121 Centre

121 Centre
Exterior of building
121 in 2023
Map
Address121 Railton Road
London
England
TypeSquatted autonomous social centre
Opened1981
Closed1999

121 Centre was a squatted self-managed social centre on Railton Road in Brixton, south London from 1981 until 1999. As an anarchist social centre, the venue hosted a bookshop, cafe, infoshop, library, meeting space, office space, printing facility, and rehearsal space. Organisations using the space included Food Not Bombs, Anarchist Black Cross prisoner aid chapters, an anarcho-feminist magazine, a squatters aid organisation, and an anarchist queer group. Regular events at 121 Centre included punk concerts, a women's cafe night, and a monthly queer night.[1] The centre kept a low profile[2] and was one of the longest-lasting squats in London.[1]

  1. ^ a b McHenry, Keith; Bufe, Chaz (2015). The Anarchist Cookbook. Tucson, Arizona: See Sharp Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-937276-78-2. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ Monroe 2002, p. 151.