Activists cease Glebe public housing occupation, citing success
Image: Activists out the front of 82 Wentworth Park Road, Glebe. Image: Wendy Bacon/supplied.
By ROBBIE MASON
Residents and activists suspended yesterday their occupation of Glebe public housing, slated for demolition, following five consecutive nights of peaceful protest. Activists have now vacated the premises.
Antipoverty Centre spokesperson Kristin O’Connell said that the protest was “far more successful” than public housing advocates even expected.
The occupation has received significant media attention with mainstream media outlets such as Channel 10 and news.com.au covering the protest.
While it was “a bit difficult at times” to engage the office of Housing Minister Rose Jackson, residents and activists received direct contact from the Housing Minister’s office and a pledge to not sell off and privatise the plot in question at 82 Wentworth Park Road, Glebe, despite early signs of Twitter diplomacy.
In the aftermath of the initial occupation, Housing Minister Rose Jackon posted on Twitter a screenshot from a Notes application outlining her expectations for 82 Wentworth Park Road. One activist labelled this process “crazy” online and “notes app policy”. Minister Jackon’s Twitter pledge indicated there will be “no privatisation” and “100% owned and managed public housing.”
is this a commitment? notes app policy making is crazy https://t.co/MCUavVOOq3
— ishbel 🪱 (@ishbel_d) June 8, 2023