UK Indymedia - UK Free Spaces Newswire Archive

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Manchester Occupied

02-10-2011 23:28

As planned, an occupation of Albert Square next to Manchester town hall began as the TUC march was winding its way round the city centre.

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Squatters extend solidarity to the TUC

01-10-2011 15:59

Letter to the TUC from convergence space in Manchester against the tories.

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Ryan Harvey in London for one off show at LARC. Oct 7th

30-09-2011 10:42

Ryan Harvey returns for his final London show of the year.

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Occupy London Stock Exchange

29-09-2011 07:29

It's time to say enough is enough.

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La Selva Squatter

26-09-2011 19:33

SQUATTING IN SWINGING REGGIO EMILIA

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Cinema Winstanley @ Land & Freedom Camp

26-09-2011 18:40

Dateline: Clapham Common, London, UK, 20:00-23:30, Sat 24 Sep 11 – Land & Freedom Campers (

http://landandfreedom.squat.net ) and intrigued local folk get to share an al fresco cinema experience centred around the 1975 biopic of the great English revolutionary pamphleteer and Digger Gerrard Winstanley (

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrard_Winstanley ). Under the spreading London planetrees, we enjoyed reclaiming our C17 radical history, the better to empower ourselves for ensuring C21 continues to be a century of radical history in the making.

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Report from Wrexham Peace Day, 21 September

22-09-2011 22:54

Several hundred people took part in this year's Peace Day in Wrexham on 21 September, a day-long event running from 11am to 6pm on Llwyn Isaf, the library field in the middle of town.

More photos to follow.

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Photo Report from Wrexham Peace Day

21-09-2011 22:30

Here are some photos of today's all-day Peace Day event on the library green (Llwyn Isaf) in Wrexham.

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Experiences of a legal observer at Dale Farm

21-09-2011 11:05

Just back from a few nights at Dale Farm. I was on legal observer duty Monday morning 7am - 1pm. Most of it was spent on the gate scaffold observing the bailiffs rearranging their offices, then - when they realised we could see everything - they ordered in a new container to block our view. Not many police around apart from the helicopter. A few tense times when the bailiffs twice put their coffee cups down and organised themselves into groups: once they actually approached the gate but retreated after reading the notice about the lock-in.

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[Amsterdam, NL] Days of action against the squatting ban, 29th Sep - 2nd Oct

20-09-2011 13:05

We're still here! Wij zijn er nog steeds!

Days of action against the squatting ban / Actiedagen tegen het kraakverbod

29 September - 2 October
Amsterdam

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Occupation of Wall Street

20-09-2011 08:35

The dawn of a new American uprising, or a formulaic reaction bound to fizzle out?

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Dale Farm wins a reprieve - protest outside the High Court this Friday

19-09-2011 17:52

While travellers and protestors warned the world's media of the threatened assault on Dale Farm by Basildon Council's bailiffs, Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart granted an injunction to delay the eviction

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Protest against Evictions

15-09-2011 18:50

Protestors challenged the government for taking on new eviction powers, instead of building new homes.

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Lib Dem Conference - Convergence and Crash Spaces

13-09-2011 11:55

The national campaign against fees and cuts is organising convergence (and crash) space for anti-Lib Dem conference action which has already been reclaimed. The Birmingham Social Centre is ready to be a base for the start of another autumn of anti-austerity direct action by students and workers.

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Karla on the trapeze: the 15 year old Chilean high school hunger striker

09-09-2011 18:45

Karla, 15 years old, is one of 50 Chilean school and university students on hunger strike in the occupations of Santiago de Chile.

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Shelter From The Storm

08-09-2011 11:55

Support Londons only 365 day a year FREE homeless shelter. End of summer fete:
Sat 10th Sept: Islington Green London. 12-6pm

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Benefit for London ABC with David Rovics

07-09-2011 13:38

Weds Sept 14th DAVID ROVICS + support (final London show for 2011)

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Squatters and land occupiers; it's time for some digital payback !

07-09-2011 13:19

So you know you want to if you have ever been a squatter! or a traveller who roams the land, now you can get some digital payback!

Here is a company that profits from loss, loss of someones home that is!

see below:

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Finally…It’s Critical!

07-09-2011 12:11

Critical Mass rides in Birmingham are seeing a huge increase in popularity.

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For Whose Benefit? by Sean Cregan

02-09-2011 11:24

Antifascist Prisoner Sean Cregan takes a look at benefits culture.