Smash Starbucks, Smash Capitalism
Demo to mark six-month campaign against Starbucks in Kemptown
When -
Saturday 29. November from 12:00pm until 2:00 pm
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Where - Outside Starbucks St James' St, Kemptown .
Organised by - Brighton Against Starbucks.
Starbucks in Kemptown opened illegally in May - without full planning permission from the council.
When the world's largest coffee chain bought Sussex Stationers on St James St in Kemptown and applied for change of planning permission to that of A3 (café) use, a majority of local residents and traders were not happy.
Almost 500 letters were written in objection – homogenisation to SB’s support of Guantanamo Bay (it has a branch there) - plus it turned out this city’s Local Plan does not allow for another café in the street.
Yet, Starbucks, with six city shops, refitted as a café and opened anyway and are now claiming they are a ‘shop’ with baskets of cups and beans hastily rolled out.
The council are threatening to 'take action' but it’s not enough. Starbucks can afford to stay whether they make a profit or not
: the local caffs which are losing customers every day don't have that luxury and face closure.
Starbucks is walking over the council and local traders. Enough is enough. On November 29 Brighton Against Starbucks marks a six month campaign against the coffee chain with a mass demonstration outside the St James' St branch. Join us and have your say from noon until 2pm.
Stand up to corporate bullying.
