Housing is theft - housing is freedom

A rare pamphlet, where Ward talks on one of his favourite subjects – housing – and how anarchists have dealt with it within the confines of state and law, especially from a British point of view. Originally transcribed from a talk given in 1983.

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COLIN WARD - HOUSING IS THEFT - HOUSING IS FREEDOM.pdf (10.9 MB)

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