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<p> The story of the first successful squatters of private property in Lambeth. In 1972, <a href="http://rememberolivemorris.wordpress.com/category/activism/" class="bb-url">Olive Morris</a> and Liz Turnbull, both members of the <a href="http://libcom.org/history/brixton-black-panthers-movement" class="bb-url">Brixton Black Panthers</a>, occupied a flat above a launderette in Railton Road and successfully fought off attempts at illegal eviction. In doing so, they set an example for hundreds of homeless young people in Brixton and the flat remained squatted for many years. </p>

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<p> At the end of 1972, Olive Morris and Liz Turnbull (Obi) found themselves without a place to live and not much money to rent. Taking the cue from a group of white women who had squatted a building on Railton Road and were running a Women’s Centre, they decided to inspect the area and find a suitable property. </p>

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