Contacts

Squall 14, Autumn 1996, pg.71.

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, an 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 week day.
Tel: 0171 359 8814.

Advance Party
“Sound advice” 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

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.

A30 Action!
Direct action against the A30 bypass in Devon.
PO Box 6, Ottery-St-Mary, East Devon, EX11 1YL.
Tel: 01404 815 729.

Camcorder Action Group
Centre for alternative media. Help produce the excellent Undercurrents news video.
Tel: 01865 203 663.

Campaign Against The Arms Trade (CAAT)
Publishes information and co-ordinates vigils and demonstrations against arms sales and the secrecy of who’s buying:
11, Goodwin Street, London N4 3HQ.
Tel: 0171 281 0297.

Campaign For Freedom Of Information
Upholding the rights of all to freely access information which affects their lives. Working for legislative changes, public accountability and against dodgy official secrecy.
88 Old Street, London EC1 9AX.
Tel: 0171 253 2445. Fax: 0171608 1279.

Centre For Alternative Technology
“Tools and devices which work with nature rather than against it”. Seven acre visitor complex where you can see sustainable technologies and practices in action.
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales SY20 9AZ.
Tel: 01654 702400. Fax: 01654 702782.
email: cat@gn.apc.org
http://www.foe.co.uk/CAT *

* Linked to Wayback Machine archived snapshot of the site from as near as available to 1996.

Compassion In World Farming
Lobby group for humane farming practises.
Eve Hodson, 23 Dulverton Mansions, Grays Inn Road, London WC1.
Tel: 0171 837 0284.

Conscious Cinema
Monthly video round-up of protests and related social justice campaigns.
PO Box 2679, Brighton BN2 1UJ.
E-mail: Cinema@Phreak.Intermedia.Co.UK.

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.
PO Box 522, Sheffield S1 3FF.

Do or Die
Earth First! publication packed full of excellent reading - well worth investigating. Available from,
South Downs EF! Prior House, Tilbury Place, Brighton, E. Sussex.

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. Their “Action Update” contains information on actions and local groups.
Earth First! PO Box 9656, London N4 4JY.
Tel: 0171 561 9146.

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.

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

Faslane Peace Camp
Permanent peace camp outside Clyde submarine base, 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.

Festival Eye
An excellent mag that keeps on running. The latest issue contains news on travellers, Scottish festivals, road protests, Stonehenge. Lots of good pics, letters and comment and the festival listing. A must at £2.00 (plus A4 SAE) from:
BCM Box 2002, London WC1N 3XX.

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.

• Aberdeen FIN - 36 Buchan Rd, Torry, Aberdeen AB1 3SW.
• CamFIN - c/o Arjuna, 12 Mill Road Cambridge CB1 2AD.
• EFFIN - c/o York, The Coffee Bar Grassroots, 58 Charles Street, Cardiff.
• GuilFIN - PO Box 217, Guildford, Surrey.
• MaidstoneFIN - PO Box 263, Maidstone, Kent.
• MerseyFIN - PO Box 110, Liverpool L69 6AU.
• MotherClan - 29 Silverton Crescent, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9NH.
• NeverNeverFIN - 8 Campbell Rd, Southsea, Hants.
• NottFIN - c/o The Rainbow Centre, 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham.
• Oxfiend - Box a, 111 Magdelen Rd, Oxford.
• RatFINk - c/o RSI, 30 Silver Street, Reading.
• ShefFIN - The Ecology Co, 199 Crookes Valley Rd, Sheffield.
• SouthWestFIN - c/o Wild Pear Court, Combe Martin, North Devon.
• WalsallFIN - c/o 17 Newhall House, Newhall Street, Cladmore, Walsall WS1 3DY.
• Children’sFIN - c/o Brambles Housing Coop, 82 Andover Street, Burngreave, Sheffield S3 9EH.

Free Tibet Campaign
(Formerly Tibet Support Group)
9 Islington Green, London N1 2XH.
Tel: 0171 359 7573.

Freedom Network
Dishes out info on NVDA actions and events.
Main Tel: 0171 582 3474. Action line: 0171 793 7343

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 wit hout fear of persecution because of their lifestyle.” Monitoring CJA, legal observation, advice and information. SAE and money to this on-the-case and vital group:
7 Benedict Street, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 9NE.
Tel: 01458 832371.

Frontline
A well on it magazine covering Travellers, parties, protests, animal rights and more. Available from:
Frontline, Victoria Road, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight P041 0QW.
Tel: 09762 36216.

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. Donations gratefully accepted:
PO Box 5, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0YT.
Tel: 01726 850500.

Gypsy Council for Education, Culture, Welfare and Civil Rights
Campaigning for gypsies.
8 Hall Road, Averley, Essex.
Tel: 01708 868986.

HHH Video Mag
Non-profit making anarcho video co-operative. Currently available: Anarchy in Hackney, film of a corking week of events in the borough. Includes: Ken Loach interview, anarchist football and McDonald’s picket.
HHH, PO Box 888, 10 Martello St, London E8 3PE.

