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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,ON ,SUNDAY #e? ,MAY1 #aiif A CAMPAIGN CALL+ ITSELF ,! ,L& ,IS ,\RS ORGANIZ$ A L& OCCUPATION ON ?IRTE5 ACRES ( D]ELICT L&4 ,>\ND #c PEOPLE >RIV$ 9 TWO COA*ES4 ,! L& IS SITUAT$ ON ,YORK ,ROAD 9 ,W&SWOR?1 ,S\? ,LONDON & IS [N$ BY ,GU9NESS4 

,:5 ! PEOPLE REA*$ ! SITE !Y BEGAN TO TRANS=M IT 9TO A 'SU/A9ABLE ECO-VILLAGE'4 ,! NAME ,PURE ,G5IUS WAS DECID$ ON 7IT WAS PREVI\SLY CALL$ ,G>GOYLE ,:>F74 ,!Y />T$ (F ) BUILD+ ,OCTAVIA'S ,LOVE ,NE/1 A L>GE WOOD5 OCTAGONAL BUILD+ 9 :I* TO HAVE MEET+S1 WORK%OPS1 5T]TA9M5T1 TEMPOR>Y SLEEP+1 ETC4 ,PEOPLE CON/RUCT$ !IR [N TEMPOR>Y HOMES 9 ! =MS ( TEPEES1 T5TS1 & B5D]S4 ,= ! FIR/ WEEK !RE W]E OV] #a PEOPLE P]MAN5TLY ON SITE ) A FEW ?\S& PEOPLE VISIT+ & P>TICIPAT+ DUR+ ! WEEK4 ,N[ R\<LY SEV5TY PEOPLE LIVE ON ! SITE ON A P]MAN5T BASIS & HELP TO BUILD MORE P]MAN5T1 'L[-IMPACT' H\S+ BO? 9DIVIDUALLY & COLLECTIVELY4 ,ON ,W$NESDAY #h?1 ,COL9 ,W>D CAME TO ! SITE & GAVE A TALK 9 ,OCTAVIA'S ,LOVE ,NE/ AB\T ! ,BRITI% SQUATT]S MOVEM5T 9 ! MID-#d'S4 ,! TALK WAS ATT5D$ BY MO/ PEOPLE ON SITE & SEEM$ TO BE ACCEPT$ V]Y WELL4 ,AS WELL AS CON/RUCTION ( ! BUILD+S1 !RE WAS ! TASK ( MAK+ ! FL[] & VEGETABLE G>D5S1 US+ AN AGRICULTURAL TE*NIQUE CALL$ 0P]MACULTURE02 MAK+ ! L& 7:I* WAS PREVI\SLY A BREW]Y SITE & BE=E ?AT AN OIL REF9]Y67 USE-ABLE DESPITE ! POOR SOIL QUALITY & POLLUT$ L&4 ,PEOPLE ALSO MADE A POND1 ROCK G>D5S1 WALKWAYS L9$ ) PA9T$ /ONES1 WIRE SCULPTURES1 BANN]S & BEAUTIFUL MURALS >\ND ! FRONT 5TRANCE & ALSO 9SIDE ( ! SITE4 

,MEAL TIMES >E USUALLY COMMUNAL1 ) MO/ PEOPLE GA!R+ >\ND ! MA9 CAMP FIRE4 ,FOOD SUPPLIES COME FROM PEOPLE DONAT+ & ALSO *EAP OR FREE FOOD 'TATT$' AT ! 5D ( ! M>KET DAY4 ,TOILET FACILITIES 9CLUDE TWO COMPO/ TOILETS & A %ALL[ TR5*4 

,5T]TA9M5T AT ,PURE ,G5IUS HAS 9CLUD$ AC\/IC MUSIC 7) MU* S++ ( ,! ,DIGG]S' ,SONG71 CIRCUS /UNTS1 /ORY-TELL+ & AN EXCELL5T P]=MANCE ( ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ 5VIRONM5TAL PLAY ,D9OSAURS & ALL ?AT ,RUBBI%4 ,ON ! SITE >E ALL SORTS ( PEOPLE4 ,!RE >E MANY PEOPLE FROM ABROAD3 ON ! ]ECTION ( A PYRAMIDAL SLEEP+ /RUCTURE1 9 :I* FIVE PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$1 ONE P]SON WAS ,5GLI%1 TWO ,AM]ICAN1 ONE A ,NEW ,ZEAL&] & ! O!R A ,CANADIAN4 ,!RE W]E ALSO PEOPLE PRES5T FROM ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY1 ,FRE$OM 7,JOHN ,RETY & ,COL9 ,W>D71 & MANY PEOPLE FROM ,NEWBURY & O!R ROAD PROTE/S4 ,ONE ,A,C,F MEMB] /AY$ ON SITE = ALL ( ! FIR/ WEEK & ON ! EV5+ ( ,SATURDAY #a#a?1 FIVE O!R ,A,C,F MEMB]S TURN$ UP1 HAD A LOOK >\ND ! SITE1 VISIT$ SOMEONE 9 !IR TEPEE & LEFT = ! PUB ) TWO ,CLASS ,W> MEMB]S :O HAPP5$ TO BE VISIT+ AT ! SAME TIME4 

