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(en) afed uk: Organise! magazine issue 86 summer 2016 - Editorial: A Victory for the Commons
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Fri, 30 Sep 2016 09:33:23 +0300
The main theme of this issue of Organise! is the ‘Commons' and issues related to the
control of and access to space. As anarchist communists we reject both private property
and state ownership. Therefore, we must consider how we might organise our use and our
access to the world's resources. How do we ensure that these resources are managed
sustainably and equitably? ---- The idea of the Commons has often been put forward as an
alternative way of viewing land and resources. However, there are two interpretations: It
could refer to land or resources that are not owned by anyone but to which a designated
group of people have the rights of access; or it could be land and resources that are
owned by everyone. In this issue you can find radical and utopian ideas of the commons and
public space. In order to struggle we need to have a vision of a different future, one
that will encourage and inform our struggles. We believe that this vision is essential in
a society that kills hope and freedom, that our vision must stand in revolt against the
sordid and banal reality of everyday life under capitalism.
In the third part of the Fight for the City series, we are shown how people are resisting
the privatisation of space - both housing and public space. Articles take a look at
various subversive practices like nightwalking and psychogeography which question narrow
ideas on public space. Such resistance is an example of the fight for the Commons - for
access to the resources that we need such as housing and insistence that we have the right
to go where we want. However, it is a hard fight, especially as there are increasing moves
towards the militarisation of space, discussed in this issue with an examination of the
work of Stephen Graham.
We also look at the idea of the Commons throughout history, dating back to ancient times
and then on through the Middle Ages. There is also a critique of the essay The Tragedy of
the Commons.
In addition, we look at positive developments in the international anarchist movement such
as the recent Mediterranean meeting of anarchists that took place in Crete in 2015, and in
the re-emergence of the anarchist movement in Cuba and the development of a Caribbean
Anarchist Federation.
Click here for a full pdf copy of Organise! #86
http://afed.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/organise86.pdf
https://afed.org.uk/organise-magazine-issue-86-summer-2016/
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