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Write to RED WEEKLY (distribution), 97 Caledonian Road, LONDON N 1, England. They should put a bomb under the lot of them, said one Labour Councillor referring to the slum flats of Manchester's Moss Side.
The housing conditions of the Moss Side lenants are appalling. Even the architects of their flats now admit they should never have been built.
The thin walls packed with straw are a breeding ground for every kind of vermin and bug. The fire brigade have pointed to the enor. mous fire risk -it takes just four minutes to completely gut one flat, they say The Moss Side tenants decided they had had enough of bugs and mice, They demanded inumediate rehousing and hacked up their demand by occupying a partially finished council house. The response of the Housing Department was abysmal. All they have done is to promise to consider rehousing the tenants within 18 montle?!
In the mcantime the Council are fumigating some of the infested flats, They admit fumigation is not entirely successful in fact obe flat is still infested after 12 attempts.
trom block to block. peaceful demonstrators. in Manchester, As for the Director of Housing. Mr. Goodhead, be refuses to believe the flats are infested with vermin: 11 may be one mouse that is running At a demonstration last week to mark the end of their squat the police noved in to break it up, and arrested one of the tenants. John Miller, press spokesman for the Muss Side Neighbourhood Coun cil, told a Red Weekty reporter: We Feel it was an entirely unprovoked atlack by the police on a group of And Tom MeCture, Neighbourhood Council committee member addled: We are more determined than ever to step up the fight. Party. Mos Side is just the lip of the iceberg. If they defeat us it will close the door on future tenants' struggles Manchester students, recently involved in their own occupation over accommodation, have already donated to a defence fund for the arrested tenant. Rush donations to: Moss Side Neighbourhood Council Defence Fund, c/o Trustee Savings Bank, Alexandra Rond, Moss Side corrugated steel harricades in Elgin Avenue, Paddington, where 250 people with many children are fighting against the Labour GLe's intention to evict them.
The squatters gained time to organise their campaign when they won a stay of eviction pending a High Court Appeal. The GLC plan to cut off the squatters support by spreading lies and rumours in Westminster Trades Council, Paddington Tenants Federation and the Labour Party has failed Westminster Trades Council has voted continuing support and the Tenants Federation will join with them to meet the GEC. Aml there is growing support for the squatters from inside the Labour The squatters are also organising an anti eviction force from many other areas which will be contacted as soon as bailiffs are spotted by the squatters look out patrol. But more support is needed. The squatters have organised a Dry of Action with films, leaflettings, speeches and discussion on Saturday, 26 October, from 1 p.m. onwards. Contact 19 Elein Avenue, W.9 (286 2186) for information. Piers Corbyn
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