Whitechapel Knees Up against Starbucks

Star­bucks, everyone’s favourite nip­ple-less mer­maid mer­chants, have decid­ed to move into the east end with a new store in Whitechapel. It’s an area with a vibrant com­mu­ni­ty of local cafés and small cof­fee shops, as well as being an area local to many Space Hijack­er agents. As you can prob­a­bly guess, we are less than pleased about our new neigh­bour…

Starbucks knees upStar­bucks, everyone’s favourite nip­ple-less mer­maid mer­chants, have decid­ed to move into the east end with a new store in Whitechapel. It’s an area with a vibrant com­mu­ni­ty of local cafés and small cof­fee shops, as well as being an area local to many Space Hijack­er agents. As you can prob­a­bly guess, we are less than pleased about our new neigh­bour…

We are wor­ried about an oncom­ing bland­ing of local cul­ture, as oth­er multi­na­tion­al chains fol­low Star­bucks into the area and attempt to gen­tri­fy it with their bland cor­po­rate décor, homoge­nous facades and taste­less prod­ucts. In defence of our area, and to show off the love­ly cul­ture we have, we are putting on a tea par­ty out­side the new Star­bucks!

We will be set­ting up a stall and giv­ing out free fair trade teas, home made sand­wich­es, and all man­ner of oth­er good­ies to our neigh­bours, in an attempt to show what the area will be miss­ing if Star­bucks and their ilk are allowed to set­tle in.

Bring along tea, bis­cuits, home-made cakes, jams, and scones to share. Bring your din­ing room fur­ni­ture out into the street, bring bunting, music and of course bring friends.

1pm
Sat 24th March
Out­side the new Star­bucks
Whitechapel High St
Lon­don

Oppo­site Altab Ali Park
Tube — Aldgate east or Whitechapel
Bus – 25, 205, 106 or 254

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