Anarchy In A Cold War
Anarchy In A Cold War is set in divided Berlin in 1981. But Berlin is far more divided than just the Cold War divisions of East and West. The book centres on the squatter culture against the state,...
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A BBC film from 1973 about the squatting movement in Bristol. See also Mac McConnell's talk "Housing Activism and Squatting in 1970’s Bristol" at the 2015 Anarchist Bookfair. The post The Lawbreakers...
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Stolen Paradise [postponed until further notice]
Squatters at the ‘White City’ PoW camp near Ashton Gate, August 1946 During the summer of 1946, thousands of British families took the law into their own hands to temporarily solve their housing...
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Bristol Squatted
So much of what we love about Bristol was made possible by squatting. Bristolians have taken over buildings and public spaces for housing, protest, art, gigs, raves, libraries, food and laughter...
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Mapping Squatting Memories
Were you ever involved in Bristol’s squatters’ movement? Join us on Sunday 6th March 2-4pm at BASE (14 Robertson Road, Easton) for tea, cake and a chat around a map to capture memories of squatting in...
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Stolen Paradise: the post-war squatting movement in Bristol
Squatters at the ‘White City’ PoW camp near Ashton Gate, August 1946 During the summer of 1946, thousands of British families took the law into their own hands to temporarily solve their housing...
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Bristol City Centre Squatted: the last 50 years
Squatters demonstrating in Victoria Street, Bristol 1974 (pic. courtesy of Bristol Post) A walking tour as part of Bristol Radical History Festival Meet at the MShed front entrance at 4.00pm. Finish...
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Squatters on film
BASE, 14 Robertson Road, Easton, Bristol BS5 6JY Join Bristol Squatted for a pay-as-you-can vegan dinner at the regular BASE Sunday cafe, followed by a showcase of clips from three films telling...
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Stokes Croft Squatted
Squatting is central to Bristol’s history. For the last 50 years Stokes Croft and the neigbourhoods that surround it have been one of the city’s most squatted areas. This short walking tour includes...
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