T. Chances Eviction Resistance
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The Tottenham War Services Institute Steering Committee is raising money to build a legal defence fund for Adam Negraj. Adam must attend a court hearing on Monday 12th February 2018, as he is facing eviction from the home where he has lived and worked for over 12 years as the resident caretaker of the TWSI community centre at 399 High Road, N17 6QN.
Formerly a British Legion Club, the community centre is now known as T. Chances and has become well known as a punk rock music venue. When the British Legion abandoned the building in 2006, it was Adam who formed a new body of trustees to keep the building open for the local community. Neighbours and service users of the centre are outraged at the prospect that Adam will be evicted, after so many years of service.
The situation is especially explosive in light of social cleansing in the borough of Haringey. The community centre is owned by the Tottenham War Services Institute (TWSI), a charitable trust that was infiltrated by a property developer named Angelique Glata shortly after the 2011 riots. In exchange for Ms. Glata joining the board of trustees, her boss/business partner Avi Dodi has been giving money under the table to the TWSI. This money has not been reported on the Charity Commission's public record of the TWSI's accounts. It is no surprise that Mr. Dodi acquired a legal interest on the building in 2016, bringing him one step closer to claiming ownership of a building that was purchased by the people of Tottenham in 1920.
There have been two previous possession hearings in this case, after notice was served late on 18th January 2018. The first hearing, on 22nd January, was adjourned for one week to give Adam time to find representation. The second hearing, on 29th January, was adjourned for the same reason. On both occassions, it is Angelique Glata who showed up with her lawyers to represent the trust. Glata is infamous for executing revenge evictions at homeless hostels which she manages in Brighton.
The TWSI is currently being investigated for a number of crimes including racial harrassment, ABH, gas theft, and fraud. They are also under investigation from the Charity Commission, who say it is likely they will publish a report due to the large amount of complaints they have received from the public. Funding Adam's defence will allow us to slow down the clearance of local people from the building, and stave off the vacant possession which Glata and Dodi want so badly.
Please help us by donating whatever you can, and spread the word to your friends, family, colleagues, and comrades. Gentrification happens one building at a time, and if Adam is removed from 399 High Road, our community centre will move dangerously close to being snapped up by greedy property developers. The residents of Tottenham need Adam. Please support him.
Formerly a British Legion Club, the community centre is now known as T. Chances and has become well known as a punk rock music venue. When the British Legion abandoned the building in 2006, it was Adam who formed a new body of trustees to keep the building open for the local community. Neighbours and service users of the centre are outraged at the prospect that Adam will be evicted, after so many years of service.
The situation is especially explosive in light of social cleansing in the borough of Haringey. The community centre is owned by the Tottenham War Services Institute (TWSI), a charitable trust that was infiltrated by a property developer named Angelique Glata shortly after the 2011 riots. In exchange for Ms. Glata joining the board of trustees, her boss/business partner Avi Dodi has been giving money under the table to the TWSI. This money has not been reported on the Charity Commission's public record of the TWSI's accounts. It is no surprise that Mr. Dodi acquired a legal interest on the building in 2016, bringing him one step closer to claiming ownership of a building that was purchased by the people of Tottenham in 1920.
There have been two previous possession hearings in this case, after notice was served late on 18th January 2018. The first hearing, on 22nd January, was adjourned for one week to give Adam time to find representation. The second hearing, on 29th January, was adjourned for the same reason. On both occassions, it is Angelique Glata who showed up with her lawyers to represent the trust. Glata is infamous for executing revenge evictions at homeless hostels which she manages in Brighton.
The TWSI is currently being investigated for a number of crimes including racial harrassment, ABH, gas theft, and fraud. They are also under investigation from the Charity Commission, who say it is likely they will publish a report due to the large amount of complaints they have received from the public. Funding Adam's defence will allow us to slow down the clearance of local people from the building, and stave off the vacant possession which Glata and Dodi want so badly.
Please help us by donating whatever you can, and spread the word to your friends, family, colleagues, and comrades. Gentrification happens one building at a time, and if Adam is removed from 399 High Road, our community centre will move dangerously close to being snapped up by greedy property developers. The residents of Tottenham need Adam. Please support him.
Organizer and beneficiary
Justin Katko
Organizer
Lucy Beynon
Beneficiary
