Don't destroy Elephant & Castle
Southwark, London. Tue 16 Jan 2018
People begin to gather for the protest
including local campagners from the Aylesbury Esate, currently being
demolished by Southwark Council
People had brought 'pink elephant' flags
and the 'Fight for the Aylesbury' banner
A woman hands out a poster she has produced about developers Delancey
and Southwark Council
Tanya Murat publicises a public meeting against demolishing the Aylesbury
Estate
'Homes for Londoners NOT Assets for Investors'. Many of Londons new
appartments are not lived in but simply bought for investment
Southwark Lib-Dem Councillor Maria Linforth-Hall is one of the councillors
against the plan
A woman speaks for the many Latin American market traders and the
community
Labour Councillor Robert Fleming is another councillor against the
plan
'Where will we Go?' 'Elephant & Castle is oaur home - No social
cleansing in Southwark.
Socialist Worker placards 'Homes for People Not For Profit' and the
Revolutionary Communist Group banner, Housing Is A Right'
Left wing groups are among those calling for an end to social cleansing
and for social housing to provide homes for people
Students at the London College of Communication are appalled at the
university's support for the plans - and some have occupied part of their
buidling
The march starts, but there are high winds, particularly close to
the tall buildings and the banner is hard to carry
And they walk along the road towards Borough and the council offices
in Tooley St
'Social Housing NOT Luxury Flats'
A bicycle powered sound system at the front of the march
and campaigners from the Aylesbury Estate
Delancey will make £153m but claim they can't afford to build
any real social housing in the scheme
Save our spaces - places like the Elephant are vital to the Latin
American and other BME groups
'Gentrification is Racist Sexist Whiteness;
'Protect our Barrios - FIght Gentrification'. As well as the Elephant
the Latin Village at Seven Sisters is under threat from Haringey Council
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