SquatSpace invites you on the

REDFERN-WATERLOO TOUR OF BEAUTY GOES GREEN (SQUARE)...
SPECIAL TOUR!

As part of UNSW Masters in Architecture programme, we will be offering a new Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty, also taking in Green Square.

BOOKINGS:
There are some *strictly limited* places on the Tour of Beauty bus – please book immediately.
Bookings - email info@squatspace.com.

WHEN:
1pm-5pm, Saturday February 9th, 2008

WHERE:
Meet at Carriageworks, Wilson St, Eveleigh
Load into our special tour bus (book in advance), or arrive on your bicycle(no booking required).

COST:
We don't like to charge for the tour, but we would request a donation of $5 or $10 depending on your means, to help cover the cost of the bus, fuel and driver. If you can't afford it, come along anyway as our guest!

DOCUMENTATION:
As usual, we will be posting up latest news, photos and stories from the tours on our new blog.

FOOD?
We will provide snacks during the tour, but if you have specific dietary requirements, you might want to bring some custom sustenance along for yourself.

KIDS?
Kids are most welcome on the tour - it is a biggish day out though, so their attention span might be a bit stretched!

MORE INFO?
You can read a little extra background here.

• an attempt to reduce the indigenous population on the Block, against the wishes of its current owners, the Aboriginal Housing Company
• the sale of key local community assets, such as the Redfern Public School, Rachel Forster Women's Hospital, and the Redfern Courthouse
• the selective re-writing of heritage laws in order to allow for the private development of these sites
• the reduction of health and community services in the area
• a doubling of the population from 20,000 to 40,000 residents
• a lack of proper community consultation in the planning and implementing of these changes
• a lack of accountability: Frank Sartor (the head of the RWA) answers to the State Minister for Planning (who also happens to be Frank Sartor)

SquatSpace has been meeting with local community representatives in an attempt to understand exactly what the RWA's actions would mean for life in Redfern/Waterloo.

The issues are extremely complex, and not easy to grasp simply by reading news articles or looking at maps. The best way to "get a feel" for the area is to see it with your own eyes, and have a chance to ask questions and raise concerns. This is why we are co-ordinating the bus tours during September and October 2005.

• The Block, the heart of indigenous housing and culture in Sydney
• The Settlement, Australia's longest running community centre
• Redfern Public School, Redfern Courthouse, Rachel Forster Hospital, all slated for private sale and development
• The public housing towers in Waterloo (pictured above)
• The Danks St gallery precinct (SOCS) - "a little piece of Paddington in Waterloo".
• Redfern Oval (traditional home of the South Sydney Rabbitohs) which the local community wants to have converted into a sports facility for public use.