Liverpool Free Spaces Newswire Archive

17-10-2008 18:51 | 1 comment

Liverpool Police and Antisocial Behaviour

Publication of a Complaint made to Liverpool City Council about Antisocial Behaviour from Police Officers in Liverpool City Centre, where civil unrest was orchestrated by Liverpool Police n 10th October 2008. Read more >>

11-10-2008 20:30 | 1 comment

Big Turnout for Liverpool Critical Mass

This month's critical mass was bigger than ever. The ride ended at Next To Nowhere (social centre) where the riders got free refreshments and saw a film. Read more >>

06-10-2008 16:16

Happy 1st Birthday, Next To Nowhere

Liverpool's social centre has been open for a year, and its members celebrated last Saturday by partying into the night. Read more >>

26-09-2008 11:58 | 4 comments

Critical Mass September

TONIGHT 6PM CENTRAL LIBRARY...ACE!

Every last Friday of the month we meet at 6pm Central Library to ride
together to celebrate the bicycle over car culture and to meet other
cyclists and enjoy riding our bicycles.
Read more >>

09-08-2008 21:00

Blackpool CCTV review

Blackpool Council is asking residents to send their thoughts on CCTV. It is likely this so called consultation is being used to justify CCTV "upgrades" in Blackpool that will simply further reduce the civil liberties of local residents. Read more >>

25-06-2008 16:26

Dancing In The Park

Photos of the Africa Oye festival in Sefton Park at the weekend. Read more >>

03-06-2008 12:12 | 2 comments

Free Food and Guerrilla Gardening!

Free vegan event organised by Manchester Animal Protection and Manchester Climate Action as part of the international day of climate action against the food industry.. Read more >>

25-04-2008 12:38 | 1 addition

May Day Party In Liverpool

Liverpool Social Centre invites all workers & strugglers to our May Day '08 party on Thurs 1st May Read more >>

10-04-2008 12:12

Manchester Space Invaders...Landing Tonight!

Fed up of relentless gentrification? Border of always going to the same, expensive places? Want to get involved in creative resistance, hang out and meet nice folk? Join the space invaders! Reclaim the city, make autonomous spaces...get ready for a weekend of music, films, food, demos, magic, workshops and more! Read more >>

07-04-2008 23:13

This Saturday: Demo / Street Party for Autonomous Spaces, Manchester

This Saturday (12th of April), from 5pm, there will be a demonstration and street party held in Manchester city centre in defence of autonomous spaces and for freedom of movement. Support would be much appreciated. The event takes place as part of an international day of action (www.april12.squat.net). Read more >>

21-03-2008 10:59 | 1 comment

Autonomous action/Space Invaders Line Up

Timeline of events in the next few weeks as part of the international autonomous days of action on decentralised places...get involved. Reclaim your city.... Read more >>

18-03-2008 14:41 | 1 comment

Demo Callout: April 12th Manchester: Freedom of Movement and Autonomous Spaces

On the evening of Saturday 12 April 2008, there will be a demonstration and street party in Manchester for the FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL and to DEFEND AUTONOMOUS SPACES. This forms part of the international days of action in defence of autonomous spaces that have been called for this weekend (

http://april2008.squat.net:8080/).

Read more >>

13-03-2008 14:33

I Bike MCR Fest 2008 Starts This Month

So the I bike MCR fest starts at the end of this month. Hope you can all get on your bikes to take part
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11-03-2008 13:22

Manchester Space Invaders.....Taking Over the City

Manchester Space Invaders are a collective of autonomous groups and inidividuals working together to reclaim our city...we are mobilising to fight gentrification, 'regeneration' and all the borders that exist within the city. We call for all groups, individuals, networks and families to get involved and to join in our glorious celebration of autonomous spaces... Read more >>

26-02-2008 19:32

Manchester Crtitical Mass and After Party This Friday

Critical Mass Bicycle Ride
Friday 29th February
6pm Central Library M1
Bike ride around the city to celebrate the bicycle Read more >>

26-02-2008 12:10 | 1 comment

Manchester Space Invaders Landing April

11th & 12th April have been named as ‘international days of action on autonomous
spaces’. There will be things happening in Europe including squatted
buildings, parties, Reclaim the Streets, land occupations and more!
We have started an organising group to kick start ideas for action in Manchester. From reclaiming the streets to guerilla gardening..from a ceilidh to a
vegan cafe...free party to permaculture space... Read more >>

19-02-2008 19:35

Interview With A Hacktivist

I recently conducted an interview with 'Shai', Liverpool's resident hactivist. He's organising a hactivism evening at the city's social centre, Next To Nowhere, on Wednesday 5th March. I talked to him about his plans for the event, his ideas for improving activists' use of technology, and asked what's so damned exciting about all those zeroes and ones anyway... Read more >>

11-02-2008 13:32

Decentralised Day of Action for Squats and Autonomous Spaces

On Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of April 2008, there will be two days of demonstration, direct action, public information, street-party, squatting... in defence of free spaces and for an anti-capitalist popular culture. Come to an organisational meeting to get involved in Manchester!
Read more >>

25-01-2008 09:47

North West Vegan Festival - a reminder

The NW Vegan Festival is happening on Sat 26th Jan at Sachas Hotel, Tib St, Manchester. We have over 40 stalls, a list of talks and films, free food samples, and loads more. Free admission. Read more >>

23-01-2008 23:06

Skill-share and Free Shop in Next to Nowhere (Liverpool Social Centre)

On Sunday 13th January we held a free shop and skill-share day at Next to Nowhere (

http://www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org/home.htm). The idea was for people to come in and engage in whatever creative or practical skills they knew, to look at what others were doing and have a go, and to re-use, recycle or modify second hand items for free. Read more >>