What The Economist says is true. In this imperialist system where cheapened food (and feed, labour, resources etc for food production) is forced from the global south to rich countries like the UK. This causes starvation in the south.

What we need is food sovereignty for all.

'Hedges were torn down, ditches filled, and the terms ‘Diggers’ and ‘Levellers’ were heard for the first time...'

From Dark Mountain: Issue 25, we bring you Robin Grey's exploration of two 17th-century songs of peasant protest and revolt Three Acres & A Cow dark-mountain.net/the-commoners-…

At ⁦Cecil Sharp House⁩ for ⁦Three Acres & A Cow⁩. The long story of enclosure of common lands that should be part of core school curriculum of all our schools and is at root of deep trouble we are in.

'Renters are living UNDER DURESS!'

Powerful words from Natasha - one of the many 100,000s of renters served with a cruel section 21 notice in the five years since the tories promised to abolish this exploitative practice.

It's time to stop the evictions.

What you up to this week? I'm hitting the second half of my solo tour, coming to NORWICH, MARGATE, BOLTON, WOODBRIDGE, LOUGHBOROUGH and REDCAR :)

In Scotland, BrewDog aimed to create a 'Lost Forest' on land they bought by planting 100,000s of trees, despite lots of natural regeneration.

Why? Because they got £690k in grants. The result? Most of the planted trees died.

It's a racket, pure + simple
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2024/04/14/bre…

How media use misleading language to demonise protesters

We did not 'storm' the museum, we walked in peacefully as visitors

'Chaos' did not 'erupt'

We were not 'armed' with placards, we were holding them

Half your working week, you are working for your landlord.

People power has brought rents down in the past. People power can do it again.

We've got a plan to win rent controls and take back our lives. But we need you: londonrentersunion.org/join

Its now official that much of BrewDog's Lost Forest is dead. Unfortunately the Scottish Government is so obsessed with planting targets that it is unlikely to enquire about the causes of this disaster but a legal challenge at Stobo Hope could change that parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2024/04/14/bre…

Nearly 300 years ago, the first Black performer to play Juliet was Rachael Baptiste, an Irishwoman also hugely successful as a singer.
She performed in Lancashire in the mid-1700s.

THESE HANDS!!! I finished my tapestry and got to show it to the workers I made it for 🙌

With many farmers not being paid enough for food production *and* with supermarkets price-gouging customers—they should be the target of direct actions led by farmers and consumers

For no particular reason I can think of, I am reminded of this intro to Chapter 6 in my book, The Poor Had No Lawyers.

Surprise, surprise: grouse moor lobbyist would prefer decisions over moorland SSSIs are made by Tory Environment Ministers, two of whom <checks notes> *own* grouse moors (Lord Miller & Lord Benyon) 🤔

More public spending is within Labour’s grasp – here’s how it could find an extra £90bn a year theguardian.com/commentisfree/… Me, in the Guardian this morning on the Taxing Wealth Report 2024.

I believe it’s time for a “me for scale” photo of this tapestry

I loved this so much that I reached out to Three Acres & A Cow to bring it to Worcester & here it is at the lovely Worcester St Swithun's 9th May

Get your tickets soon tickettailor.com/events/modifyt…

Tonight is *sold out*, but tickets are still available for most others. You know, if you fancy an evening of ballads, choruses and silly nattering. Two shows have been pulled due to poor sales, so please do book in advance if possible, it really helps.

We are in #London on Thursday 2nd May Cecil Sharp House. Do come with your pals, it is sure to be a moo sing.

1000 years of land rights + protest: efdss.org/whats-on/26-gi…

Extinction Rebellion London 🌍 London Renters Union CFGN RadicalHousingNet Green New Deal London

We are in #Cambridge on Friday 26th April, do come with your pals. It will be highly a moo sing.

1000 years of land rights + protest: tickettailor.com/events/modifyt…

Space for stalls too if any groups want one?

Cambridge Land Justice Cambridge Food Hub Cambridge Sustainable Food Cambridge Climate Justice (FKA Zero Carbon) XR Cambridge