{"id":78349,"date":"2023-03-09T14:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=78349"},"modified":"2023-03-17T20:13:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T20:13:31","slug":"a-creative-oasis-for-neurodivergent-people-still-fighting-for-rent-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/a-creative-oasis-for-neurodivergent-people-still-fighting-for-rent-justice","title":{"rendered":"A creative oasis for neurodivergent people still fighting for rent justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This vegan cafe and art platform in Cardiff faces relocation as the landlord has increased the rent by 50 percent.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A non-profit cafe in Cardiff run entirely by neurodivergent people is facing closure due to an enormous rent hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubergine cafe on Clare Road is facing a 50 percent rent rise.  Cafe staff and independent campaigners have been fighting against increase that could frighten the operation of this pillar of Cardiff\u2019s community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aarwn-sarah.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Aaron Brown and Sarah Smart. Staff  the cafe are still welcoming guests despite the challenges.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of the Cost-of-living crisis and the increase of rents throughout the country, Aubergine\u2019s current landlord decided to implement the new price late last year. The rent for the space currently occupied by Aubergine in Riverside has gone up from \u00a3800 to \u00a31200 monthly and has posed a great strain on the non-profits\u2019 budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere doesn&#8217;t seem to be any rationale for the increase beyond &#8216;rents are going up everywhere.&#8217; It just seems really unfair and we cannot afford that at the moment. We&#8217;d have to leave and lose all the work and tens of thousands of pounds we put into creating this really special place,\u201d says co-director of Aubergine cafe and neurodivergent artist Aarwn Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the support the cafe has received has bought Aubergine time for negotiation. At the beginning of this year, they were joined by the Acorn group, a people&#8217;s tenants union fighting rent injustice around the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acorn Cardiff has joined the negotiations with the landlord on the cafe\u2019s side and set an online petition against the rent increase for Aubergine .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78352\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78352\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/aubergine-label.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>This space in Cardiff&#8217;s Riverside has been the venue for many art and educational events for everyone in Cardiff.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe tenants union has been amazing. They&#8217;ve supported us really well helping us set up the petition, organise community action, and facilitate our ongoing negotiations with the landlord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve also just been amazing moral support. The whole ordeal has been a lot less scary with them in our corner. They&#8217;re doing brilliant and important work for renters right now and we&#8217;re really glad to have their support,\u201d says Aarwn Brown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The staff and management, the campaigners and others not impartial to the fate of Aubergine are urging people to sign the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aarwn who himself takes part in the negotiations says, \u201cIt was an empty shell when we moved in. Now it&#8217;s our home full of joyful memories and experiences that we couldn&#8217;t have made anywhere else. Aubergine is one of a kind. There&#8217;s nothing else like it in the country as far as we know and we have searched. We don&#8217;t want to lose it if we can help it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite all of the efforts, it may be impossible to save the cafe\u2019s space in the Riverside after all,&nbsp;but there are still many ways to support Aubergine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSad but landlord won\u2019t negotiate. Still we will have other premises if this fails,\u201d says Sarah Smart, a member of the diverse team at the cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cathays community centre has offered its space for Aubergine to relocate to in case its current landlord remains adamant in their decision to raise the rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table.jpg 1777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/sarah-and-aarwn-at-table.jpg 1777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Aaron Brown, Sarah Smart at the cafe. Other organisations have offered their space for Aubergine to relocate to.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Public events on different venues have been set up to promote and fundraise for Aubergine, as well as providing an inclusive and safe creative environment which has been Aubergine\u2019s goal all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the staff and the customers speak about the cafe, their eyes fill with joy, and as they mention the challenges it is currently facing &#8211; profound frustration is heard in their every word. Still, the communities in Cardiff strive to come together in supporting each other and making Wales a better place to live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78354\" width=\"349\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78354\" width=\"349\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/event-at-aubergine-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Events like this Open Mic at Wales Millennium centre have been set up to promote Aubergine&#8217;s cause.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aarwn Brown says, \u201cCome to our events and see the magic that happens when you get a room full of neurodivergent people and the usual neurotypical rules don&#8217;t apply. Whether you&#8217;re neurodivergent or not, we love to show people how just a few small adjustments to the environment and working practices can make a huge difference to accessibility for neurodivergent people\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78435\" width=\"724\" height=\"1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-614x1536.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-293x733.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78435\" width=\"724\" height=\"1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-614x1536.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Ivory-Scarlet-Lilac-Clean-and-Simple-Internal-Business-Report-Data-Infographic-293x733.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The support the cafe has received has bought it time for negotiation. 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