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Reclaim Brixton movement - meetings and April 25th protest planned

editor said:
I want you to explain why the words "Black Revs" in Brixton is " threatening to rich whites."

Do you actually know what the Black Revs are, by the way? Or is just the words that you find so threatening? And if so, why?
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What is your problem? Do you have zero imagination? You are pretending that the word 'revolutionaries' denotes peace and love. That's moronic.

The Revs I've met seem like sensible people who won't bring a guillotine and I'm happy to help them. But if you organise a march of London Black Revolutionaries to take back the market you'd be very naive to think that only sensible people will show up.
 
editor said:
I think you're wildly exaggerating this supposed "vilification at every given opportunity" but if they think they're so divorced from the local community that they have to shut up shop while other businesses stay open during a Brixton event, then that's their problem, not anyone else's.
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When the 'event' in question is a protest, and when C&F have de facto been elected as one of the chief poster boys of gentrification in Brixton by a number of people who will be likely to attend said protest, boarding up their windows has not so much to do with being divorced from the local community as taking precautions against acts of vandalism that might or might not happen.

I don't feel sorry or aggravated that they have to put boards up, but trying to pass off such move as some kind of contemptuous act towards 'the local community' seems bizarre to say the least.
 
T & P said:
When the 'event' in question is a protest, and when C&F have de facto been elected as one of the chief poster boys of gentrification in Brixton by a number of people who will be likely to attend said protest, boarding up their windows has not so much to do with being divorced from the local community as taking precautions against acts of vandalism that might or might not happen.

I don't feel sorry or aggravated that they have to put boards up, but trying to pass off such move as some kind of contemptuous act towards 'the local community' seems bizarre to say the least.
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their most contemptuous act imo opening in the first place.
 
David Clapson said:
What is your problem? Do you have zero imagination? You are pretending that the word 'revolutionaries' denotes peace and love. That's moronic.

The Revs I've met seem like sensible people who won't bring a guillotine and I'm happy to help them. But if you organise a march of London Black Revolutionaries to take back the market you'd be very naive to think that only sensible people will show up.
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i suspect the cops will be there too
 
David Clapson said:
What is your problem? Do you have zero imagination? You are pretending that the word 'revolutionaries' denotes peace and love. That's moronic.

The Revs I've met seem like sensible people who won't bring a guillotine and I'm happy to help them. But if you organise a march of London Black Revolutionaries to take back the market you'd be very naive to think that only sensible people will show up.
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You are one of the great, accidental comedians of our generation; almost a philosopher king.
 
As Nanker Phelge has said Brixton Cultural Archives in last few days have come aboard Reclaim Brixton. This is to there credit. And they deserve thanks for this. I think they were concerned they might upset the Council ( who give them grant).

What I have heard is that some Labour Cllrs now think that the Labour administration should engage with Reclaim Brixton.
 
T & P said:
When the 'event' in question is a protest, and when C&F have de facto been elected as one of the chief poster boys of gentrification in Brixton by a number of people who will be likely to attend said protest
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Who are these people? Where has this happened?
 
Gramsci said:
<snip> What I have heard is that some Labour Cllrs now think that the Labour administration should engage with Reclaim Brixton.
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In the long run, it would be a good idea for the entire council to engage with Reclaim Brixton. And by "engage with" I mean "listen to and try to work with" not "talk at, wear down, and soften up".
 
David Clapson said:
What is your problem? Do you have zero imagination? You are pretending that the word 'revolutionaries' denotes peace and love. That's moronic.

The Revs I've met seem like sensible people who won't bring a guillotine and I'm happy to help them. But if you organise a march of London Black Revolutionaries to take back the market you'd be very naive to think that only sensible people will show up.
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So you'll have no problem cataloguing a list of violent actions recently undertaken by the Black Revs, yes?
 
Lastest from the shop in arches:

Save Brixton Arches can now confirm that these are our times for tomorrow's Reclaim Brixton event. Please help spread the word and we hope to see you all there!

12-12:30: shutting shops & gathering with banners on Altantic Rd
12:30-1:00: march to square
1:00-4:00: Live interactive art at arches, petitions, meet the traders
3:00-5:00: Join other campaigners and take signatures to council

The linking arms around the shops will take place between 12-12.30. All welcome



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Greebo said:
In the long run, it would be a good idea for the entire council to engage with Reclaim Brixton. And by "engage with" I mean "listen to and try to work with" not "talk at, wear down, and soften up".
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Good point.

What irritates me is that the Labour Group wait to see which way the wind is blowing. Now Reclaim Brixton has received a lot of media coverage and more importantly united a mix bunch of Brixtonians they are as I was told are "putting feelers out".

Typical New Labour.
 
David Clapson said:
It's not just the family friendly jamboree in the square, it's the march through BV by the Revs. I don't blame a champagne bar for feeling threatened by that.
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London Black Revolutionaries is a small group of loosely-aligned revos with a fairly loose set of principles. To feel "threatened" by them speaks to me of a rather stereotyped attitude to black people engaging in politics by C& F.
 
T & P said:
Frankly, given the enormous amount of attention and pantomime villain status C&F has been given from the off by many on these boards, on Facebook and elsewhere (some of the comments on a Facebook page being nothing short of disgraceful, if we're honest), I cannot blame them one bit for being extra cautious about tomorrow. And to try to turn that into yet another dig at them and alleged further confirmation that they're not part of the community is simply astonishing, IMO.
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And not just on social media.

C&F and the wine shop on Atlantic road are resented by some Brixton residents and other shopkeepers who I talk to. At no prompting from me.

These two business symbolize what some do not like about recent changes to Brixton.

You might not like that but its view I come across often.
 
Gramsci said:
And not just on social media.

C&F and the wine shop on Atlantic road are resented by some Brixton residents and other shopkeepers who I talk to. At no prompting from me.
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I certainly know loads of people - of all ages and backgrounds - who hate what they are and what they represent. And I'm not the only one to notice the lack of community engagement from C&F.
 
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