MayDay Rooms is a collectively-run space and is based on different sources of funding. We offer free meeting space to unfunded groups that are involved in radical political organising and/or promote radical self-education. To be able to support that we ask for a donation from all other groups, based on their status (Politically organising or not, regardless of how difficult to judge this is!) and duration of the meeting.
If you would like to further get involved at Mayday Rooms we welcome collaborations with like-minded projects and encourage critical as well as creative engagement with our archival material in relation to ongoing political and cultural struggles. So if you have an ideas for a project, intervention, publication, interruption, exhibition, event or anything else we might not have thought of, please get in touch please email in-formation [AT] maydayrooms.org.
How To Use the Space
Room bookings are offered on Monday- Friday and Saturday daytime. Please use the booking form or email in-formation@maydayrooms.org to book a room. We try to accommodate all requests however this is made easier if you make your booking more than a week in advance. Please see rooming booking costs at the bottom of this page
88 Fleet Street was built in 1902 and, due to the physical constraints of the building, has limited access. It is compliant with ‘ambulant disabled’ and provision for broader access is currently under review.
Bookable Spaces
Screening Room
- Accommodates up to 30 people
- Projector, sound system and screening
- Running water and coffee/tea facilities
Reading Rooms
- Accommodates up to 20 people
- Chairs and boardroom table
- Ambulant disabled access
Canteen
There is a kitchen on the fourth floor for communal use. Please feel free to use it. We would appreciate it if you donated to the kitty in respect of any communal supplies used.
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Room Use Costs
Unfunded Groups
Free to use. Although we do call on users to help cover our running costs and sustain this free meeting resource. Any donation is therefore highly appreciated.
Funded Groups
If you are a group or organisation that has funding sources (core or sustained funding) we will ask for a fixed donation based on the duration of your meeting.
For meetings that last up to 4 hours, we ask for a contribution of £30. For meetings that run for longer than 4 hours, please donate at the daily rate of £60.
Non- Political Organisations
There is a fixed rate for room bookings for groups and organisations that are not involved in radical political organising or self-education.
For meetings that last up to 4 hours, we ask for a contribution of £100. For every additional hour we charge £20 per hour
Please note we do not generally encourage groups to charge for events, workshops or meetings.
University Visits
We charge a flat rate for university visits, tours and workshops of £200.
Building Collective
The building and archive is run by a small, non-hierarchical staff collective in collaboration with a number of resident groups, who make up the building collective. These groups include: