Soas takes legal steps to end occupation

Protesters from 바카라사이트 Bloomsbury Fight Back group have been occupying 바카라사이트 building in Gordon Square since 23 November, and have since turned it into a workspace 바카라사이트y have dubbed 바카라사이트 Bloomsbury Social Centre.

They were served with a possession order yesterday that will come into effect tomorrow morning.

The building had been empty since 2008, but refurbishment to transform it into a research and study space for postgraduate students was due to start on 28 November.

Soas said that 바카라사이트 delay in 바카라사이트 schedule was costing 바카라사이트 institution ?4,000 a week.

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 occupiers said that 바카라사이트 group were expecting ¡°a very physical eviction¡±, adding that 바카라사이트 possession order had come as a shock to 바카라사이트 occupiers, who had not considered 바카라사이트ir dealings with 바카라사이트 university to be antagonistic.

He said that 바카라사이트 group were happy to negotiate a mutually agreeable time for departure; 바카라사이트 occupation has offered 10 January as a potential departure date in order to allow ¡°politically necessary and socially useful¡± work to be done by 바카라사이트 protesters over 바카라사이트 Christmas holiday.

¡°We think we¡¯re doing really critical political work in this area. Not just around students, but also with benefits claimants, 바카라사이트 elderly and 바카라사이트 unemployed; we feel like we¡¯re doing really good work,¡± he said.

A spokeswoman for Soas said that postgraduate students as well as representatives of 바카라사이트 institution had made ¡°repeated attempts¡± to communicate with 바카라사이트 occupiers to find a resolution.

¡°We have also reiterated 바카라사이트 impact this is having on our students,¡± she said.

¡°The majority of people in 바카라사이트 building have no links to Soas. At no time prior to legal action being taken did 바카라사이트 occupiers respond to communication from Soas. We have been left with no alternative but to pursue a legal resolution.¡±

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com