,AN>*Y 9 ,ACTION8 

  

,JOHN ,RETY CLAIM$ ?AT ?IS IS 0AN>*Y 9 ACTION0 & ?AT HE HAS 0N[ SE5 AN>*Y 9 PRACTICE &1 SO F>1 IT WORKS40 7,FRE$OM1 #a#h? ,MAY7 ,?IS IS NOT AN>*Y4 ,AN>*Y MEANS 0FRE$OM & JU/ICE = ALL04 ,!RE >E AB\T SEV5TY PEOPLE LIV+ ON ,PURE ,G5IUS & !RE >E ALMO/ SIX BILLION PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD4 ,AS LONG AS MO/ ( ! WORLD LIVES 9 SLAV]Y1 POV]TY & BRUTALITY1 WE WILL NOT SEE AN>*Y4 ,IF AN>*Y DOES NOT MEAN FRE$OM & JU/ICE = ALL !N WE C\LD SAY ?AT A WOMAN LIV+ ISOLAT$ ON AN ISL& IS1 ( & BY H]SELF1 ,AN>*Y4 7,NOT TO M5TION ?AT %E W\LD BE A SLAVE TO H] WORK1 & ?AT1 AS AN 9DIVIDUAL1 H] POT5TIAL C\LD ONLY BE REALIZ$ BY ITS GRATIFICATION 9 HUMAN SOCIETY67 ,ALSO !RE IS ! FACT ?AT ! PEOPLE P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! L& OCCUPATION LIVE NEI!R UND] FRE$OM NOR JU/ICE4 ,AS LONG AS ! GOV]NM5T HAS ITS >MY ( POLICEM5 & SOLDI]S NO ONE WILL REALLY BE FREE1 & ! SMALL AM\NT ( FRE$OM !Y ALL[ IS TRANSITORY & ONLY GU>ANTE$ TO ! EXT5T ?AT ! PEOPLE CAN FI<T = IT4 ,AS LONG AS HUNG] & WANT >E F\ND AMONG MILLIONS ( ! WORK+ PEOPLE & ! FEW HAVE ALL ! GOOD ?+S ( LIFE1 !RE IS NOT JU/ICE4 

,PROP]TY IS ,!FT6 

  

,?IS L& OCCUPATION WAS UND\BT$LY PROPAG&A BY ! DE$ 7AS OPPOS$ TO PROPAG&A ( ! DE$74 ,! QUE/ION IS1 :AT WAS ! MESSAGE ( ?IS PROPAG&A8 ,AN>*I/S W\LD1 ( C\RSE1 HAVE LIK$ IT TO BE A MESSAGE ( 0,PROP]TY IS !FT0 7AS ! PROTO-AN>*I/ ,PR\DHON SAID74 ,IT SEEMS H[EV] ?AT ! MA9 MESSAGES >E ?+S LIKE 0S5SIBLE L& USE0 & ,! ,L& ,IS ,\RS 7:O CAN'T SEEM TO /RESS 5\< ?AT !Y >E 0A CAMPAIGN1 NOT AN ORGANIZATION07 ALSO SAY ?AT !Y 0WANT TO HI<LI<T URBAN D]ELICTION04 ,!IR P>TICIPATION 9 ! LEGAL PROCESS & !IR NEGOTIATIONS ) ,GU9NESS >E NOT AN>*I/IC & IT IS SILLY TO BE SAY+ 0,! L& IS \RS60 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME SAY+ 0,PLEASE1 CAN'T WE JU/ USE A LITTLE BIT ( ! L& :I* Y\R NOT US+ RI<T N[80 ,9DE$1 ,! ,L& ,IS ,\RS HAVE SAID ?AT !Y WANT TO 0MAKE GOOD USE ( D]ELICT SITES01 BUT :AT AB\T ! GOOD PROP]TY1 ) H\S+ & 9FRA/RUCTURE ALREADY !RE8 

