{"id":6801,"date":"2015-03-03T20:46:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T20:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=6801"},"modified":"2021-04-07T11:48:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T10:48:05","slug":"housing-activism-and-squatting-in-1970s-bristol","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/housing-activism-and-squatting-in-1970s-bristol\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Activism and Squatting in 1970\u2019s Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Includes a screening of 18-minute documentary <em>The Law Breakers<\/em> (1973).<\/p>\n<p>Mac will begin by giving a brief personal\/political history of what motivated him to get involved. He will be covering the squatting campaign that took place between 1972-1974 in Ashley Road Bristol, and direct action taken like the occupation of The South West Electricity Board showrooms (SWEB,) for example.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC West documentary will feature previously homeless single parent families, a support meeting by &#8216;Bristol Squatters&#8217; Association,&#8217; and an interview with the then council housing chief Bill Graves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cMac\u201d McConnell: Housing Activism and Squatting in 1970\u2019s Bristol\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ldM0DEH_9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Includes a screening of 18-minute documentary The Law Breakers (1973). 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