PNL Occupation Lessons
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A brief history of the occupation at Northern Polytechnic in 1971 as a Pecha Kucha presentation with some lessons and observations.
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What Next? - 2010
North London Polytechnic Occupation 1971
Fred Garnett Editor of FUSE!
Communications Officer Occupation Committee
@fredgarnett
North London Polytechnic Occupation
BackgroundMay 68LSE 69
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Background Post War
WW1; Homes for Heroes;
Rise of the Middle Class
WW2; Beveridge Report
Rise of the Working Class
End of the post-war blues
North London Polytechnic Occupation
1960s Background;
USA; Vietnam, Civil Rights
Germany; Guilt, Iran Demo
France; Algeria, de Gaulle Fifth Republic
UK; Paternalist ColonialismTreat Young People as Adults
end “in loco parentis”
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Merger of 2 Polytechnics NL & NWL
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Northern; Sciences & Industry
North-Western;Humanities & Arts
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Northern; Non-political > AnarchistNorth-Western;
Politicised Soc. Socs
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Issue; Appointment of Terence Miller as PrincipalVC of UC Rhodesia-UDIPromised senior post by ‘Establishment’
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Issue; Miller appointed by UL & UB Cabal on GovernorsBehind Police Lines at County Hall; 2nd meeting after initial disruption
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Occupation Demands; •Don’t Appoint Miller•Don’t Let him In!•Don’t let him operate
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Occupation Strategy; 1)Take Admin offices 2)Take Switchboard3) Occupy Canteen (for 5 years)
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Occupation Strategy 2; Don’t disrupt classesTalk to MediaCommunity Festival Film Fest; Vanessa R
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Occupation Strategy 3; *Rock Bands Squat*Meetings as Festival*Talk, Collaborate, Work; unalienated Time
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Occupation Tactics 1; *Stay Legal*Be adaptive*Friends Everywhere*Evolve Your Aims
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Occupation Tactics 2; *Carry Everyone*Political & Social Aims* specific demands to change culture
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Occupation Tactics 3; *Leverage Your Cool *UCL Book out JBR*Square The Circle*this is the best time of your lives; make it count
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Some Consequences;WE LOST!We Learnt Much More We were a CommunityFind out why you lost
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Personal Consequences;Politicised!Married Iranian: Greek DJ
Put on 'blacklist'Found out why I lost
North London Polytechnic Occupation
Some Consequences;1 DO2 REFLECT3 CHANGE
North London Polytechnic Occupation
LSE 1969 Slogan;
‘Beware the Pedagogic
Gerontocracy’
