On Wednesday 3rd Feb at 9.20 am, High Court Bailiffs came round the Non Commercial House Free Shop, armed presumably with a restitution warrant, and evicted the place and its occupiers.Owners and Bailiffs seemed quite happy to prevent us from running a FreeShop (oooooh, scary, giving out shit for free!!!!) and making some more people homeless because they want to keep their building empty for another couple of years.
Once a person coming into the shop simply asked: “but why do they want to evict you?” Thats a very good question isn’t it? Why? Probably hundreds of reasons, just pick your favorite one. Maybe the reason they want us out is exactly why we’re moving in! 🙂
So the Non Commercial House Free Shop is gone. It’s been an amazing project, so many people just passing by, coming in, having a quick chat, being so shocked that this was a squat and that some of the people they were talking to were actually here in relation to their anarchist politics, taking a couple of cool things they liked, promising to bring some of their own unused stuff (and sometimes actually doing it!!!!).
Apart from having loads of people giving and taking the most incredible stuff on opening days, many complementary activities happened in the house: bike repairs, parties, Spanish lessons, mothers’ gathering, workshop of nothing, polyamory workshop, squatting meetings, wireless hacking, queer fashion show, film screenings and boxing in the basement, etc
It’s also been so much fun for everyone involved that it would be surprising not to see some more FreeShop blossoming later this year…
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email: noncommercialhouse at riseup.net