NOTE: I've had a series of increasingly great responses from Toby - please see the comments Toby Hemenway, a leading permaculture author sent me a message with very very thinly veiled threat to sue me for including his great book Gaia's Garden here https://files.uniteddiversity.com/Permaculture/ (someone else has also put it up on Scribd) Here is the text of his message: at https://files.uniteddiversity.com/Permaculture/ you have a pirated copy of my book, Gaia's Garden. My publisher, Chelsea … [Read more...]
DeSchool, D-Skool, ReallyReally Freeschool
Just got this message from Persons Unknown January - February 2011 Fingers crossed Surrounded by institutions and universities, there is newly occupied space where education can be re-imagined. Amidst the rising fees and mounting pressure for ‘success’, we value knowledge in a different currency; one that everyone can afford to trade. In this school, skills are swapped and information shared, culture cannot be bought or sold. Here is an autonomous space to find each other, to gain momentum, … [Read more...]
Squat Freeshop on Commercial Road
Swap shops, Freeshops, give away shops, they all aim to go against the capitalist framework, and often people can't quite get their heads around the idea, that, yes it is free and you can take it! Illustrations by Thereza Rowe When I dropped by the free shop near Brick Lane, I received firsthand experience of this when a woman asked the way to the ‘trendy’ Shoreditch area and when invited to look around the Freeshop declined with a shrug of the shoulders. It appears it just wasn’t hip enough, … [Read more...]
London Free School
A week long London FreeSchool event will be taking place between the 1st and 7th of September with workshops, discussions and skill-sharing. Themes will include Food, Creative Arts, Permaculture, Gender, Science and Languages. The event will be completely free and open to all people willing to respect the ideals of the free school and each other. London FreeSchool aims to confront the hierarchy and inequality which dominates learning. It stems from a belief that the control and … [Read more...]
Reclaim Love 5!
Its that time of year again, when loads of lovely fluffy people gather around the Eros statue on Piccadilly Circus to remind everyone that you don't need to buy stuff to love someone, you just have to love them! Basically, on Saturday February 16th, 2008 everyone will gather at Eros in Piccadilly at 2pm. Be there. For more info check out the Operation Infinite Love (One In Love) website, https://www.o-i-l.net, the myspace https://myspace.com/reclaimlove and Rob's https://rub.fm/o-i-l/ And … [Read more...]
free stuff party
free stuff party... Please pass it on to friends, the more people come the more STUFF for YOU>>>> SUNDAY 28th October. FREE STUFF BONANZA HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL FETE THINGEE CAKES, TEA but most of all FREE STUFF... 1pm Bring your stuff, put it into correct position in the room. then visit the cake stall, eat, drink, play some records, browse what others are bringing in. 2.15pm OPEN SHOP. frenzy where everyone takes what they want, argue with friends over trinkets etc etc 1. … [Read more...]