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	The '''London Action Resource Centre''' (LARC) is a meeting centre and planning area for several protest groups, including ] and ] in ]. It also functions as a planning and information centre for ]. It was originally known as the ''Fieldgate Action Resource Centre''. The building is situated in ], in the ] of ]. The building was formerly a ] and at one time housed the ] International Modern School.
			The '''London Action Resource Centre''' (LARC) is an ] ] and ] situated in ], in the ] of ]. Previously a school and a synagogue, it was purchased in 1999. It hosts meetings and events from various groups and is part of the ].

	== History ~~of the project~~ ==		==History==
			The building was constructed 1866–7 as a mission house and infants’ school, keeping this usage until around 1918.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/survey-of-london/tag/london-action-resource-centre/ \| title=Two curiosities on the London Hospital estate in Whitechapel \| accessdate=3 September 2018 \| archive-date=18 July 2018 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718105401/http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/survey-of-london/tag/london-action-resource-centre/ \| url-status=live }}</ref> It then housed the ] International Modern School, organised by Jewish anarchists. It also hosted the New Worker's Friend (]) Club and the East London Anarchist Group. It was then converted into a ] in 1925.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://libcom.org/history/62-fieldgate-street-yesterday-today-tomorrow-mark-kauri \| title=62 Fieldgate Street: yesterday, today and tomorrow \| accessdate=3 September 2018 \| archive-date=3 September 2018 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215136/https://libcom.org/history/62-fieldgate-street-yesterday-today-tomorrow-mark-kauri \| url-status=live }}</ref> After World War II, the building was used in the ] before falling into dereliction.

			LARC was purchased in the autumn of 1999 by people active in ], just after the ] which occurred on 18 June 1999. It was rebuilt over three years.<ref>{{cite journal \| url =https://socialcentrestories.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/london-action-resource-centre/ \| title =London Action Resource Centre \| journal =What's This Place? Stories from Radical Social Centres in the UK and Ireland \| publisher =LARC \| date =2008 \| access-date =7 November 2015 \| archive-date =4 March 2016 \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211843/https://socialcentrestories.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/london-action-resource-centre/ \| url-status =live }}</ref> '']'' described it in 2005 as "a hub of the new anarchist movement."<ref>{{Citation \| last =Sebestyen \| first =Anna \| title =Tony Mahoney \| newspaper =Guardian \| pages = \| date =19 November 2005 \| url =https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/19/guardianobituaries.gayrights \| accessdate =7 November 2015 \| archive-date =5 March 2016 \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034345/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/19/guardianobituaries.gayrights \| url-status =live }}</ref>
	LARC was purchased in the autumn of 1999 by people active in ]<ref></ref>, just after their success in the ] which occurred June 18th 1999. It was rebuilt over three years.

			It has been used for events and as a meeting place by various groups, including the Radical Librarians Collective, ] and ] in London.<ref name="CiO" /><ref name="QB">{{cite book \|last1 = Quinn \|first1=Katherine \|last2 = Bates \|first2 = Jo \| chapter = Everyday activism: Challenging neoliberalism for radical library workers in English higher education \|editor-last1=Lyn \|editor-first1=Tett \|editor-last2=Mary \|editor-first2=Hamilton \|title=Resisting Neoliberalism in Education: Local, National and Transnational Perspectives \|date=28 August 2019 \|publisher=Policy Press \|location=Bristol \|isbn=978-1-4473-5006-4 \|page=123 \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gnSqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123 \|language=en}}</ref> It was originally known as the ''Fieldgate Action Resource Centre''. LARC is part of the ], alongside other projects which were set up around the same time, like the ] in Brighton and the ] in Nottingham, and also the ] in Bradford.<ref name="CiO">{{cite book\| editor-last1 =Katzeff \|editor-last2=Steen \|editor-last3=Hoogenhuijze \| title = The City Is Ours: Squatting and Autonomous Movements in Europe from the 1970s to the Present \| publisher =PM Press \| date =2014 \| location =\| pages =167 \| isbn =978-1-60486-683-4}}</ref><ref name="Chatt">{{cite journal \|last1=Chatterton \|first1=Paul \|title="Give up Activism" and Change the World in Unknown Ways: Or, Learning to Walk with Others on Uncommon Ground \|journal=Antipode \|date=March 2006 \|volume=38 \|issue=2 \|pages=259–281 \|doi=10.1111/j.1467-8330.2006.00579.x\|bibcode=2006Antip..38..259C }}</ref> On its own website, the project states it is "a cooperatively owned and run building dedicated to the furthering of social justice and environmental issues, locally, nationally and globally. We believe this is done through direct action, refusing to be a spectator or waiting for someone else to do it for us. It is about taking back power and realising our potential to bring about change. This is an anti-capitalist, non-hierarchical space."<ref>{{cite web \| url =http://larcwhitechapel.wix.com/larc#!about_us/csgz \| title =About Us \| publisher =LARC \| access-date =7 November 2015 \| archive-date =14 December 2015 \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151214080900/http://larcwhitechapel.wix.com/larc#!about_us/csgz \| url-status =live }}</ref>
	The library was set up to run on the principles of the ] on June 18, 2003. A split in the User Group over claims of ] and of ] infiltration of ]<ref>, , </ref>. of which LARC is one of the founding info-points, led to the expulsion of the ] group ] ] at the December 2004 ] of the company. This led to the forced departure of the ] and eventually the relocation of the Antisystemic Library. Many of the books and resources, however, were retained by the LARC library.

