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SPIRITS APPEAL COURT CASE IS TOMORROW - Tuesday 5th December

By Campaign for Spirit, Tony's Caff and much of the rest of Hackney, 4 December 2006

We've only just been informed this afternoon that Spirits case will be heardin court tomorrow.

If you are able to attend despite the late notice please come to show yoursupport in court!

The case will be heard from 10.30am (delays to the start of the proceduresare possible depending on how long the preceding hearing will take to beconcluded).

The address of the court is:

COURT 71ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICEStrand, London, WC2A 2LL

All the best,Anja (on behalf of Spirit Lowell Grant)

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DVDs of the films "The Battle for Broadway Market"‚ byEmily James and "5 1/2  roofs"‚ by Sepp Brudermann areavailable now.  All proceeds will all go towardspaying Spirit's rent arrears for December and January.

The DVDs are available @ £10 each, or £15 for thepair, if you buy direct from Spirit's shop in BroadwayMarket, Hackney.

To order copies by post, please send cheques (payableto L. G. Grant) to: The Spirit of Broadway Market, 71Broadway Market, London E8 4PH

£11 for "The Battle of Broadway Market"-including P&P£11 for "5 1/2  roofs"‚ - including P&P£17 for both DVDs - including P&P

Both films are quality productions. "5 1/2  roofs" is afilm about  squatting and features the b'way mktoccupation in the final section."The Battle of Broadway Market" is the definitive record [WELL, NO, IT'S ONE RECORD AND DEFINITELY NOT DEFINITIVE] ofthe occupation and campaign. essential purchase forthose who wish to be inspired by what local people canachieve when confronted by gentrification and corruptlocal authorities. [OR THOSE WHO WANT TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW THIS STRUGGLE MAY BE MEDIATED THROUGH A 'PERSONAL' NARRATIVE OF TRANSFORMATION. I LIKED THIS FILM IN LOTS OF WAYS BUT IT'S NOT THE WHOLE STORY BY ANY MEANS]