Community Politics: The Still Living Dead BM Blob on work, community politics, squatting, adventure playgrounds, etc in Notting Hill in West London.
Winning The Water War: Defeating the Water Tax in Dublin in the 1990s In 1997, the Irish domestic water charge was abolished. In 'Winning The Water War', Dermot Sreenan, an activist in the Federation of Dublin Anti Water Charges Campaigns examines the campaign and the demonstration of people power that brought about the downfall of this charge.
Privatisation and Gentrification, Reaction and Resistance, in Hackney's 'Regeneration State' – Black Flag Article on gentrification in the London Borough of Hackney, from Black Flag #222 2002.
Drugs and Guns – Black Flag Article on drug related violence in North West London and the Nation of Islam’s community based response. From Black Flag #218 1999.
Image Building Mutual Support and Organising in Our Communities A pamphlet collecting stories and organising tips from the London Coalition Against Poverty,…
Image The Commoner #6: What Alternatives? Commons and Communities, Dignity and Freedom! Issue 6 of The Commoner magazine
Image Citizen Participation vs Class Power: Thoughts on community organizing Ray Valentine talks about the limitations of the community organizing model. This article was first…
Image Fighting On Home Turf: Community Politics & the IWCA A Black Flag article on the working class community politics of the Independent Working Class Association (IWCA) from 2003.
Image P.M. - "The Power Of The Neighbourhood" and The Commons The follow up to Bolo'Bolo which expands on the idea of the role of sustainable community units…
Image P.M. - Bolo'Bolo A playful description of a world composed of small community units (Bolos) after capitalism. Originally published by Semiotext(e)/Autonomedia in 1983. Taken from http://o500.org/
Image Rebel City issue 7 Issue 7 of the London Anarchist newspaper Rebel City. Co-published by London AF group, Haringey Solidarity Group, IWW, Solfed and others…
Image East London rent strikes, 1938-9 On 13 February, 1938, a rent strike began in Stepney, east London. This is an account of tenants' struggles in the area at the time, by Past…