Squatters Handbook callout
We really want to get a new edition of the Squatters Handbook out, even if this would be tempting fate under present circumstances. What we need from you is photos, cover design, ideas and feedback on...
View ArticleASS on twitter
catching up with the 21st Century, ASS can now be found also at @ASSquattheworld if you’re down with that kind of thing
View Articleany old Green / White books please
hey, legal types, we really need a more up to date version of the Civil Court Practice / Civil Procedure rules We are currently using a 2012 Green Book, which doesn’t even have CPR 83, the new rules on...
View ArticleOur latest enquiry to Central London County Court
Dear Mr XXXX Re: Spiritualist National Union v Persons Unknown Thank you for your letter of the 22nd July. Since April we have been trying to find out from the court what happened with this case, which...
View ArticleCALL-OUT: Keep Mostafa’s family in Sweets Way!
Monday, August 10, 8am, 46 Sweets Way, N20 0NT (Meet at Sweetstopia, 95 Sweets Way) https://sweetswayresists.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/stop-mostafa-eviction/ Come and join at any point in the day –...
View ArticleAdvisory Service for Squatters is 40!
We’re not sure how it happened but it did, and there seems to still be need for ASS, or something like it. As part of our celebrations, we are planning a day of reminiscing, planning and partying, on...
View ArticleMARCH AGAINST EVICTIONS
Saturday September 19th middayfrom Stratford Park, West Ham Lane E15 4PTorganised by Focus E15 MothersTo mark the second anniversary of Focus E15 campaign we are organising a march in Newham against...
View ArticleASS 40th birthday update
This Saturday, 12th SeptemberThe venue for the day is Brass Tacks, 300 Brixton Hill SW2The starting time is 12 midday, for chatting, nibbles and getting everything together, then, possibly 1pm How it...
View ArticlePrivate Eye research into foreign-owned property
check out http://www.private-eye.co.uk/registry for useful info from H M Land Registry on property recently acquired by foregin companies. Some will be for tax dodging purposes, maybe a few not, but...
View ArticleRadical Housing Network Conference
DIRECT ACTION IN A TIME OF CRISIS: WHERE NOW FOR THE GRASSROOTS HOUSING MOVEMENT? Saturday 14th November, 10am – 6pmThe Radical Housing Network brings together over 30 grassroots housing groups from...
View ArticleHomeless ex-soldier, 82, dies hours after being evicted from his squat in...
A homeless ex-soldier aged 82 died hours after he was evicted from his city centre squat.Known only as George, he is believed to have passed away from bronchial pneumonia, a support group for veterans...
View Articleholiday opening times
We’re not going to be open much until the new year, but we will be regularly popping in to pick up emails and messages, so, send us an email or leave a message on our answerphone and we’ll get back to...
View ArticleStop the Housing Bill – 5 Jan 2016
The next debate on the bill is the first week that MPs are back, on Tuesday 5 January. So we need to hit the ground running in 2016. Join the rolling demonstration outside parliament from 12 noon,...
View ArticleSquatters Handbook callout
The 14th edition of the Squatters Handbook is being worked on! We are looking for relevant pictures (photos, cartoons, diagrams), offers of proof-reading or lay-out, any comments on anything in the...
View ArticleComing events against the Housing Bill
13-14 February: Weekend of Action: Love Council Housing, Stop the Housing Bill. including Saturday 13th Charlie Chaplin walk from East Street market, 12.00; Focus E15 stall in Stratford Broadway 12-2;...
View ArticleCriminalising Shoreditch?
People might think something needs to be done about Shoreditch, but on the 3rd March an Interim Possession Order was granted on the whole of the Bishopsgate Goodsyard, including Shoreditch High Street...
View ArticleBenefit for Advisory Service for Squatters
In The City: Mod & Ska 100%VinylFriday 13th May 8pm – 1amNight of Mod: 60’s R&B, Motown, Northern Soul, Jamaican Ska, Calypso & Rocksteady.DJ’s: Lou Pino & DJ Lee (Resident DJ...
View ArticleSQUASH REPORT: Squatting Statistics 2015
The link between rising homelessness and the criminalisation of squatting – May 2016Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) has been tracking implementation of section 144 of the Legal Aid,...
View Articleanother sad loss
Jack Tafari, homeless activist has diedhttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/10/jack-tafari-obituary
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