boohoo
No.
Yes - help get it back on the road.
Reclaim Brixton movement - meetings and April 25th protest planned
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If you think it's important, why don't you write it, or at least pull the details together? Serious question.
Bear in mind that each of those campaigns (including Sweets Way and Dorchester Court) are sustained by people in their spare time with their (limited) spare energy and resources, and a lot of them are already doing as much as they can. As is Brixton Buzz.
The cavalry isn't coming over the hill unless you help provide the horses.
Bear in mind that each of those campaigns (including Sweets Way and Dorchester Court) are sustained by people in their spare time with their (limited) spare energy and resources, and a lot of them are already doing as much as they can. As is Brixton Buzz.
The cavalry isn't coming over the hill unless you help provide the horses.
ska invita
back on the other side
suffragettes had an extensive targeted (and iirc non-deadly) bombing campaign too
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yes we want no cant on this thread
boohoo
No.
Too busy with work (to get the money for an over inflated rent), childcare and running the mural project (for the last five years). I am exceptionally time poor to the point of trying not to have a melt down.
DietCokeGirl
Fishing in the rivers of life
Yeah, anyone know a contact? Seen them at Critical Mass in the past.
And I'm too busy being an unpaid carer and doing my tiny share of this estate's campaign while trying to prevent physically burning out again. It's always easy to have a great idea - less easy to find somebody with the time and energy to do it.
boohoo
No.
Or as someone said to me - if you want someone to do something, find a busy person. My mum is a full time carer for my dad so I know how hard it is to find time.
Do you have any contacts for any of the groups affected by large private rents (such as Dorcester Court?)
shifting gears?<snip> Do you have any contacts for any of the groups affected by large private rents (such as Dorcester Court?)
You might also try asking Lambeth Housing Activists (they meet on something like the first Monday of the month?), although I suggest that you be very wary indeed when giving any contact details, maybe create a second or third email account to use with them. </teaching grandmother to suck eggs>
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Or as someone said to me - if you want someone to do something, find a busy person. My mum is a full time carer for my dad so I know how hard it is to find time.
Do you have any contacts for any of the groups affected by large private rents (such as Dorcester Court?)
Dorchester court people told me: 'Most of the court is owned by Manaquel Co Ltd. Their director is property tycoon Heinrich Feldman.' They are contactable on Twitter
boohoo
No.
There was a story that they planned to assassinate the Prime Minister at the time. (They did attack Streatham hill station!! - but then Streatham had a WSPU branch there)
Some historians suggest that it was the work of the larger peaceful Suffragists movement that actually won the vote.
OvalhouseDB
Well-Known Member
A Huge Shout out and thanks to the ReclaimBrixton organiser who helped my friend.
She had driven down from Scotland on a visit to her elderly Mum who had had emergency surgery and was in a critical state, and got as far as the junction approaching the Ritzy when the roads were shut and she was trapped. Having had a good conversation with one of the organisers through her car window, she then explained her problem and the organiser helped her to do the impossible - get through the gridlock, asking people to move, clearing the way so she could get through. I have spoken to her this morning - she is really grateful.
Great Brixton community spirit.
She had driven down from Scotland on a visit to her elderly Mum who had had emergency surgery and was in a critical state, and got as far as the junction approaching the Ritzy when the roads were shut and she was trapped. Having had a good conversation with one of the organisers through her car window, she then explained her problem and the organiser helped her to do the impossible - get through the gridlock, asking people to move, clearing the way so she could get through. I have spoken to her this morning - she is really grateful.
Great Brixton community spirit.
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
it seemed like a weird mix of the lord's prayer, the c of e marriage ceremony and a spot of marx.
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
someone told me it was them doing human microphone to get the speech heard by the whole crowd
it did feel a bit like being back at church saying the Credo
it did feel a bit like being back at church saying the Credo
It came from Occupy, the human microphone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_microphone#As_a_form_of_protest
David Graeber has some interesting ideas on this in his excellent book; The Democracy Project.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330433-the-democracy-project
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
The press tv reporter featured in Tricky Skills pictures on brixton buzz has a piece up for viewing.......
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/04/25/408074/Britain-London-Brixton-protest
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/04/25/408074/Britain-London-Brixton-protest
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
it wasn't a speech it was call and response like any chant
Had to change the headline before I tweeted a link to it, it was thousands not hundreds; shame on PressTV for distorting the truth
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Starry Wisdom
there's always someone who has to spoil it for all the restWhich twat filmed it.
ska invita
back on the other side
posting on the youtube comments asking for it to be taken down often worksWhich twat filmed it.
Shame it won't also delete any other copies downloaded.
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
I've seen someone I recognise in that.
ska invita
back on the other side
well yes ~ sooner the better eh
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Pretty pissed off to wake up this morning to find out that VIOLENCE dominated most of the media reporting. The bloody Guardian really should know better.
We need to build upon what was achieved yesterday.
BBuzz opinion piece.
We need to build upon what was achieved yesterday.
BBuzz opinion piece.
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Guardian article written by the editor of Brixton Blog.
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Agreed - the strong point of yesterday was that it wasn't one class, one ethnicity, one creed, or one age group. And most of it was peaceful and productive, in spite of some very silly rumourmongering (on my way back up to Morval Rd, one twit said "there's going to be a riot down there later"). There were a lot of people who were nothing like stereotypical protestors, and they'd only show up on a Saturday for something which really concerns them.
Not surprised.
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