Gramsci
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Here's another clueless racist twat
The Windrush Event had nothing to do with what happened on Angell Town.
Here's another clueless racist twat
Saw it earlier, but now not visiblethere’s a nice new moon low in the west tonight for those who like that type of thing.
oh sorry, were you at the party? from what i’ve heard undercover cops came to the party, were told to fuck off so they called in the tsg - if that’s clever policing two weeks after george floyd and the blm protests i’m a unicornOh come off it. I would agree if it was good natured, but it obviously wasn't.
Not been to Manchester for more than a decade but seems unlikely they would really let this kind of gathering continue
You said that the police would have allowed it to continue in Manchester. I'm saying that I would be quite surprised if that were so. That's it really.and the answer is to send in riot police?
You said that the police would have allowed it to continue in Manchester. I'm saying that I would be quite surprised if that were so. That's it really.
At the bottom of the screen today when you open a new tab to search google, there was a button that said "Take a look at the life of Olive Morris" and clicking it gives you this
My heart will always be in Brixton: Olive Morris - Google Arts & Culture
An exhibition of artwork by Linett Kamala inspired by the activism of Olive Morrisartsandculture.google.com
Thought it might be of interest, seems a good thing that it's there. I wonder if the buttons you get are tailored to your interests, or if they're the same for everyone?
Ah.It's google celebrating what would have been her 68th Birthday today. Just as Brixton is wiping the name away.
lefteri context is everything.You said that the police would have allowed it to continue in Manchester. I'm saying that I would be quite surprised if that were so. That's it really.
What happened 2 days ago?
Thanks, that was interesting. And it answers what I was asking about her memory being erased Thanks.I wrote a piece here too
Brixton community activist Olive Morris celebrated in Google Doodle
Anyone visiting Google’s home page today will be greeted with a graphic (‘Doodle’) honouring the legendary Black British activist Olive Morris, on what would have been her 68th b…www.brixtonbuzz.com
i’m not sure a tenant being made homeless for having loud parties is a particularly happy ending to your story by the way, despite it being a resolution other tenants were pleased with
You’re writing your own narrative here, sometimes people do desperate things because circumstances come on top of them.perhaps he shouldnt have been taking the piss and causing other people aggro ?
i went there today randomly. I suppose because they don't sell as much it ends up being more expensive which is kind of mad, isn't it all supposed to be about bulk no packaging,popica, the bulk store that used to have a vegan pancake cafe attached, has sacks of the stuff, can’t see it running out any time soon - on brixton road by the bottom of lorn road
Well done!lefteri context is everything.
I want to tell you a story. Back in 1987 my part of Coldharbour Lane was plagued by noisy parties. Not just noisy parties - but parties where the people took over a house, moved heavy sound system speakers into back garden, pointing them INTO the house. This was a pay-on-the door blues type thing and loads of my neighbours were up in arms. We consulted the police, and the Ujima Housing Assn,. who owned the house.
The police response was: "Ring us as soon as the van turns up and starts getting the equipment ready. We'll come down and tell them they got to take it away. But if they get set up, and start, we/re not prepared to break it up - could result in disorder etc etc"
The Ujima management provided a quick solution though - their Brixton office manager (who was Victor Adebowale - since moved on to higher things) called the tenant responsible into the office. The guy was apparently six months in arrears with the rent. According to Victor the reason he gave for having the blues parties was to pay off the rent arrears. Fortunately Victor and Ujima didn't believe that and the tenant was evicted. Peace was restored
I'm just going on like this to say the police were pragmatic at least sometimes about parties 33 years ago. What happened 2 days ago?
While it's important to highlight wealth behind certain cultural projects the terms 'independent' , 'underground dance music' are all dissolving and/or becoming meaningless terms. This is a separate debate I guess.This article is a must for anyone interested in Nour, the 414 and Brixton: The Quietus | Opinion | Black Sky Thinking | The Many Faces Of Housekeeping: How Wealth & Privilege Are Distorting Underground Music
it’s more like brixton wholefoods, which is also bloody expensive, than nour - interestingly low price, which is bang opposite jamm, is turning into a mini nour - it’s massively expanded its range since lockdowni went there today randomly. I suppose because they don't sell as much it ends up being more expensive which is kind of mad, isn't it all supposed to be about bulk no packaging,
Back to Nour Cash'n'Carry i think.
perhaps the story is more complex than that and perhaps eviction shouldn’t be the first port of call for social problemsperhaps he shouldnt have been taking the piss and causing other people aggro ?
Actually Ujima was a supported housing organisation. So whatever happened it wasn't like a private landlord kicked him out, or indeed the council (not that Lambeth Council in the 1980s were noted for speedy evictions).perhaps the story is more complex than that and perhaps eviction shouldn’t be the first port of call for social problems