</image> <image source="map"></image> <label>Type</label> <label>Level</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Inhabitants</label> </infobox>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