84 Great Eastern St.

84 Great Eastern Street is now occupied.

The Foundry was a free accessible space that hosted a variety of arts and music events.

This building will be leveled by Park Plaza who intend to build an "Art'Otel" in its place, sweeping away the DIY culture that has been built here over many years by many people. This luxury hotel will capitalise on a sanitised imitation of what was, selling sub-culture tourism art a premium.

This process of gentrification has forced out the disenfranchised inhabitants of the area. Our creative potential is being sacrificed to a political system that pursues profit though cultural demolition.

In defiance of the destructive forces of the market we assert our right to culture and community through the occupation of this building and the creation of a free and open space.

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via Harry Gilonis