A-Infos (en) afed uk: Organise! magazine issue 86 summer 2016 - Editorial: A Victory for the Commons

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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