Necessity Still Breeds Ingenuity - Archive of SQUALL MAGAZINE 1992-2006

Contacts

Squall 10, Summer 1995, pg. 51.

Most of the groups listed below are run by volunteers on non-existent budgets. If you want information, or any of the publications mentioned, make sure you send the required money, a SAE, plus as much as you can afford as donation. Give more, get more.

Advisory Service for Squatters (ASS)
Gurus of the squatting world. Open for advice, practical and legal at
2 St. Pauls Rd, London N1 2QN
from 2-6pm every day.
Tel: 0171 359 8814.

SQUASH
Squatters Action for Secure Homes - Voluntary group opposing squatting aspects of CJA. Actions, lobbying, meetings.
SQUASH, 2 St. Paul's Rd, London N1 2QN,
Tel: 0171 226 8938.

Liberty
National Council for Civil Liberties. Campaigning against Criminal Justice Act. Taking HM Govt. to Euro Court? Mainly media, lobbying but recently set up CJA abuses monitoring project.
Liberty, 21 Tabard Street, London SE1 4LA.
Tel: 0171 403 3888.

Freedom Network
Networking opposition to the CJA. Co-ordinating over 50 local anti-CJA groups nationwide. Contact for one near you.
The Old Dole House, 372 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London, SW9.
Tel: 0171 738 6721.

Exodus Collective
‘A movement of Jah People’. Seriously active collective creating community, housing and seriously kicking parties. Bringing life back to Luton.
Long Meadow Community Farm, Chalton Cross, Sundown Rd, Luton Beds.
Tel: 01582 508 936.

Advance Party
“The Right to Party?” Representing ravers, party-goers, festies and organisers. Campaigning against the CJA. Information, actions, party info, meetings, networked all over UK call for a group near you.
Advance Party, PO Box 3290, London NW2 3UJ.
Tel: 0181 450 6929.
e-mail: fimone@sypte.co.uk

United Systems
“The International Free Party Network” Offshoot from the Advance Party seeking to bring party awareness on a more international footing hoping to incorporate international politics, global awareness and responsibility in the underground scene. Information, contacts, resources.
Tel: 0181 959 7525 or 0181 889 5214 or 0171 652 4602.
Express Party Line: 0891 517147.

Homeless Information Project (HIP)
Southwark’s information service for squatters. Practical and legal advice, CJA, information, meetings.
Mon - Fri 4-7pm at
612 Old Kent Rd, London SE15.
Tel: 0171 277 7639.

No M11 Link Road Campaign
NVDA against the M11 extension.
C/O Wanstead Environmental Centre, The High Street, London E11.
Tel: 0181 989 8741.

Road Alert
Co-ordinating anti-roads protests across the country. Direct action arm of Alarm UK. Seriously excellent newsletter, seriously active NVDA organisation. Opposition to CJA, information, latest news, actions, networking - get involved.
PO Box 5544, Newbury RG14 5FB.
Tel: 01635 521770.

Alarm UK
Networking over 100 community anti-roads groups nationwide. Information, opposing CJA, lobbying and media.
Alarm UK, 13 Stockwell Rd, London SW9 9AU.
Tel: 0171 737 6641.

Friends, Families and Traveller’s Support Group (FFTSG)
“All citizens of a free society should have the right to travel and the right to stop without fear of persecution because of their lifestyle.” Monitoring CJA, legal observation, advice and information.
SAE and money to this very deserving group:
7 Benedict Street, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 9NE.
Tel: 01458 832371.

Labour Campaign for Traveller’s Rights
Fighting for traveller’s rights and particular emphasis on right to sites, wider definitions of travellers, grants and release of unused Govt land.
84 Bankside Street, Leeds LS8 5AD.
Tel: Jenny Smith 01275 838 910. Paul Winter 01132 486746.

Justice?
Anti-CJA networking group and producers of 'Schnews', wikid weekly newsheet.
c/o On The Fiddle, PO Box 2600, Brighton, E. Sussex.
Tel: 01273 685913.

Earth First!
“No Compromise in Defence of Mother Earth.” Autonomous direct action eco collectives. Seriously committed. Growing numbers of groups appearing all over the country. £4 gets you their magazine “Action Update” contains information on actions and local groups. Also produce “Do or Die” packed full of excellent reading - well worth investigating.
Dept. 29, 1 Newton Street, Piccadilly, Manchester M1 1HW.

