squatters

1969/70  16mm B/W opt/DVD   18 mins

A campaign film supporting squatters in various London boroughs resisting eviction by private landlords and the

Greater London Council. It contains footage of housing conditions and squatting in Camden, Kensington and Ilford,

and an account of illegal evictions initiated by the GLC and carried out by hired thugs led by Barry Quartermain. The

film states that “Our idea is propaganda by deed” and suggests that the squatters’ struggle should be linked to the

building workers’ fight to take over their industry.