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Justice?
Justice? was part of a direct action campaign, based in SchNEWS, the newsletter of the organisation, has
Brighton, England, arguing against a bill (draft legisla- outgrown it in fame, and continues today.
tion) in the British Parliament which was to become the
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
The Justice? organisation provided a means for dis-
See also
cussion through a number of meetings and debates in • Criminal Justice Act (article with links to the many
their squatted headquarters building (a former court- Acts of this name)
house) and proved to be a seedbed for new ideas, political • SchNEWS
actions, and groupings of like-minded people[citation need- • DIY culture
ed]. Justice? was a deliberately loosely co-ordinated or- • DIY ethic
ganisation formed around a community of people with • Punk ideologies
differing and sometimes substantially conflicting polit- • Diy
ical positions. Some of its more overt political actions • Reclaim the Streets
were authored by the groups’ collective persona Jo Make- • Critical Mass
peace. • M11 link road protest
Justice? received mainstream attention during the
1990s — including coverage on the BBC Newsnight pro-
gramme — when they launched their "Squatters’ Estate
External links
Agents" in squatted retail premises. • Justice
Its slogan was "Deeds not words". • Two Years Of Justice
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Categories:
• Brighton and Hove
• DIY culture
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