The Space Hijackers Blog

The Clown Army made a visit to Hijacker HQ this weekend to train us up in their own special way. Agent Bananas (Dog's Body) took the lead in teaching rebel clown skills to a motley crew of Hijacker troublemakers.

www.clownarmy.org

Spanning two days we learnt all manner of skills, everything from tactical manoeuvres through to mind games and upside down parachuting. We are going to form an elite Special Farces rebel clown unit with an aim to possibly head up to Faslane to cause trident clown chaos

http://www.faslane365.org

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In other Hijacker news, we were glad to see that a very cold welcome is being given to the new Starbucks opening near Whitechapel in east London. This sign was found pasted to the hoardings this morning:

A big thumbs up from the Hijackers to the mystery poster, we hope to see more of the same soon…

The Space Hijackers invite you to a proper east-end knees up

Starbucks, everyone’s favourite nipple-less mermaid merchants, have decided to move into the east end with a new store in Whitechapel. It’s an area with a vibrant community of local cafés and small coffee shops, as well as being an area local to many Space Hijacker agents. As you can probably guess, we are less than pleased about our new neighbour…

We are worried about an oncoming blanding of local culture, as other multinational chains follow Starbucks into the area and attempt to gentrify it with their bland corporate décor, homogenous facades and tasteless products. In defence of our area, and to show off the lovely culture we have, we are putting on a tea party outside the new Starbucks!

We will be setting up a stall and giving out free fair trade teas, home made sandwiches, and all manner of other goodies to our neighbours, in an attempt to show what the area will be missing if Starbucks and their ilk are allowed to settle in.

Bring along tea, biscuits, home-made cakes, jams, and scones to share. Bring your dining room furniture out into the street, bring bunting, music and of course bring friends.

1pm
Sat 24th March
Outside the new Starbucks
Whitechapel High St
London

Opposite Altab Ali Park

Tube - Aldgate east or Whitechapel
Bus – 25, 205, 106 or 254

Full reports are coming soon,

However in the mean time, here is a taster. We had a very successful weekend's Hijacking this weekend with both an "East end Knees up" against our new starbucks in Whitechapel, and then Operation Ivy League on the Sunday.

EAST END KNEES UP:

In response to a new Starbucks opening up in Whitechapel, we organised a FREE tea and cake stall outside the store, handing out leaflets and information about local alternatives and encouraging people to steer clear of Starbucks.

There is a report and video on the BBC London website here:

BBC LONDON

and a report with pics from urban 75 here:

Urban 75

OPERATION IVY LEAGUE

On Sunday agent Ladybird organised Operation Ivy League! Our mission was to head into the city (after a trip to columbia road flower market) and plant climbing plants all over the soulless corporate facades of the city buildings.

The plan went by without a hitch and we planted dozens of ivy, honeysuckle, rasberry and red current plants in and around the city.

Pics can be found here:

Ladybird's Flickr account

full reports of both projects will be coming soon...