Homeless Squat Eviction in Bristol

by Kevin 'B'

AT 2.30pm today (Friday 11th, August 2017),. I was on my way to Bristol Central Library and noticed a large crowd of people watching an Eviction.

The Police where there in Riot  Gear and lots of private Bailiffs with battering rams, night goggles to examine dark areas of the building etc..

'The Music Shop' on College Green closed a good while ago and has been discretely squatted.

The crowd which was mainly young students did not protest they just passively watched from the other side of the road.

I said to one group of students that don't you think its wrong to treat evicting homeless people as a public spectacle?

Homelessness is getting worse in Bristol because accommodation is expensive to rent. Social Housing is scarce.

Its not unusual for me to see 3 or 4 people sleeping on College Green during the daytime as its safer for them to do so. Safer than rough sleeping at night. 

DIRECT ACTION BY NOTTINGHAM RESIDENTS DEFEATS BAILIFFS!

We are publishing the following article taken from the Tameside Citizen blog, as it should be of interest to our readers:

"Carlton, Nottingham today. Hundreds of supporters of cancer sufferer Tom Crowford turned out today in a flash demo to block the path of bailiffs (spit) and turn them back, thereby preventing him from being evicted. (check here for more details.) Leaderless Resistance, the way forward!

Don't join joint committees involving the local Labour Party or Unions. They are a part of the problem. Liaison with state approved bodies in the fight against austerity is as logical as having a joint strike committee with the boss! Use social media to announce your flash demo but keep your identity secret. The police regularly wear helmets with face covering visors and hide their shoulder numbers so we should hide our names..."