The Lift'N Hoist

Rampart Collective on the move

Please note: The rampART collective is not based in the Lift’n Hoist anymore. We are currently homeless. We will be moving to a new space very soon.

The lovely folks at 195 Mare Street (Hackney, E8) are lending us a room for our regular Monday meeting on 8th February. 7pm as usual.

Greek cafe night: one year later

Thursday, 14 January 7PM

What’s happening in Greece? One year ago, the shooting of teenage Alexis
by the police fired a massive scale reaction from the anti-authoritarian
youth.
The riots kicked off (and still go on) in a country facing a big economic
crisis, but what impresses us most is the determination and resistance of
this movement. Their aim is a complete change in state and society: so
should we dare to speak the word? A revolution.

Then, another important item for a discussion: a couple of months ago
Alfredo Bonanno, one of the most controversial and known figures of
insurrectionary anarchism, was arrested in Greece along with Christos
Stratigopoulos shortly after a bank robbery had taken place. He’s now held
in prison under conditions that are unbearable for anyone, and especially
a 72 year-old man with health problems.

Join us if you’re interested in knowing more about the actual situation in
Greece, in learning more about struggles against the appalling conditions
in Greek jails and news concerning the particularly severe conditions of
detention of Alfredo and Christos.

No Borders cafe cancelled

Due to illness, the No Borders cafe on Wednesday the 6th has been cancelled.

To find out more about the demo on 23rd Jan email noborderslondon@riseup.net
an e-mail or come to our public meeting at the Library House on 20th Jan
(more details here: http://london.noborders.org.uk/node/263)

Sound Foundation + Solidarity Not Charity

Saturday 19 December: The rampART and Lift’n'Hoist collective present a night of dub + dubstep with the wonderful Sound Foundation (featuring Horsepower Productions) & Trebor soundsystem.

Solidarity Not Charity is an organisation set up to support grass roots groups and communities in
the Global South who fight for human rights and social justice and against poverty, war and the negative impact of globalisation. Donations from the night will go to aid refugees from Burma displaced by Burmese Army military campaigns.

Line up:
Hygrade soundsystem (Reggae), Onlyone dub band, Horsepower dub set , HYLU + MCJAGO (Dubstep), Lysergide + COOPS MC (Dubstep), Horsepower, Dubstep (DJ KAI), DJ Unknown (DNB)

from 9PM

Photos from the previous Sound Foundation/Solidarity Not Charity event at Rampart

The Conspiracy Cafe. Friday 18 December

Friday 18 December 2009

Conspiracy theories have become a very popular – and influencial - part of political culture in the last 100 years. In our “conspiracy cafe” night we want to discuss the reasons and forms conspiracy theories and the quest to “find the truth behind things” take sometimes.

We will start the evening with an introduction into the history of conspiracy theories since the late 19th century and afterwards discuss some recently popular examples.

Friday 18th December, 7pm @ The Lift’N Hoist

conspiracy cafe conspiracy screening conspiracy sitting

My Mouth Your Ear

A queer spoken word afternoon of performances, cakes, mulled wine & more!
December 13th Lift’n'Hoist

And here is how it looked like….
sitting area liftnhoist cakes 2 bar liftnhoist speaker liftnhoist crowd performance

Speakers Corner gig cancelled

The Speakers Corner gig scheduled for Saturday, December 12th, 2009 has been cancelled. Next gig at Lift’n'Hoist is Mouth Your Ear spoken word event on Sunday, 13th at 3pm followed by The Conspiracy of Conspiracies Cafe on Friday 18th and Sound Foundation +Solidarity Not Charity party on Saturday 19th.

The Beautiful South + rampART Revisited

1 Queen’s Row, Walworth, SE17

/// FRIDAY, 20th NOVEMBER, 7.30pm ///

Not a defunct 1980s soft core rock band but an info night celebrating South London activism and social centres past and present + a bit of rampART reminiscence. We’re not just getting teary eyed and nostalgic (well, not much). This is an event to assess what we’ve achieved, what could’ve been done better and the role of social centres in contemporary activism. An evening of films, slideshows, talks and discussion + live music from 52 Commercial Road and guests.

Welcome to the Lift’n Hoist

Welcome to the new Lift’n Hoist Website. The Lift’N Hoist is located in

1 Queen’s Row, Walworth