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London Minesweeper Print Collective, by lacklisted on Jan 7, 2017 20:49:44 GMT 1, Hello Urban Art lovers,

Londons brilliant and invaluable print collective 'The Minesweeper Collective' have had a catastrophic fire at their base in Deptford. 
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The Minesweeper collective have produced some of london's most politically charged art work of late for subvertisments and branalism interventions on billboards, bus stops and tube trains, taking the advertising industry head on to highlight that the 'visual realm is a public realm' and is not for sale as well as supporting a wealth of campaign groups such as blacklisted workers, detained women in UK detention centres, environmentalists and homeless peoples rights (to name a few) in and around the London area, one of their better known contributors is urban artist and stencils 'Hogre' here is his FB Page www.facebook.com/hogre.it/?fref=ts

This is a shout out to you all to support the Minesweeper crew in their hours of need. Their mooring went up in a massive explosion caused by a wood burner on the night of the 5th January 2017. No one was hurt but many have lost their homes and possessions and need help!

This has been a hub and arts space primarily run by Camden McDonald and the Minesweeper Collective but used and enjoyed by many local groups for years. It has also been Camden's home for well over a decade and many of his belongings as well as the collectives studio, technical equipment and artwork were of course lost in the fire. I also imagine that he and others are in great shock just now. So a fund raiser has been set up so that they might feel the love of friends and supporters in a very real way that will help Camden and his friends begin to put lives back together.  
Here is the link to the fund gogetfunding.com/DeptfordMinesweeper-Fire-Fund/

I know there were likely others effected by this tragedy and who have suffered loss and I am sure that they will take them into consideration as well.

All funds raised here will go directly to Camden for him to decide how best to use them. After this they will be setting up their own fundraising activities once their stability has been restored.

I know we all hope Camden and the collective recover quickly and we wish them all the best! 

If you can not make a donation to the Fund, a message of solidarity would be greatly appreciated by the print crew collective. www.facebook.com/minesweepercollective/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf

Thank you all for looking and hopefully supporting in any way you can.