Technology, self-organisation & some dreams for the #Occupy movement…
This post is by Liam Barrington-Bush, and first appeared at Concrete Solutions On my first day hanging around Finsbury Square, the 2nd London manifestation of the #Occupy movement, I met…
Some thoughts on LSX
By Daniel Fisher "My mistake - a terrible mistake for a radical - was in thinking too small. You do not win because of your rhetoric. You do not win…
Legal Aid cuts and Domestic Violence – where is the campaign?
by Liz Rawlings Most people will know by now that I’m proud to be a feminist. It’s just a no-brainer for me. I believe in a fair and just society,…
An Open Letter to Occupy Glasgow
This is an open letter from Glasgow Women's Activist Forum to Occupy Glasgow. If your organisation would like to sign the letter, please email glasgowwomensactivistforum We, the undersigned, are writing…
Plan B vs. Plan C
Or Why I didn’t be attending the launch-Conference for Compass’s ‘Plan B’ event, this weekend. By Rupert Read I got an invite from Gavin Hayes and Neal Lawson to attend…
Plan B
By Victor Anderson Difficulties with the Coalition Government’s economic policies are becoming more and more obvious. Public spending cuts spread to the private sector too, as the public sector buys…
Why I love Samba
This is a response by guest writer Nadia Idle to Adam Ramsay's article Why I hate Samba, published in the first edition of the Occupied Times. Adam Ramsay, you are…
The case for affordable, frequent, reliable public transport
This post is published as a series of blogs in support for a nationally growing campaign against the ‘Opening Public Services’ proposals. The following is from a pensioner in Bristol.…
Caring about Care
This post is published as a series of blogs about privatisation and in support of the ‘Week of Auctions organised by an alliance of anti-cuts groups across the UK. The…
Occupy Toronto
By Juliette Daigre & Tom Malleson Occupy Toronto began on Saturday 15 October, with a 2,000 person march (a pretty impressive size for Canada) through the financial district before setting…