			In April 2022, the LARC was raided by the ] during protests by ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/14/just-stop-oil-protesters-scale-fuel-tanker-to-block-m4-access-in-west-london\|title= Just Stop Oil protesters scale fuel tanker in west London to block M4 access \|date=14 April 2022\|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
⚫	==References==
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⚫	*{{Cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.~~timesonline~~.~~co.uk~~/~~tol~~/~~news/uk/article1020427.ece~~ \|work=] \|date=~~November~~ 19, 2003 \|title=How I infiltrated hard core of the protest movement \|first=Laura \|last=Peek}}
⚫	*{{cite news\|title=...And Their Headquarters \|work=] \|date=~~May~~ 1, 2003 \|last=Sawer \|first=Patrick \|~~coauthors~~=Akwagyiram, Alexis}}
	{{refend}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	* ]		* ]
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		⚫	==References==
			; Notes
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			; Bibliography
		⚫	* {{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/d9c4d5b1-2146-42b9-8857-e80db1480dea \|work=] \|date=19 November 2003 \|title=How I infiltrated hard core of the protest movement \|first=Laura \|last=Peek}}
		⚫	* {{cite news\|title=...And Their Headquarters \|work=] \|date=1 May 2003 \|last=Sawer \|first=Patrick \|last2=Akwagyiram \|first2=Alexis }}

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Self-managed social centre in london

The London Action Resource Centre (LARC) is an anarchist infoshop and self-managed social centre situated in Whitechapel, in the East End of London. Previously a school and a synagogue, it was purchased in 1999. It hosts meetings and events from various groups and is part of the UK Social Centre Network.

History

The building was constructed 1866–7 as a mission house and infants’ school, keeping this usage until around 1918. It then housed the Louise Michel International Modern School, organised by Jewish anarchists. It also hosted the New Worker's Friend (Arbeter Fraynd) Club and the East London Anarchist Group. It was then converted into a synagogue in 1925. After World War II, the building was used in the rag trade before falling into dereliction.

LARC was purchased in the autumn of 1999 by people active in Reclaim the Streets, just after the Carnival against Capitalism which occurred on 18 June 1999. It was rebuilt over three years. The Guardian described it in 2005 as "a hub of the new anarchist movement."

It has been used for events and as a meeting place by various groups, including the Radical Librarians Collective, Queeruption and Indymedia in London. It was originally known as the Fieldgate Action Resource Centre. LARC is part of the UK Social Centre Network, alongside other projects which were set up around the same time, like the Cowley Club in Brighton and the Sumac Centre in Nottingham, and also the 1 in 12 Club in Bradford. On its own website, the project states it is "a cooperatively owned and run building dedicated to the furthering of social justice and environmental issues, locally, nationally and globally. We believe this is done through direct action, refusing to be a spectator or waiting for someone else to do it for us. It is about taking back power and realising our potential to bring about change. This is an anti-capitalist, non-hierarchical space."

Latest revision as of 01:05, 12 November 2024

History

See also

References

External links