In February of this year, the popular community newspaper, Hackney Citizen, published a story about the Hackney Heart, a pop-up enterprise that first brokered a temporary home on Narrow Way, before moving on to more established premises on Mare Street. The “cafe-cum-gallery” was set up by food and travel writer, […]

Legal Details Squatting and the Law Since 1st September 2012 it is a criminal offence to squat in residential property. As the law puts it, the offence is to trespass in a residential property with the intention of living there. If you are squatting or think you might be accused […]

Amanda Palmer, lead singer and composer of the Dresden Dolls duo, has been visiting protest camps around the world. We asked about her experiences with Occupy. OCCUPIED TIMES: Amanda, you have been playing quite a few Occupy camps – how come? AMANDA PALMER: I play free outdoor gigs for my […]

Just before Christmas a special kind of GA was held at St Paul’s with musical interludes between discussion points. Sam Duckworth of ‘Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly’ was one of the headlining acts. We caught up with him to get his thoughts on Occupy. The Occupied Times: What first got […]

On International Human Rights Day, the Occupied Times speaks to Salil Shetty, general secretary of Amnesty International. Mr. Shetty came to St. Paul’s last Saturday to speak on the criminalisation of protest by Western democracies and to celebrate the day with the occupiers. The Occupied Times: From your perspective, what […]