Hunt Saboteurs Association
National umbrella for local groups. Very active on all fronts, hunt sabs have suffered largest number of arrests under CJA so far. Along with road protests represents most painful NVDA thorn in establishment’s side, esp considering public support to ban hunting. Action and information - get involved.
For info on local group near you:
HSA, PO Box 1, Carlton PDO, Nottingham.
Tel: 01159 590 357.

121 Centre
Cafe, bookshop, meeting place, advice for all those interested in squatting, women’s issues, unemployment and the state of the nation.
Run by squatters at
121 Railton Rd, Brixton, London SE24.
Tel: 0171 274 6655.

The 56A Info Shop
News action and meeting place, books, teashop, records, comics. Squatting, counter culture and lots of small press stuff and all of it behind a wonderful community wholefood store - check it out.
Open Mon, Thurs, Fri 3-7pm.
56 Crampton Street, London SE17.

Cool Tan Arts
Collection of artistically active squatters running regular cafes, lots of workshops, information. Regular events and music. Make the most of this unique centre before they get evicted. Contributions, new ideas, energy, always welcome.
The Old Dolehouse, 372 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London.
Tel: 0171 737 2745 / 0100.

Rainbow Centre
Networking point for tribal issues, squatting, travellers, Agenda 21, Dongas, anti-roads eco & CJA. Arts space, workshops, meetings, information, events.
The Olde Church, 23 Highgate Rd, Kentish Town NW5
Tel: 0171 267 0828.

Failte
‘welcome’. Internet world wide web site of Scottish Free Festival and Environmental Network.
Info on festies, raves, anti-CJA, environmental news.
Contact the URL (uniform resource locator): http://www.gold.net/users/as27//index.html

Faslane Peace Camp
Permanent peace camp outside Clyde submarine base that is the home of Trident submarines. Produce newsheet Faslane Focus, land rights, actions and anti-nuclear information. Donation to:
Faslane Peace Camp, Shandon, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
Tel: 01436 820901.

Green Line
‘Aiming to empower people to take more control of their lives’. Superb eco-info/action magazine by Catalyst Collective. Produced monthly, 20 A4 pages of news, environment, actions, campaigns, animal rights, roads, corporate watch, reviews, diary and more. Well worth £1 to:
PO Box 5, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0YT.
Tel: 01726 850500.

Endangered Species
Socially and environmentally active group in Mid Wales. Anti-CJA, pro justice. Meetings, networking, raising local awareness.
14 Great Oak Street, Llanidloes, Powys, Mid Wales.

Monolith News
Magazine for travellers of the new age and all interested. No. 19, modern Arthurian theories, Watt Tyler & what do the Masons have to do with Stonehenge? To find out send donation and A5 SAE to
Monolith Publications, PO Box 4, Syston, Leicester LE7 4RD.

Stonehenge Campaign
“Stonehenge belongs to you and me.” Regular newsletters, festies, information, listings and meetings. Donation and SAE to Stonehenge Campaign,
99 Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RX.

Small World
“Just Do It.” Nonprofit organisation committed to supporting campaign groups working on environmental and social justice issues. Produce 'Undercurrents', quarterly alternative video magazine. Features CJA, direct action, anti-roads, campaigns, topical eco-issues. Videos available from
Small World Media, 1A Waterlow Rd, London N19 5NJ.
Tel: 0171 727 5255.

Festival Eye
An excellent mag that keeps on running. Summer '95 issue contains Beanfield revisited, Road Protests, festie listings, life at the Rainbow, McDonalds, Stonehenge, Beltane, lots of good pics, letters and comment.
A must at £1.50 (plus A4 SAE) from:
Box 2002, London WC1N 3XX.

Conviction
Campaigning group, support and help for prisoners falsely accused/imprisoned. Produce newsletter, free for prisoners - 75p to all else, stuffed full with injustice, prison reform, Criminal Cases Review Commission. Very worthy cause in need of support.
PO Box 522, Sheffield S1 3FF.

Contraflow
Part of the European Counter Culture Network. Radical mag about justice, campaigns, occasional articles on squatting, CJA, travellers.
Available from the 56A Info Shop (address above).

FIN
Free Information Network. Local activists, motivators and information gatherers. Newsheets published as and when containing up to date information, festival and party news, events, meetings, campaigns etc.
SAE and donation to your local branch.