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.

Hunt Saboteurs Association
National umbrella for local groups. Very active on all fronts. Action and information - get involved. For info on local group near you:
HSA, PO Box 1, Carlton PDO, Nottingham.
Tel: 01159 590 357.

Institute of Race Relations (IRR)
Educational charity. Collects and disseminates information about racism throughout the world and publishes the excellent European Race Audit quarterly:
2-6 Leeke Street, Kings Cross Road, London WC1 9HS.
Tel: 0171 837 0041.

Justice?
Commited activist networking group and producers of ‘Schnews’, wikid weekly newsheet keeping us all up to date with happenings as they happen.
c/o On The Fiddle, PO Box 2600, Brighton, E. Sussex.
Tel: 01273 685 913.
E-mail: Justice@intermedia.co.uk

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.

League Against Cruel Sports
Campaigning against hunting, shooting and other unspeakable pursuits. Publish Wildlife Guardian quarterly.
83-87 Union Street, London SE1 1SG.
Tel: 0171 403 6155. Fax: 0171 403 4532.

Legal Defence & Monitoring Group
Provide legal observers who monitor police actions on demos and attend related court cases. Offer training and support. Essential service always in need of volunteers and funds.
BM Box HAVEN, London WC1X 3NN.
Tel: 0181 802 9804.

Letslink UK
A network of Local Exchange Trading Systems based on the barter of locally available skills and services for non-currency based credits. Local group contacts, workshops, literature and advice available.
61 Woodstock Road, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9DH.
Tel: 01985 217871.

Liberty
National Council for Civil Liberties. Mainly media and lobbying.
Liberty, 21 Tabard Street, London SE1 4LA.
Tel: 0171 403 3888.

London Animal Action
Campaigning on local animal rights issues. Organise actions against fur trade, animal circuses etc.
Tel: 0171 837 7557.

Manchester Freedom Network
Networking information on events and DIY actions in Manchester.
9 Otterburn Close, Hulme, Manchester M15.
Tel: 0161 232 1598

McLibel Support Campaign
Supports one of the stances of the century. Information dispersal to the wider jury.
c/o London Greenpeace, 5, Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX.
Tel: 0171 713 1269.

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.

No M11 Link Road Campaign
NVDA against the M11 extension.
C/O Wanstead Environmental Centre, The High Street, London E11.
Tel: 0181 518 8222.

Ploughshares Support Network
Commiting acts of disarmament using household hammers. Inspired to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah (2:4): “They shall beat their swords into ploughshares”, Ploughshares women have carried out over 50 disarming actions on warheads/planes worldwide.
Box X, 111 Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RQ.

Public Law Project
National charity aiming to improve access to public law remedies like judicial reviews for those who can’t afford them/are discriminated against. Recent cases include Kingshill and the precedential Wealden District Council decision.
17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR.
Tel: 0171 467 9800

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

Reclaim The Streets
Highway holdups 90s-stylee. Street parties and anti-car culture actions planned for the summer.
RTS, PO Box 9656, Finsbury Park, London N4 4JY.
Tel: 0171 281 4621.
email: rts@gn.apc.org

Release
Offer confidential advice and carry out research on drugs and the law.
10 - 6 Mon-Fri advice line: 0171 729 9904. At other times: 0171 603 8654.

Small World
Non-profit organisation committed to giving media support to campaign groups working on environmental and social justice issues. Produce campaign videos and provide camcorder training.
Small World Productions, 1A Waterlow Rd, London N19 5NJ.
Tel: 0171 272 1394.

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

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.

Taking Liberties
Newsletter produced by the Anarchist Black Cross, a national network of autonomous groups who support prisoners and their families.
c/o London ABC, 121 Railton Road, London SE24 0LR.
Tel: 0171 274 6655. Fax 0171 326 0353.

The Land Is Ours
Campaign for land rights and free access:
Box E, 111 Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RQ.
Tel: 01865 722016.

The Law
Quarterly newspaper published by radical law students. The legal perspective on issues including McLibel, drug-use, road protests, and ploughshares. Available for £4 a year from:
PO Box 3878, London SW12 9ZE.
Tel 0181 673 0062. Fax: 0171 627 5803.

Third Battle of Newbury
The battle rages on.
PO Box 5520, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7YW.
Tel: 01635 45544. Information line: 01635 550552.

Travellers’ School Charity
Provides a mobile classroom and distance learning for home-educated travelling children. £5 ‘friend’ subscriptions, newsletters and details of available resources from:
TSC PO Box 36, Grantham, Lincs NG31 6EW.

Undercurrents
Quarterly alternative video magazine. Features, direct action, anti-roads, campaigns, topical ecoissues. Back copies and Undercurrents 5 now available from
Undercurrents Productions, 16b Cherwell Street, Oxford OX4 1BG.
Tel: 01865 203663. Fax 01865 243562.
email: underc@gn.apc.org

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.

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.