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Police and UKBA to ransack Brixton (Thursday 6th March)

DrRingDing

DrRingDing

'anti-human wanker'
Tomorrow (Thursday 6 March) there will be a major social cleansing
operation in Brixton involving police, bailiffs, and immigration officers.
Organised by Met Police and Lambeth Council, with the friendly title
"Brixton Unite", the council leaflet advertises a full day of "weapon
sweeps in parks and open spaces, trading standards and licensing visits,
abandoned car removals, Anti Social Behaviour operations, tenancy
enforcement and operations to tackle robbery."

Other sources also mention armed police "anti-gang" raids in the morning,
UKBA immigration checks, and a BBC camera crew to film the whole thing.
Alongside the arrests and searches there will also be an "engagement
event" featuring a dance troupe and Battersea dogs home (2-6pm in Windrush
Square). "This day will be supported by the mobile CCTV van and increased
police patrols during the evening as well as arrest enquiries on those
persons involved in gang related violence."

This is indeed "the return of the discredited policing tactic Operation
SWAMP to central Brixton. The discredited policing tactic that saw
hundreds of officers literally swamp local communities triggered the civil
rights uprising of 1981." (see
http://leejasper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/police-operation-swamp-81-returns-to.html)
Now setting the seal on the middle class gentrification of Brixton with a
total state clampdown on all undesirable elements.

Various groups are calling for people to gather in Windrush Square at 1PM
(before the start of the "engagement event"), as well as to keep an eye
out for police and immigration attacks throughout the day.

For more info see:

https://network23.org/antiraids/201...stand-up-against-state-repression-in-brixton/
https://www.facebook.com/SouthLondonAF
http://leejasper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/police-operation-swamp-81-returns-to.html
 
Posh Lee having involvement makes me wince. But otherwise it would be good to see the UKBA opposed and I hope my friendly dealers have got wind and fuck off for the day. The plod will probably have sniffer dogs at the tube too.
 
I shall be there - to see what happens. Personally I think this is all hysterical hype. The RESPECT business model requires fear and hatred of the police - so what sort of publicity can we expect from Lee?

I would be surprised indeed if tomorrow was anything other than one of their "information days".
 
I was gonna post this up, you beat me to it. Am going to a meeting this afternoon about tomorrow's operation, will try to post something later.
 
I posted this on the general thread. Here is the Police invite to local residents:

Lambeth Council, Lambeth Police and Trident Central Gangs Unit, will undertake a significant number of activities in Brixton to tackle gang related violence, street crime and Anti Social Behaviour.
This planned partnership day of action will include weapon sweeps in parks and open spaces, trading standards and licensing visits, abandoned car removals, Anti Social Behaviour operations, tenancy enforcement and operations to tackle robbery.
6th MARCH - Windrush Square Engagement Event 2pm-6pm – COME ALONG!

There will be various stalls offering information designed to encourage young people into education, employment and diversionary activities including Job Centre Plus, Street Doctors and Dance United London Academy.
In addition, the London Fire Brigade will be present along with mobile Police station, Battersea Dogs and Cats home and Community Safety.

This day will be supported by the mobile CCTV van and increased police patrols during the evening as well as arrest enquiries on those persons involved in gang related violence.

Local police and council officers will be present throughout the day to provide reassurance patrols and assistance. Officers from Police and Council as well as local Safer Neighbourhood staff will be available to answer any questions you
may have.

ALSO - Ever wondered what you would do if you found a weapon in your park or open space? Interested in Forensic Science? If you are interested there is an opportunity to attend a Weapons Sweep training session run by Trident Gangs Command, which is part of the Metropolitan Police.
If you are interested, please contact Aysev Ismail from Lambeth Councils Community Safety team. Email: aismail@lambeth.gov.uk or telephone 07947484766.
Regards
PCSO Donna Rennison | 7309LX | Metropolitan Police | Coldharbour Safer Neighbourhood Team, 236 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8SD.

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

No mention of Armageddon in there. However the proof of the pudding etc.
 
leanderman said:
I don't object object to the tackling of gang crime, truancy, illegal weapons and trading standards breaches
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on paper, noboby would. But these things usually have a trojian effect, one law stating one thing, with a whole bunch of other "laws" embedded beneath to entrap evey day people. The tenancy thing, looks like a move against squatting though, and that can fuck right off.
 
xes said:
on paper, noboby would. But these things usually have a trojian effect, one law stating one thing, with a whole bunch of other "laws" embedded beneath to entrap evey day people. The tenancy thing, looks like a move against squatting though, and that can fuck right off.
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"The tenancy thing" had a good outting on BBC1 on Monday.
Personally I'm hardly impressed by Southwark managing to let 23 flats to one of its Housing Officers, who then let sublet them. Are you?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26374585
 
CH1 said:
"The tenancy thing" had a good outting on BBC1 on Monday.
Personally I'm hardly impressed by Southwark managing to let 23 flats to one of its Housing Officers, who then let sublet them. Are you?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26374585
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no, that sounds pretty shit, (but those actions don't supprise me anymore) there's a whole lot wrong with the subletting culture, especially when landlords are allowed to massivly overcharge letting out to council tennants.
 
