Justice for the 99% or the 1%?
On Monday the 31st I’m going back to court. This now seems to be the beginnings of long proceedings. From the 16th of September to the 26th of September, I…
Why I hate samba
A shorter version of this piece first appeared in the Occupied Times of London I have a confession. I don't like samba. OK, that's not quite true. I often enjoy…
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…
This is a crisis for education
This post is the first in a series Bright Green is doing in collaboration with an alliance of groups campaigning against the government’s ‘Opening Public Services’ proposals. The Government plans…
St Paul’s – for the 1% or the 99%?
I’m not an unalloyed fan of the man who gave his name to St Paul’s Cathedral. Saul of Tarsus was an uncomfortable and divisive figure in early Christianity. Many of…
Barbarism With and Without a Human Face: Dale Farm, Brighton and Liberal Racism.
“Leaving with supporters today is about our own dignity and our appreciation of the support we’ve received. We’re leaving together as one family, and we are proud of that- you…
How can Occupy London Stock Exchange move beyond its limits?
This is a guest post by Guy Mitchell, who spent Saturday and Sunday at Occupy LSX. There is a starting point that is incredibly powerful to all this. It is…
Why radicals should engage with Occupy London, not dismiss it
Over the last few days, there seems to be a growing trend from some people on the more radical left to knock Occupy London, dismissing or demeaning its demands and…
Freezing and fighting
As the sun began to go down this evening, and the warm autumn day faded into a cold night, most of us will have been sat comfortably at home relaxing…
#OccupyLSX – initial statement
At the assembly on the occupied steps of St Paul's, the following were agreed today. This is only a draft statement, and can always be added to, amended, or changed.…