Group takes over site where British coins were manufactured to highlight how empty buildings could provide shelter for rough sleepersSquatters fill occupied part of the former Royal Mint building opposite the Tower of London to protest against issues including climate change,homelessness and the widening gap between rich and destitute.
The activists, who comprise various groups from across the capital, and unfurled banners on Tuesday that read “system change not climate change” and “104000 homeless children at Christmas”,as they took over part of the grade II-listed Johnson Smirke building, which was built in 1807. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com