Outside the site of the 12 Bar club, closed ahead of commercial redevelopment but now occupied by squatters

2015 set to be year of the fightback as squatters reopen iconic 12 Bar

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2014 left us reeling as independent London venues dropped like flies. But the reopening of Denmark Street’s 12 Bar heralds 2015 as the year we fight back.

The iconic image of AIDS activism created by the SILENCE = DEATH Project, also used by ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s (© SILENCE = DEATH Project)

Time to fight back: six ways to defend London culture from property development

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London’s independent cultural spaces are dropping like flies. But we can start to fight back if we come together to inform, inspire and take action

The vigil for Madame Jojo's in Soho, November 29 2014 (1)

Death by luxury: the threat to culture and the power of coffins in the street

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Lately, it seems that barely a week goes by without news of one of London’s seminal underground, alternative or queer venues being closed or threatened with closure…

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Nine questions the property developer buying the RVT won’t answer

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 James Lindsay has confirmed that Austrian property development company Immovate “has invested in the RVT”. But Immovate, which specialises in residential and commercial renovations of historic properties, refuses to discuss its plans for one of London’s oldest and most iconic LGBTQ venues. Lindsay bought the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in 2005 in partnership with Paul Oxley. In September, Lindsay […]

 
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