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…
Northern Ireland Green Party Conference 2011
The Green Party in Northern Ireland’s conference took place in the Ramada Encore Hotel in Belfast’s trendy Cathedral Quarter last weekend – five minutes’ walk away is Writer’s Square, where…
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…
Policing politics?
This is a slightly longer version of an article which appeared yesterday in Edinburgh University’s Student newspaper. It hopefully has some utility for others who are working towards social change…
Students of Birmingham are back in occupation
What has education meant to you? The chance of coming to a university like the University of Birmingham has most likely changed your life. Education is an opportunity to transform…
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…
Past tents: A brief history of protest camping
The year 2011 has seen a blossoming of protest camping. First there was the tented city in Egypt’s Tahrir Square, then the Indignados in Spain, then the youth protests in…
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…
Scottish Green Party Conference Preview 2011
Scottish Green Party conference kicks off today in Aberdeen. Many party members will be hoping to regroup after the disappointment of May’s election. Having failed to pick up the masses…
OK, the Times talks shit. Now can we move on?
In response to the 'expose' across the right wing press that people occupying London don't actually sleep in their tents, the occupiers have released a video: What it shows is…