CH1 said:
I posted this on the general thread. Here is the Police invite to local residents:

Lambeth Council, Lambeth Police and Trident Central Gangs Unit, will undertake a significant number of activities in Brixton to tackle gang related violence, street crime and Anti Social Behaviour.
This planned partnership day of action will include weapon sweeps in parks and open spaces, trading standards and licensing visits, abandoned car removals, Anti Social Behaviour operations, tenancy enforcement and operations to tackle robbery.
6th MARCH - Windrush Square Engagement Event 2pm-6pm – COME ALONG!

There will be various stalls offering information designed to encourage young people into education, employment and diversionary activities including Job Centre Plus, Street Doctors and Dance United London Academy.
In addition, the London Fire Brigade will be present along with mobile Police station, Battersea Dogs and Cats home and Community Safety.

This day will be supported by the mobile CCTV van and increased police patrols during the evening as well as arrest enquiries on those persons involved in gang related violence.

Local police and council officers will be present throughout the day to provide reassurance patrols and assistance. Officers from Police and Council as well as local Safer Neighbourhood staff will be available to answer any questions you
may have.

ALSO - Ever wondered what you would do if you found a weapon in your park or open space? Interested in Forensic Science? If you are interested there is an opportunity to attend a Weapons Sweep training session run by Trident Gangs Command, which is part of the Metropolitan Police.
If you are interested, please contact Aysev Ismail from Lambeth Councils Community Safety team. Email: aismail@lambeth.gov.uk or telephone 07947484766.
Regards
PCSO Donna Rennison | 7309LX | Metropolitan Police | Coldharbour Safer Neighbourhood Team, 236 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8SD.

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

No mention of Armageddon in there. However the proof of the pudding etc.
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let me just get this straight. they're inviting people to windrush square to be searched and have their immigration status checked and to be filmed. this doesn't sound like a fun day in brixton town.
 
Pickman's model said:
let me just get this straight. they're inviting people to windrush square to be searched and have their immigration status checked and to be filmed. this doesn't sound like a fun day in brixton town.
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If I was to advise the police on presentation I would say they are confusing everybody by doing too many things at once. They should do separate events for target audiences. And not mix up public awareness with "operations".

When they've done this sort of event before in Windrush Square it doesn't exactly have people queuing up to "engage" from what I can recall.

Maybe if Lee gets his megaphone out at the tube station they might be more successful this time - with people trying to get some peace and quiet.
 
Don't see anything wrong with that (I mean the police thing, not the above post)
 
Following on from meetings with members of Lambeth's community, including CPCG reps, local residents and youth providers, the council and the police have made the following changes to plans for tomorrow's op:

No UKBA involvement,
No arrests or fines for ASB offence such as spitting :eek:
No arrests for street drinking

The police also clarified that the 'tenancy enforcement' will not be about evictions, rather, its part of the on-going of targeting households identified as causing trouble, asb, etc. Apparently, 6 am raids on gang members' homes was never part of this operation. There will also be support and advice for homeless people.



 
whichever clown came up with the Total Policing branding must be feeling rather silly now they've granted immunity to street drinkers and those who spit :D
 
newbie said:
whichever clown came up with the Total Policing branding must be feeling rather silly now they've granted immunity to street drinkers and those who spit :D
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Remember this police operation will all be filmed for a BBC programme. So they can have lots of nice shots of brown & black people being hassled.
 
This is what fucks me off about Jasper:
I hear that new residents on Coldharbour Lane are already making noise complaints about established black business of many years standing who for years have played music outside their shops.As these new resident move in they demand the ambiance and policing that they enjoyed in areas such as Chelsea and Richmond.
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As he damn well knows (or at least he'd find out if he spent five minutes bothering to ask) they're making complaints about the noise from ALL businesses, regardless of the colour of the owner. The way to fight this is for all businesses to stick together and not be divided on race lines.
 
There seems to be an awful lot of police helicopter activity going on - maybe they're off to an early start?
 
shygirl said:
Following on from meetings with members of Lambeth's community, including CPCG reps, local residents and youth providers, the council and the police have made the following changes to plans for tomorrow's op:

No UKBA involvement,
No arrests or fines for ASB offence such as spitting :eek:
No arrests for street drinking

The police also clarified that the 'tenancy enforcement' will not be about evictions, rather, its part of the on-going of targeting households identified as causing trouble, asb, etc. Apparently, 6 am raids on gang members' homes was never part of this operation. There will also be support and advice for homeless people.
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The intended Operation SWAMP due to have taken place tomorrow has now been cancelled after after a successful intervention by Lambeth Police Consultative Group. There will be no UKBA presence in Brixton tomorrow and the whole operation has now been replaced by a small scale crime awareness event and some parking and ticket tout activity. Many thanks to those who supported the efforts to prevent this happening.
(i've had to edit that to make it readable)
http://leejasper.blogspot.co.uk/

Good work from shygirl and LPCG and credit to Lee Jasper for speaking out.

The bigger picture is to remind the Police, with force if necessary, that they ought to police our neighbourhoods with our consent.
They killed Blair Peach in broad daylight, they put seven bullets in Jean Charles de Menezes in revenge for 7/7 and they lied about it. They executed Mark Duggan and they lied about it.

How many more black bloated bodies need to keep floating down the road from Brixton Police Station along Coldharbour Lane in the back of an ambulance before the rest of us rise up and stop them?
 
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