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Tottenham Housing Activists’ and Squatters’ Cabaret

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Tottenham Housing Activists’ and Squatters’ Cabaret

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A wonderful assortment of public speakers, poets, singers, rappers, musicians, dancers, dramatists and other assorted magical cabaret artists inspire and rouse up an audience of alternative postmodern revelers, travelers, hippies, anarchists and squatters to join in the fun.

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Squatting the Cally walk

A public project commissioned by AIR, which highlights an important history of alternative housing, resistance and organisation in the Caledonian area of Islington. The project will happen in four stages over a three month period. Starting with a walk, with talks and performances by former Caledonian squatters, artists and activists; a series of screen-printed banners; an artist residency in the local library; and a publication and final event in November.

Video: the squats of Camden

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Video: the squats of Camden

An independent documentary created by Sebastian Nita and Leutrim Ratkoceri, telling the real story of squatting.

Anti-eviction protest, let the squat stay – 30th August

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Anti-eviction protest, let the squat stay – 30th August

Saturday, August 30 at 9:15am 238 Gray’s Inn Road, wc1x 8hb Former squatted student social centre is being evicted by Camden Council. The property has been empty for about 15 years but the council refuse to let anyone use it. The locals and activists use the space to organise and hang out. We believe that it […]

Stop selling council homes court protest – 26th and 27th August

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Stop selling council homes court protest – 26th and 27th August

*Show your solidarity! Join us outside the court at 9.30am, bring placards and banners. We’ll then head in for the court case at 10am – Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.* Two protestors who occupied a residential building owned by Camden council in protest of its sell-off, and the wider sell-off of council housing across London, will […]

Video: Beneath the Housing Crisis

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Video: Beneath the Housing Crisis

text by Phil Tsappas, video by Simon Fisher. On 18 July I visited Ladderswood Way estate in New Southgate – 5 minutes’ walk from Arnos Grove Underground, in North London. I went there because I had heard, after working a day at Garfield Children’s Centre that the estate was pretty much empty and some units […]