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Rethinking urban vegetation

Rethinking urban vegetation

Instead of “green space” we must build ecosystems in our cities ~ Mathieu Perchat, from Le Mouton Noir ~ Vegetation in the city, often reduced to the term “green space”, evokes a more complex reality than that of a simple place of rest or walk. The term itself, “green space”, expresses the limitation of this

Campaigners join London cycling instructors in call to scrap devastating 100% cuts to cycle training

Campaigners join London cycling instructors in call to scrap devastating 100% cuts to cycle training

Women’s cycling campaigners, local business owners, councillors, cyclists, and cycling instructors across London have signed an open letter calling for Sadiq Khan to immediately cancel proposed 100% cuts to in-person cycling training. Amidst the cost of living crisis, the proposed cuts would mean an end to cycling instructors’ main source of income. Cycling instructors also

It ain’t liberation until it’s total liberation

It ain’t liberation until it’s total liberation

The Total Liberation Club reflects on Do or Die Magazine, Earth First! and the rich tradition of eco-anarchism. In the last piece we wrote for Freedom we defended some aspects of Extinction Rebellion (XR) — or rather we defended In Defence of Extinction Rebellion — but subsequent club meetings saw heated ‘discussions’ around letting XR