It is not uncommon for police to outright lie in an attempt to coerces information from protesters. Learning your rights before an event can save you becoming a victim to police intimidation.
It is not uncommon for police to outright lie in an attempt to coerces information from protesters. Learning your rights before an event can save you becoming a victim to police intimidation.
In Arms Reach was a collective that started in the early summer of 2004 with the intention of squatting a central London building to act as a social centre to have gigs, workshops, films and other events. We ended up squatting 8 Portman Street, a building 30 seconds off Oxford Street, and having an awesome [...]
Squatting is not always done by political people, but to me it is a political act in itself. It is about reclaiming space and self-empowerment. The words on every copy of the Squatters Handbook read ‘Squatting is still legal, necessary and free’. Somehow free means something more than not having to pay for it. Squatting [...]