We Are Not Zombies - Odeon Protest Party

Event published by Oh No Deon!

Event date: October 31, 2009 12:00

Published by group: O-no-deon!

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Places: bradford odeon

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Long story short: loads of people in Bradford and beyond want publicly owned, historic and lovely building saving and restoring - it's an old cinema, we're the city of film, the Alhambra fits in with it perfectly, it's one of the few nice buildings that wasn't already knocked down and replaced with 60s monstrosities that only lasted about 30 years, etc etc.

Council want to sell the site to a developer. Council collect opinions and objections over and over again, the same result comes back every time - we want it saving. Council finally have decision meeting where it's left up to seven councillors. Councillors decide to knock it down because the developer they already promised the 'site' to might sue them if they don't give them what they've already promised them in advance of any decision actually being made, and what they've already promised them is the Odeon flattened, and the site to build a big glass brick with a hotel and offices in it.

We've had enough of the backhanders, the people we've elected to represent us doing the exact opposite of what we're screaming for them to do, we've had enough of being patronised and accused of being 'nostalgic', of having characterless buildings and rubble beginning to typify Bradford.

We've been through all the red tape they told us to in order to save this symbol of our past and present, and they've ignored us, so now we're going to show them how pissed off we really are.

This will be a peaceful, imaginative and fun protest, we won't be encouraging any kicking off, but we will be giving you interesting ways to vent your frustration.

If you can make it to Centenary Square on Saturday 31st October, we'll make sure they can't ignore us anymore. Even if you're not from Bradford, if you can make it, and want to support and save the Odeon, we'd love to see you there.

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