How former Extinction Rebellion activists and co-operatives took inspiration from models worldwide and built a localised movement.
Hull’s new groove: From arrests to assemblies
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Food Co-ops and the search for autonomy
A Liverpool writer reflects on the differences between feeling powerless in the position of receiving charity and empowered when part of a collective effort. Recently I started using the Walton Vale Community Shop, in North Liverpool. It was set up due to high levels of poverty in the area, and anyone living in Walton can
From Mutual Aid to Food Co-ops
It has been almost a year since Cooperation Town came into being. In December 2019, Labour lost yet another election and Corbyn was out of the game. Surprisingly or not, depending on your conviction, the electoral system failed to deliver and it became clear to many on the left that continuing to invest energy and
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Anarch-iversaries: Miners’ strike and the Carnival Against Capital
Looking back to two events that shaped the last decades’ radical history ~ Scott Harris ~ We can’t let this year pass without tributes for two big anniversaries in radical political history.
“All of a sudden the streets were ablaze”: Nikos Romanos and legacy of the Greek revolt
The anarchist’s recent arrest continues a long story: ten years ago today, his prison hunger strike brought the country to the edge of insurrection on the anniversary of the 2008 uprising ~ Neil Middleton ~ The recent arrest of Nikos Romanos, following the widely publicised explosion in an Athens apartment, took place in the run-up
The lie of a bloodthirsty empire
Political artists Andrei Molodkin and Santiago Sierra, and Wikileaks ambassador Joseph Farrell, talk to A/POLITICAL about the sham of Western liberty, Julian Assange, and how art can still transform pain into defiance ~ Becky Haghpanah-Shirwan ~ The heightened tensions of international politics are reflected in the work of Andrei Molodkin (Russia, 1966) and Santiago Sierra
What chances for climate protesters at Court of Appeal?
Van Gogh soup protest and M25 blockade among cases in January hearing ~ Andy Meinke ~ In July, when five Just Stop Oil activists were jailed for a total of 21 years for a plan to block the M25 motorway in London, it was part of a huge jump in sentencing for peaceful protesters.
Harrods workers vote for Xmas strike
Walkout over pay and conditions expected on 19 December as company refuses to engage with union ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Hundreds of workers across Harrods’ retail, restaurant, kitchen and cleaning departments have returned a resounding 95% yes vote to strike action in the Christmas season.