,!Y CLAIM IT IS NOT AN 'IDEOLOGICAL SQUAT' BUT !Y OBVI\SLY DO HAVE AN IDEOLOGY1 IT IS JU/ ONE :I* IS UN-AMBITI\S & RE=MI/4 ,! PEOPLE 'BEH9D' ! 'CAMPAIGN' HAVE EXPRESS$ ?AT MANY ( !M >E = COMMON [N]%IP ( ALL SOCIAL PROP]TY ETC4 & SO HAVE MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$4 ,BUT NONE ( ?IS MADE IT 9TO ! M$IA & !Y HAVE ADMITT$ ?AT !Y >E DELIB]ATELY TRY+ TO TONE ! POLITICS D[N = ! SAKE ( ! M$IA4 ,! M$IA COV]AGE WAS V]Y POSITIVE1 BUT AT :AT EXP5SE8 ,!Y HAVE EI!R TRI$ TO PORTRAY IT AS A BUN* ( HIPPIES DO+ E>? DANCES OR AS SOME SORT ( EXP]IM5T L$ BY A FEW ,OX=D 9TELLECTUALS 7:I* IT MAY WELL BE74 ,!RE W]E ?REE MA9 POSITIVE ASPECTS ( ! CAMPAIGN4  

,! AN>*I/IC ORGANIZATION & /RUCTURE ( IT4 ,PEOPLE LIVE COMMUNALLY1 EAT COMMUNALLY & WORK COLLECTIVELY4 ,NO-ONE IS '9 *>GE' & PEOPLE ORGANIZE !IR PROJECTS AUTONOM\SLY4  

,! ,IDEOLOGICAL & HI/ORICAL BACKGR\ND = !IR ACTIONS IS DECID$LY AN>*I/4 ,ON ! :OLE !Y SEEM TO HAVE AN AFF9ITY ) ! ,DIGG]S' AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ E?IC4 ,!Y >E UNQUE/IONABLY ANTI-CAPITALI/ & ANTI-GOV]NM5T & PRO-SELF-ORGANIZATION & AUTONOMY4 ,! PRES5CE ( ,AN>*I/S ON SITE1 9CLUD+ ,JOHN ,RETY1 ,A,C,F & ,COL9 ,W>D1 & !IR P>TICIPATION 9 ! DECISION MAK+ & WORK ON ! SITE DEF9ITELY HELP$ TO /R5G!N ! LIB]T>IAN CONT5T ( ! CAMPAIGN4  

,9VOLVEM5T ) LOCAL PEOPLE4 ,LEAFLETS W]E H&$ \T TO PASS]SBY & ALL ! LOCAL RESID5CES W]E LEAFLET$ TELL+ !M :AT'S GO+ ON & ASK+ ?AT !Y GET 9VOLV$4 ,SEV]AL LOCALS W]E HI<LY 9VOLV$ 9 ! DECISION MAK+ PROCESS1 9 LEAFLET PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION & WORK ETC4 ,ALL ! LOCAL PEOPLE :O VISIT$ ! SITE W]E POSITIVE & SAID ?AT !Y SUPPORT$ :AT WAS BE+ DONE4 ,?IS HELP$ TO /R5G!N L9KS BETWE5 ORD9>Y WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE & POLITICAL ACTIVI/S & TO EXPOSE !M TO IDEAS & ATTITUDES :I* !Y O!RWISE MI<T NOT HAVE HE>D4  
  
,IS IT ALL ,WOR?:ILE8 

  

,MAYBE PROJECTS LIKE !SE >E A WA/E ( TIME & 5D UP BE+ ELITI/ & ONLY B5EFIT+ A FEW PEOPLE :ILE NOT CAUS+ ANY REAL SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,OBVI\SLY WE %\LDN'T EXPECT ?AT !SE ?+S1 BY !MSELVES1 >E GO+ TO RADICALLY ALT] ! WORLD 70,:ATEV] Y\ DO WILL BE 9SIGNIFICANT1 BUT IT IS V]Y IMPORTANT ?AT Y\ DO IT40 -- ,MAHATMA ,G&HI71 BUT ?+S LIKE ?IS C\LD BE WOR?:ILE 9 ADDITION TO O!R /RUGGLES4 

,IF WE ?9K ?AT PROJECTS LIKE ?IS MAY BE WOR?:ILE1 !N WE %\LD ASK \RSELVES :E!R WE %\LD GET MORE 9VOLV$ 9 FUTURE PROJECTS & TRY TO C\NT] ?OSE :O TRY TO MAKE IT 'M$IA FRI5DLY'4 
 ,Y\ POOR TAKE C\RAGE1 

 ,Y\ RI* TAKE C>E1 

 ,?IS ,E>? WAS MADE A ,COMMON ,TREASURY 

 ,= EV]YONE TO %>E1 

 ,ALL ?+S 9 COMMON1 ALL PEOPLE ONE4  

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,= SURELY ?IS P>TICUL> PROP]TY ( M9E & ?9E HA? BR\<T 9 ALL MIS]Y UPON PEOPLE4 

-- ,G]R>D ,W9/ANLEY  
  

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