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Local politician Robert Nemeth was verbally assaulted and sprinkled with glitter when he was reciting his essay “A housing crisis” at the Threshold exhibition in the underground car park servicing myhotel Brighton yesterday (Saturday June 23rd).
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From the summer 2012 issue of The Land:

With an irony no doubt lost on most of those who claim to rule us, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act received Royal Assent on May 1, 2012. At least Labour peer Lord Bach said it was “bad day for the British justice system”.

This terrible piece of legislation will cut £350 million from the legal aid budget, no doubt harming the chance of the less privileged members of society to have access to justice on important issues such as housing, immigration and welfare.
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From the Morning Star:

Rough-sleepers face being turfed out of their shelter in Brighton after magistrates handed the building’s owner a possession order on Thursday.

Activists at Brighton’s Autonomous Homeless Shelter (AHS) had slept in front of the town hall overnight to draw attention to the amount of homeless people in the city.
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Published in the May edition of Freedom newspaper

On Tuesday 27 March, the House of Lords passed the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, sending it back to the House of Commons.1 This event, pretty much unreported in the mainstream press, caused waves in the squat scene since section 145 of the bill proposes to criminalise squatting in residential buildings. As SQUASH (Squatters Action for Secure Homes) commented “the proposed legislation will have impacts on the most vulnerable people in society, will empower unscrupulous landlords and will burden the justice system, police and charities”.2
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News from the local rag:

Squatters have been removed from a high street property which they were using to give away free fruit and vegetables.
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From the squatters network–

We are 10 days away from the 2012 International Squatting Convergence.
Squatters from across Europe will gather in Brighton to share experiences, skills and have a little dance.

There are plenty of workshops lined up, along with skill shares, film screenings and discussion groups. For all squatters: this is not a weekend to be missed.

Please bring stuff to add to the exhibition about squatting.

There will be food provided throughout the weekend, along with a recommended donation. (All food will be vegan)

The sea is the shower!

Keep watching this blog for more updates as we get closer to what is no doubt going to be a great weekend.

Spread the word, ready yourselves and we’ll see you in 10 days!

Love and rage,

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The ‘Darkside’ squat on St James Street was illegally evicted, using an old, expired possession order yesterday, at around 10 in the morning. People had no idea eviction proceedings had begun against the squat, and no court date had been given.
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Squatters want to stay in a ‘land banked’ building until a supermarket giant decides what to do with it.

Three groups of people are living in flats at Circus Parade, Brighton, near Preston Circus, part of a run-down complex once earmarked for redevelopment by Tesco.
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There was a great demo in Brighton today in support of squatting. See the report and photos over at the squatters network.

Argus article about the veg shop:

An eponymous shop in St. James Street has been squatted to “sell” local produce (viz: fruit ‘n’ veg) donated by locals and sold at whatever price the customer wants to donate for the produce. There are no scales in sight, be they in kilos or in justice. Access to the flat over the shop is by way of a separate door, which must mean something.
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