TAKE ACTION – SAVE THE BLACK CAT COMMUNITY SOCIAL CENTRE

TAKE ACTION – SAVE YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTRE

TAKE ACTION – SAVE YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTRE

For 5 months the Black Cat Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­tre has been pro­vid­ing a free, inclu­sive space for com­mu­ni­ty events. It has host­ed open mic nights, poet­ry ses­sions, yoga and dance class­es, debt advice cen­tres, meet­ings and many more events based upon demand and all free of charge – all have been keen­ly tak­en up by the peo­ple of Bath. This project is run by full-time vol­un­teers using aban­doned build­ings oth­er­wise going to waste. The coun­cil, in its infi­nite wis­dom, has decid­ed that this kind of bla­tant altru­ism and com­mu­ni­ty sol­i­dar­i­ty must come to an end before the peo­ple start expect­ing the coun­cil to pro­vide a decent ser­vice, and as such are send­ing bailiffs in to evict us so that the River­side Stu­dios may once again stand emp­ty gath­er­ing dust.

THE BLACK CAT NEEDS YOU!

The first evic­tion attempt is expect­ed this Fri­day 26nd March at 10:00am. We WILL be resist­ing this evic­tion attempt. This is OUR com­mu­ni­ty and we should not be afraid to stand as the peo­ple against pow­er-hun­gry politi­cians, fat­cats, cops and bailiffs. This is a call to the peo­ple of Bath to stand tall with the Black Cat Col­lec­tive. To receive updates and the all-impor­tant evic­tion alert please send a blank text to 07529 579 130.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET ARRESTED TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

A large crowd out­side the build­ing demand­ing that the cen­tre be allowed to remain sends a very strong mes­sage to the coun­cil. There are also many vital non-arrestable street roles includ­ing:

Grab­bing sup­plies
Arrestee Sup­port
Legal Observ­er
Media Liai­son
Mak­ing lots of noise
Bring­ing all your mates

If you wish to get involved in any way, please come knock on our red front door! Unit 3A, for­mer River­side Busi­ness Park, Low­er Bris­tol Road, Bath, BA2 3DW.