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Housing guide

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A page of advice on taking action to house yourself cheaply and know your rights, in a time when buying a property is beyond many people, council housing is being sold off, rents are rising and hundreds of thousands are homeless.

In the UK - the world's 4th richest country, 400,000 people are homeless. Meanwhile, over 700,000 properties lie empty1. If you want to take direct action to house yourself, read on...

  1. 1. Source: Shelter

Manchester United fans fight back

A press release by the Manchester Education Committee group of Man Utd supporters who disrupted a reserve team game.

PRESS RELEASE - Operation Havana, 07-10-2004

Lahr, Charles, 1885-1971

Charlie Lahr

A short biography of German-born British anarchist publisher and activist Charlie Lahr.


Charles Lahr

MacQueen, William 'Billy', 1875-1908

William "Billy" MacQueen

A short biography of English anarchist William "Billy" MacQueen who was active in Leeds until emigrating to the US.

William 'Billy' MacQueen
Born 14 January 1875 – UK, died 1908 - UK

"Tall, energetic and a good speaker"- Julius Seltzer in Anarchist Voices, Paul Avrich (ed.)

Berneri, Marie Louise, 1918-1949

Marie Louise Berneri

Marie Louise Berneri was a leading member of the Freedom Group during the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and until her early death.

Marie Louise Berneri
Born 1 March 1918, Arezzo, Italy, died 13 April 1949, London.

Meltzer, Albert, 1920-1996

Albert Meltzer

A short biography of British anarcho-syndicalist print worker Albert Meltzer, who was active providing support to the Spanish Resistance.

Obituaries of Albert Meltzer described him as a 'torchbearer of international anarchism.' What makes an anarchist torchbearer?

Mowbray, Charles Wilfred, 185?-1910

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A short biography of tailor Charles Mowbray, who was possibly the first anarchist-communist in Britain. He was active in London, Norwich and the US.


Charles Wilfred Mowbray
Born 1850s – Durham, UK, died December 1910 – Bridlington, UK

Mayday 2004

Archived libcom.org web feature for the events of Mayday - 1 May, International Workers Day - 2004.

Resist G8 2005

Archived libcom.org web feature on the demonstrations against the G8 summit in Gleneagles.

European Social Forum 2004

Archived libcom.org web feature about the 2004 European Social Forum and autonomous organising efforts within and outside it.

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