Sam Burgum

I am old enough to recall as far back as 2018 when Cooper sported a suffragette rosette. A reminder that the suffragettes, unlike Palestine Action, actually planted bombs and destroyed property.

Excited to be getting involved in this. And to see what can happen around this really important issue that brings together land, ecology, water/flooding, air pollution, and social justice.

Join us at the @oxfordgeography.bsky.social for In Defense of Housing (2nd ed.) with @davidjmadden.bsky.social – reading group (1 July) + book launch (4 July). Organised by the Rent Cultures Network. Register: forms.gle/vYUf2F1ciPha...
@potentiaspace.bsky.social

Thanks :)

Last day at BCU

Outreach with @streetskitchen.bsky.social this morning 🫧

#theremaybebubblesahead #heartisaweaponsizeofafist
#solidaritynotcharity

@bcusociology.bsky.social @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social
@city-journal.bsky.social

Quick bit of research in London this week. The #streetlegal project with @streetskitchen.bsky.social “SK Lawless” clinic will look at role of legal knowledge in fighting eviction of rough sleepers & loiterers, and the powers being used to move people along. @bcusociology.bsky.social

88 - In Conversation with Heather Dorries (The Urban Lives of Property Series V) Urban Political Podcast · Episode

This is (predictably) excellent @urbanpolitical.bsky.social urban lives of property. Heather Dorries in conversation with Hannah Hilbrandt and Markus Kip. open.spotify.com/episode/4p2Y...

George Osborne pretended he was taking 'tough decisions', but politically he took the easy one of beating up on students and disabled people, while passing the toughest ones over to local government to deal with. Did he ever pick a fight with anyone that might pose a political risk to him?

30/4 - King’s X (7pm)

#squattinglondon book launch at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

Keeping some good company… @potentiaspace.bsky.social @dannydorling.bsky.social Shabna Begum, Isaac Rose, Don Watson…

Episode 4: BATS, BUILDINGS & BIG IDEAS (+ local action on water, +the urban impacts of tariff wars, and more...) Urban Radar · Episode

I did a podcast for the wonderful @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social, with @malcolmtait.bsky.social and Hugh Ellis, policy director of the TCPA. We talked about planning reform, nature, and the need for bigger urban ambitions.

Listen here!

open.spotify.com/episode/4ZI3...

Talking about #squattinglondon at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk (a university whose dreaming spires were built by squatters from Headington Quarry) @plutopress.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social

Two book launches this week for #squattinglondon

28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm.
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

Two book launches this week for #squattinglondon

28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm.
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

Becoming Brixton: the British Black Panthers, squatting, and community empowerment through histories of the present Working alongside Dr Samuel Burgum (sociology) and Dr Shey Fyffe (sociology/black studies), this research project will explore the intersections of Black histories and squatting in Brixton through com...

This project will be supervised by @samburgum.bsky.social and Dr Shey Fyffe...

www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...

Great to see Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social today and very much looking forward to reading his new book

at #AAG2025 this week! on friday at 12.50, i'll be presenting on research conducted with @samburgum.bsky.social on how those criminalised under laws of trespass negotiate spaces of discretion. will be focusing on our work with gypsies and travellers in west yorkshire @geographers.bsky.social

Squatting London: The politics of property Sociologist, Dr Samuel Burgum, presents an alternative account of the real lives of London's squatters: their ambitions and struggles.

Looking forward to hearing @samburgum.bsky.social talk about his new book #squattinglondon tomorrow in our @uoy-sociology.bsky.social seminar series. All are welcome - link to register and further info here: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Becoming Brixton: the British Black Panthers, squatting, and community empowerment through histories of the present Working alongside Dr Samuel Burgum (sociology) and Dr Shey Fyffe (sociology/black studies), this research project will explore the intersections of Black histories and squatting in Brixton through com...

We are currently looking for candidates interested in completing PhD research on this topic (funded): www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...

Available now from Past Tense:

‘Black Women Organising’

The Brixton Black Women’s Group and the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent
A5 pamphlet

Buy online here:
pasttensehistories.bigcartel.com/product/blac...

"Our opening show, How to Survive the Apocalypse, was meant to be tongue in cheek," writes Jess Turtle from @ourmoh.bsky.social

"But also honestly it isn’t."

Here's how we prepare for a possible far-right win in 2029 ⬇️

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Book launch this week:

26/3 University of York. 3:30. Law and Sociology building, Hes East.

@cahr-york.bsky.social @uoy-sociology.bsky.social @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

Home A conference for post-graduate and early career researchers Sheffield, UK - June 26th and 27th, 2025

Are you a PhD or early-career researcher working on #urban #inequalities and related themes? Join us for the Emerging Urban Inequalities #Conference in Sheffield, UK on 26-27 June 2025. Submit your abstract by 25 April. More info at: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

There are many more women abused by #spycops. The 5 in the show had exceptional skills & luck in identifying the men. The public inquiry has granted anonymity to most officers, meaning they'll never be held to account. To get the truth they must release the names & open the files ...

They were involved in political campaigns (or had friends who were). The #spycops started in 1968 & spied on 1000+ groups from Climate Camp to South Uist Hedgehog Rescue to Stop The War Coalition. Courts have ruled the entire operation unlawful & at odds with democratic society ...

Great evening catching up with people at Freedom. One of my favourite spaces. ASS 50 years this year 🔥 An honour to be launching the book here. @freedompress.bsky.social @assquattheworld.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

In good company at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social @potentiaspace.bsky.social @dannydorling.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @versobooks.bsky.social

Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…

Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.

If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.

Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:

whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...

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Festival for Social Action Welcome to the Festival of Social Action, a week of collaborative events to inspire people to get involved and drive positive change in their local communities. All of the events are free and open to...

Festival of Social Action is a series of public events being organised by Change Lab, an initiative being run within Sheffield Student Union. Event list: shorturl.at/72XK0

I will be speaking on Jets, Planes, and Rocketmobiles 25th March, free registration here - shorturl.at/Z2Afb