Learning from housing histories: Why we need to requisition property to address the pandemic

New blog post with Greater Manchester Housing Action. http://www.gmhousingaction.com/we-need-to-requisition-property/

Report: Brighton & Glastonbury 2019 Exhibitions

A Right to home?, University of Brighton, 6-7th June 2019 With thanks to Deanna and Sarah for inviting me. Guestbook Comments from Brighton.Just beyond amazing! CheersInspiring, empowering! Crowdsourcing additional info is such a great approach! Kudos! Mandala Stage, Glastonbury Festival 201926th-30th June 2019 With many thanks to Finn for helping me put the exhibition on. …

Origins of the Squatter Symbol

Article by Amanda Wasielewski. An artist and writer whose research intersects media, art, and architecture. She holds a PhD in Art History from the CUNY Graduate Center and is the author of Made in Brooklyn: Artists, Hipsters, Makers, Gentrifiers (2018). This research was completed thanks to funding from the Social Sciences Research Council. Email: awasielewski@gradcenter.cuny.edu 'From …

Film: ‘Occupying the Hulme Hippodrome’

Occupying the Hulme Hippodrome from vj decoder on Vimeo. Blurb: The Hulme Hippodrome was taken over by a group of squatters in late 2017. The artists and musicians were there for around seven months and hoped to turn the place into a community centre for the residents of Hulme. https://vimeo.com/327504576