123 Community Space Faces Possible Eviction!!!

123 Community Space at 123 Tompkins Ave. was started a couple of years ago by four activist groups. They are a prime example of how to gentrify in the right way - by becoming part of the community and giving their time and energy to make our neighbourhood a better place. They now have a variety of programs including:

an after school program, a free bike workshop, a screenprinting studio, political prisoner letter-writing dinners, an anarcha-feminist group, and Food Not Bombs. We also host a lending library with radical media, as well as many special events including benefit brunches on the first Sunday of the month, open mics on the last Friday of the month, and swap meets on the last Sunday of the month.

not to mention the Kalabash Food Co-op. And now they're being threatened with eviction. No one seems to know why as they pay their rent on time. At any rate they're not giving up without a fight. Yesterday they went to court with the 'evil landlords,' and the judge set a trial date for June 11th. For more details on their battle and to keep on top of what's to come, follow their eviction blog here. Let's hope for the sake of our community, that the evil landlords don't win.