Second Council House: On Tour
The idea for this for this tour came out of Glasgow Coalition of Resistance meeting. Overall CoR has been a brilliant experience – one of the best left organisations that I have been in. It has...
View ArticleThe Tour: Some background
After booking what seems like an age ago, I leave for Athens this Sunday. I’m super-duper excited, and everyone in Glasgow will probably be glad to see the back of me as I’ve gone on about little...
View ArticleBarcelona: The Barcafems
Barcelona has a long and proud feminist tradition. In the Spanish Civil War, the Mujeres Libres were established to fight for a liberatory society prioritising the liberation of women. Although...
View ArticleBarcelona: Catalan Independence
Catalonia’s administrative position echoes that of Scotland. Situated within the Spanish State, it has its own devolved administration. While in the neighbouring Basque Country, the radical and...
View ArticleBarcelona: The Squatting Movement
There is a lively and vibrant squatting movement in Barcelona. Divided between two primary types, with a small cross over between, there are the social centres, which primarily which run political and...
View ArticleThe Occupations of the Public Squares
The tactic of occupations of public squares was one of the main political movements of 2011 – a year which saw a rise in extra-parliamentary movements, as people lost confidence in the traditional...
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