When Camden Lesbian Centre opened its doors on Saturday 31st October 1987, it signalled the arrival of more than just a queer social venue – the Centre quickly became home […]
Author: Lucy Brownson
Camden Lesbian Centre and Black Lesbian Group: Building the UK’s first lesbian centre
Put the kettle on, will you? We’ve a group of tired women here in paint-splattered overalls, all in dire need of a cuppa! In our previous blog on Camden Lesbian […]
SPRAY IT LOUD: Feminist culture jamming in the 1980s
If you’d have passed through the East End of Glasgow last month, here’s what you might’ve seen: a naked woman made of stone, crouched on a plinth, her face covered […]
Feminist housing activism in the 1970s-1980s, #3: Community organising and mutual aid
Please note: this post refers indirectly to police brutality and institutional racism & classism. Over the last eighteen months, many of us have gotten involved with community organising – some […]
Feminist housing activism in the 1970s-1980s, #2: Building it ourselves, building it together
This is the second post in a three-part blog exploring the history of feminist housing activism in the 1970s and 1980s. Following on from yesterday’s post on the feminist squatting […]
Feminist housing activism in the 1970s-1980s, #1: Making space for feminist infrastructures
Where are you reading this blog? Are you on the move, commuting to work or school? Perhaps you’re in a public space like a park or a café. Me, I’m […]
Camden Lesbian Centre and Black Lesbian Group: The fight for a home
Tucked down a narrow, leafy street on the edge of Camden, just behind the hustle and bustle of London Euston and King’s Cross St Pancras stations, is the former site of the UK’s only dedicated lesbian centre. It doesn’t bear the usual markers of a heritage site – no commemorative plaques, no signage, not a QR code in sight – but for nearly a decade, 54-56 Phoenix Road was home to Camden Lesbian Centre and Black Lesbian Group (CLC&BLG).