Squatters extend solidarity to the TUC

After Plan A fell through early this morning, we occupied 101 Liverpool Road, a building to our knowledge disused since July. We then discovered that, coincidentally, the TUC were also planning to use the space tomorrow for steward prep work. We made immediate contact and the TUC expressed enthusiasm for working together against the tories. We have offered our full logistical support and have given them the following letter:

After some discussion with --------, we in occupation at 101 Liverpool Road would like first to reassure you that we have every intention to assist and facilitate the TUC stewards' planned use of the building over the next two days. We will work with the stewards so that they can have full access to the building as the need and we'll even make tea and coffee.

Signed,

The Occupiers


The following excerpt was taken from a blogpost on Occupy Manchester, and outlines briefly why its important we work alongside groups like the TUC.

Posted on September 29, 2011

This weekend we are all in Manchester to march against the Conservative Party conference and to occupy part of the city to take a stand against the cuts and policies of a government no one voted in.

Once again, every aspect of our lives is under attack by a Conservative government. Under the smokescreen of crisis and austerity working class people are seeing their wages stagnate, their rents rise and the last scraps of the welfare state being taken from them and sold on.

And, once again, the conservative government is planning to criminalise squatting and with it student, workplace and shopfront occupations. This would criminalise people’s ability to house themselves in the middle of a housing crisis, put the tens of thousands currently squatting out on the streets and on the doorsteps of homeless charities already overworked and underfunded, affect the rights of tenants, and would be a serious assault on the use of occupations as a form of protest.

Manchester Meeting at 2PM - Location Announced!

After some minor technical difficulties, including an owner with a fox-shooting gun, a jeep and some hired meat heads backed up by the pigs, we have found a resting, meeting and resources space for the weekend.
It can be found at the (former) Castlefield Centre, 101 Liverpool Road, Castlefield. It's opposite the Museum of Science and Industry, check the map...


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Occupation Phone Number: 07521906793
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a little something for the weekend...

OCCUPY MANCHESTER!!!

SQUATTASTIC 10 
TAKES TO THE STREETS
THIS WEEKEND 1st/ 2nd oct IN MANCHESTER
meet at victoria bus station friday 30th for 3pm coach, or see this site for details of meeting place friday evening, (squattastic phone on 07757009150)

 Otherwise meet us at 2pm on Saturday 1st, (location tbc) 

please email any points for the agenda to squattastic@gmail.com

but basically we want this squattastic to be about 

-getting up-to-date with what's going on regionally, and building on those networks.

-talking about the government consultation to criminalise squatting. Where its at, and most importantly, where next? How do we take action against the criminalisation of squatting after the consultation closes on wednesday? This is sega mega important, cos really we all know the consultation is mostly farce... Responding is just part A, we now need to work out the next bit...

RESPOND BECAUSE HE'S A...

http://www.squashcampaign.org/resources/respond-to-the-consultation/ 

RESPOND TO THE CONSULTATION

DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THE GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON SQUATTING OCTOBER 5TH.
ONLINE RESPONSE TOOL ON SQUASH SITE.

RESPOND NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SQUATTASTIC 10! OCCUPY MANCHESTER!

The next Squattastic falls on the weekend of the Tory Party Conference.

Some of us squattastickers are planning to go to Manchester, and we'd like to propose that squattastic go regional and head on up. Let's all hang ooop north, and scheme and plot the downfall of the enemy.

Squattastic on Tour!! Squattastic Weekender!Occupy Manchester & Squattastic Back2Back!
This will be a chance to discuss tactics inter-regionally with some wicked crews, to talk about how the possible ban might affect us all, and how we can actively join forces nationwide. We can work with the okasional cafe, and hopefully see lots of our friends from other cities round the country.

If you think it's a good idea and you fancy coming up, send an email to squattastic@riseup.net so we can plan together.
Suggested Schedule
Getting There
There'll be a meeting place on Friday 30th September at Victoria Coach Station, London (time confirmed closer to the day).
Coaches on the megabus.com site are currently £8 each way, booking in advance will be cheaper.

Trains leave from Euston, they are quick but can be quite expensive, and barriers are quite tight. Is cheaper if you have a railcard.

It is also real possible to hitch from London to the north-west. see http://hitchwiki.org/en/Londonfor more info.

Or if you're thinking of driving, sort out a liftshare by emailing the Squattastic list.

We'll be converging at a secret location in Manchester, and meeting the manchester crew...

Come prepared to take immediate action!

If you can't make it, why not use this weekend to organise a regional meeting in your local area, where people can come down and fill out the consultation. We all need to remember to do it, and it can be more fun if we do it together! Invite your friends round, set up a laptop, and log on to www.squashcampaign.org to find the easy consultation response tool and guidance notes.

We will post details of regional meet-ups on the blog as we get word of them, so email squattastic@riseup.net if you're up for hosting something in your area, and we'll stick it up!