Sweetstopia

Sweetstopia Self Sustainable Community and Technology Development - Creative Resistance against Social Cleansing

It is a tribute to the families who'd been evicted from Sweets Way Estate in Barnet, London; see Sweets Way Resists for reference;

We are occupying the abandoned family houses in protest of social cleansing and after losing all court battles, we've claimed independence from the UK government as Sweetstopia and we are getting ready for resisting eviction attempts in a creative way and are working

on our little utopian, bohemian country to inspire others britain and world wide to be autonomous and sustainable and make collective decisions locally;

Love rules without rules - Thomas More

14/04/2026

Illegal Eviction at the Lesnes Estate Housing Protest Occupation! SOS!!!

27/03/2026

“Left to rot”:
Is estate regeneration still failing Londoners?

A report by Zoë Garbett
Green Party London Assembly Member
March 2026

The test case is the Lesnes Estate, where there is an active housing protest occupation running which will be 2 years old on the 4th of April 2026.

Films and TV shows like The Clockwork Orange, Misfits and Supacell were filmed at the estate among others.

21/09/2025

🌊 Ten years ago, a wave of housing marches, occupations and direct actions shook the system. That wave proved that commu...
05/09/2025

🌊 Ten years ago, a wave of housing marches, occupations and direct actions shook the system. That wave proved that communities can reclaim housing estates as a legit form of protest highlighting the crisis of empty homes and people without homes, the annihilation and displacement of communities, the social cleansing, the gentrification...

But since then? Nothing. The crisis has only deepened, rents have soared, and demolition has been dressed up as “regeneration.” Our communities are being erased while politicians look the other way.

Now a new wave is here. Stronger, wider, and rising across the UK. From London to Manchester and beyond, from estates under threat to empty buildings waiting to be brought back to life – people are ready to stand up again.

This isn’t just protest. It’s reclaiming housing and dignity. It's solidarity. It’s unity through diversity. It's hope.

✊ Let’s make this a UK-wide movement. Let’s rise together.



(Game rules: just follow and use this hashtag on social media to connect up on actions and struggles in the housing movement )

05/09/2025
10 years on.. the displacement and social cleansing of London's communities is still in overdrive... But there is a new ...
15/08/2025

10 years on.. the displacement and social cleansing of London's communities is still in overdrive... But there is a new wave of actions on the horizon... 🏘️✊🏼🌱🔥❤️

10 years anniversary of the birth of
07/07/2025

10 years anniversary of the birth of

UK BAILIFFS THREATEN SWEETSTOPIAN BORDERS: DEFEND SWEETSTOPIA
became the latest state to declare it's independance from the United Kingdom on July 7th. The Sweetstopians have written to UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon requesting urgent UN membershsip for Sweetstopia, as UK bailiffs have already threatened to invade and evict the fledgling utopian nation. Sweetstopian borders are open to economic migrants fleeing the UK Government's heartless austerity programme.
Support at the barricades would be much appreciated NOW! Postcode: N20 0NU, Barnet.
Nearest tube: Totteridge & Whetstone
email: [email protected]

14/06/2025

"Sadiq, Say No!" Housing Protestival at the Lesnes estate where Clockwork Orange and Misfits and Supacell were filmed. 1 year celebration of LesRes and 10 year anniversary of Sweetstopia!

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95 Sweets Way
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N200

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