Social Centres
Anarchist and radical social centres, shops, and spaces where you can find further information on groups and events in London.
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56a Infoshop
“56a Infoshop is a long-term volunteer-run, 100% unfunded, DIY social centre in Walworth, South London since 1991. We share a collectively-run building with the brilliant Fareshares Food Co-op and the awesome 56a Bikespace.”
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Decentre
“Decentre is a social room & workspace for events, meetings, organising and anarcho hang outs. Find us on the second floor of the Freedom Building in Whitechapel, East London.”
84B Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QX
decentre@riseup.net
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Freedom Bookshop
“An independent, radical co-op controlled by its volunteers, Freedom runs Britain’s oldest anarchist press and its largest bookshop…a first port of call in London for anarchists and the anarcho-curious from all over the world.”
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House of Annetta
“House of Annetta aims to benefit individuals, groups, and organisations committed to spatial justice, especially those negatively impacted by the financialisation of land and property.”
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Housmans Bookshop
“Housmans are the longest continuous-running radical bookshop in the UK, established in 1945 and based in London’s Kings Cross since 1959…We regularly have a variety of events in the shop.”
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LARC
“The London Action Resource Centre (LARC) is a collectively run building providing space and resources for people and groups working on self-organised, non-hierarchical projects for radical social change.”
62 Fieldgate Street, E1 1ES
02073779088
larc@riseup.net
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Mayday Rooms
“MayDay Rooms is an archive, resource space and safe haven for social movements, experimental and marginal cultures and their histories.”
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Pelican House
"We are a home to grassroots unions, resistance networks, solidarity campaigns and community groups who are committed to the struggle for a just world."
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The Feminist Library
“The Feminist Library is a large collection of feminist literature based in London. We are a library and community space and support research, activist and community projects.”
Squats
Occasionally a squat will be public-facing and advertise their space and events. We’ll list details here if so. The ASS is your first port of call in any case.
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Advisory Service for Squatters
"Advisory Service For Squatters is an UNPAID collective of workers who have been running a daily advice service for squatters and homeless people since 1975."
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Autonomous Winter Shelter
"Direct action is the only way forward. We can demonstrate our solidarity with those in need if we try. Stand with us as we tackle the housing crisis head on, through mutual aid and mutual respect."