'Land & Freedom Camp' open planning meeting.
August 16, 2011 19:00
Published:
August 09, 2011 17:38
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True leveller
London Action Resource Centre 62 Fieldgate Street Whitechapel, London, E1 1ES
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Open planning meeting for the Land & Freedom Camp planned for Sat 17th Sept for one week on Clapham Common in London.
Location of planning meeting: London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, London E1 1ES.
Date/Time: Tuesday August 16th. 7 p.m - 9 p.m
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For more info, please see below:
LAND & FREEDOM CAMP
CLAPHAM COMMON
SAT 17th SEPT- SUN 25th SEPT.
Do you want everyone to have the freedom to use the land for positive and productive uses?
Should housing be more affordable, sustainable and available?
Do we need a revolution in agriculture to deal with rapidly depleting fossil fuels and catastrophic climate & environmental chaos?
Do you want an end to global poverty and famine?
If you answered ''YES'' to these questions then join the Land & Freedom Camp on Clapham Common, London for one week from Saturday 17th September until Sunday 25th September.
The aim of the camp is to communicate, promote and create a space for discussion on alternatives to the current system of land ownership which protects a monopoly of the natural resources of the planet by the very few to the detriment of the great many.
What better way to promote alternative by living communally and low impact on a piece of common land in the city for all to see?
If you'd like to assist in networking, organising workshops or assisting with this initiative in anyway, there will be a public planning meeting at the London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate St, Whitechapel, E1 1ES on Tuesday 16th August from 7 p.m - 9 p.m
Please contact: 07963 475 195 or email: landandfreedomcamp@yahoo.c?o.uk for more information.
More details including the meet-up location for the camp will be released closer to the time. Stay tuned and spread the word.
Inspired:
The Land & Freedom Camp project is inspired by campaigns like: The Land is Ours which campaigns peacefully for access to the land, its resources, and the decision-making processes affecting them, for everyone, irrespective of race, gender or age. for more information, please visit:
www.tlio.org.uk
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Some facts about land ownership in the UK:
Between 30-50% of the land in Britain is not registered with the Land registry.
Only 10% of Britain is covered (urban)
90% of people live in an urban area.
74% of the population own no property at all.
Less than 1% of the population own 70% of the land.
41,000 estates own 50% of Britain.
Multi million pound subsidies are paid by the EU's Common Agricultural Policy to the largest landowners. The majority of small farmers recieve nothing at all.
For example: The Duke of Westminster (3rd richest in UK) received 7 million Euros in subsidies since 1999.
Corporations such as Nestle and Tate & Lyle are also massively subsidised by the taxpayer.
The planning system in Britain does not recognise low impact sustainable development of agricultural land.
Further reading
Who Owns Britain by Kevin Cahill.
Low Impact Development: Planning and People in a Sustainable Countryside by Simon Fairlie
The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook For Britain & Other Temperate Climates. Patrick Whitefield.
Recommended websites:
http://www.who-owns-britai?n.com/
http://www.thelandmagazine?.org.uk/
www.farmsubsidy.org
www.tlio.org.uk
Recommended films:
The Power of Community: how Cuba survived Peak Oil
Fields of Gold: Lifting the veil on Europe's Farm Subsidies
The Crisis of Civilisation.
"Was the earth made to preserve a few covetous, proud men to live at ease, and for them to bag and barn up the treasures of the Earth from others, that these may beg or starve in a fruitful land; or was it made to preserve all her children?"
Gerrard Winstanley The New Law of Righteousness, 1649
Contact email: landandfreedomcamp@yahoo.c?o.uk
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