SQUATTERS SET UP ANTI-EVICTION FORCE

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Proposals to set up an anti-property speculation united front were backed by a meeting of the All London Squatters Federation held at the on Sunday. The campaign will be around the demand: "Decent homes for all now.

The meeting also agreed to establish an all-London anti-viction force, and backed the four demands of the Dover St squatters, which inchide the requisition of all empey property.

In Canterbury, students from Kent Cniversity who have occupied a row of cottam which bad stood empty for live years, last week fought against a demolition squad sent by British Kail, owners of the colfages, on 12 Manch.

NOWHERE TO LIVE

One of the squatters, Caroline Hemmings, said: They told us they wanted to pull these places down.

Red Week o 22iamh 1974 Pao: 2 wuch is ludicrous when there are so We are all homeless and bad no option but to move in here, Last year bad to leave univerluxury squat at 5-7 Dover Street, Wl, sily for a year because 1 bad nowhere sion of the luxery fats in Dover St to live The university hasexaander without any regard to the accommodation situation.

The would-be demolishers went and three days later police sent from Dover wrecked two of the houses. Over 800 signatures in support of the squatters were collected during al mass lealleling of Canterbury.

The anti-eviction force set up in London will shortly find itself confronting one of the largest speculators. Cromdale Holdings, a Joe Levy High Streel, NW1, las oblained a summons for the possession of the building on 27 March. The burding was squatted to block Levy's plans tor the purcha se of as wathe of Camden High St and it has been used as an organiing contre for tenants muny homeless people in Canterbury. and squatters.

Panther of Levy's companies, is attempting to secure "legal" possessooned in these apartments, which have heen emply for nearly two off to oblain hacking from the courts, years and are due to be ler at rents of up lo E1O0 a week.

is heing met hy the co ordinated action of tenants and squatters.

We will be pickering the High Court on both days. and messagea of Speakers are aprilahle to addrees meetings, and cun be contacted cio Joha Clark, phoee 01-485 8313. A new broedebeet on the L.EN 26 сараїди і оме но.

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