Runnymede Eco Villagers emulate Diggers of 1649

This Earth divided we will make whole, so it can be a common treasury for all.
Runnymede Eco Village Lives On + Saturday’s Workshops
by ecovillager

In recent days there have been attempts to forcefully remove us from the disused land of Cooper’s Hill in Runnymede, Windsor. Continue reading "Runnymede Eco Villagers emulate Diggers of 1649"

Spain’s supermarket expropriations spread

Carrefour expropriation

Supermarket expropriations have extended to other parts of Spain, following the example of ‘Robin Hood’ mayor José Manuel Sánchez Gordillo in Andalusia.  A store of the global  supermarket chain Carrefour in the town of Merida in the western region of Extremadura was hit Friday by 50 members of the Platform for Basic Income in Extremadura. The regional leader of the radical United Left coalition Pedro Escobar backed what he described as a ‘symbolic’ action  that would ‘draw attention to, and provoke reflection about the extreme situation that many families are in. ‘ Escobar observed that some families were in such dire straits that they were actually going hungry. El Publico

Spanish Revolution Diary for Sept 2012.

A sweltering August has given us a break in the frantic escalation of cuts repression and protests in Spain.

But September will be all GO, running up to the ultimate sellout when the Govt. accepts workers slavery to the terms of a national ”Bailout” .

Included are the ‘anonymous’ call to storm the Congress on 25th Sept and the general Strike, Sept 26th, see below.

Will we have to sacrifice our health, jobs, schools to pay back,  for ever and ever, the private debts of the banks, and the billions ‘disappeared’ by the 1%?

Diary for Sept 2012 (a selection) Continue reading “Spanish Revolution Diary for Sept 2012.”

Serialization of ‘The Free’ Ch 2 child abuse. Linda Leaves Home

this is the second part of the serialization  One part will appear here every Friday for the next year. For part 1 click the ‘serial’  category above. Hope you like this version with more illustrations

Act One  Chapter Two

Linda leaves home

-‘Don’t be naughty, little darling, don’t be bad.’-

Linda narrating

            I was thinking bad stuff. When I got home any good humour had long gone. In I went by the side door. Just a bit wet and depressed and heading for my bed.

But there was my Ma in the spotless little kitchen feeding the baby. And there was Mrs. Geraty from down the road drinking tea. If anyone thinks I got any sympathy from my mother they’re much mistaken…. Continue reading “Serialization of ‘The Free’ Ch 2 child abuse. Linda Leaves Home”

Anarchists unite against Peru Repression

Sobre la creciente ola de represión en el Perú y el papel de los anarquistas

per Unión Socialista Libertaria – Perú 18 ago 2012
Pronunciamiento libertarioAnte este panorama de agudización del conflicto social y su consecuente criminalización urge la necesidad de consolidar y fortalecer las organizaciones populares por la defensa del agua, del medio ambiente y de nuestros derechos sociales. En el caso concreto de Conga, nosotros como anarquistas, pensamos que una salida viable al tema es potenciar la capacidad de respuesta y decisión de las propias comunidades afectadas y que esto se traduzca en su fuerza real para la administración y control directo de los recursos naturales que existan en sus tierras.

Related Link: http://uslperu.blogspot.com/…

PRONUNCIAMIENTO LIBERTARIO
Sobre la creciente ola de represión en el Perú y el papel de los anarquistas1.- El Estado peruano, Continue reading “Anarchists unite against Peru Repression”

Country Workers march Occupies royal Palace Hotel

en español abajo  The SAT , independent county workers trade union, yeasterday occupied the Moratalla Estate which inclyudes the palace Hotel  by Kaos. Andalusia
The SAT Palace Hotel occupies facilities Moratalla to eviction
More than 200 people, according to the organization, have entered “peacefully” in Moratalla, in the municipality of Hornachuelos Cordoba, in the second stage of labor march organized by the SAT. It contains the Hotel Palacio Moratalla. Continue reading “Country Workers march Occupies royal Palace Hotel”