My Fellow Americans Woofah contributor Dan Hancox and his mate Tom Humberstone on a serious road trip around the US primaries. Electoral politics isn’t really my thing, but the blog is great because they focus on the concerns of everyday people they happen to bump into rather than the minutiae of the campaigns. This means …
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“…the bitterness and betrayal felt by thousands of radicals after Labour’s ‘sell out’ was one of the most important influences in the exodus from conventional politics to community activism. In a similar way, radicals were frustrated by the conservatism of the trade unions, evidenced in their frequent hostility towards community struggles and their pursuit of …
My overseas readers are probably aware that English people have a reputation for being a bit repressed. What may not be known is that we have several cathartic rituals in our culture which allow us an emotional release. They include getting completely shitfaced on continental lager, making some of the best music in the world, …
“On 13 August 1977, the far-right National Front attempted to march from New Cross to Lewisham in South East London. Local people and anti-racists from all over London and beyond mobilised to oppose them, and the NF were humiliated as their march was disrupted and banners seized. To mark the 30th anniversary of the ‘Battle …
History is made at night: The great disco debate On elitism vs utopianism in disco. Great stuff, though I can’t help siding with H.I.M.A.N. on this one. Quite clearly capitalism is glued together by stuff like elitism, hierarchies, celebrity status, etc so it’s hardly surprising that these appear in social movements as well. More interesting …
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“One of my band mates called me this morning to tell me the news. I can’t stop them using the song, but I’m not a supporter of politics. I have heard of Cameron, but I’m not a supporter. I don’t support any politician. I just believe in right or wrong. I’ve never voted in my …
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Apparently David Cameron’s speech at the Conservative Party conference ended with “the PA system blare-ing out the Jimmy Cliff reggae classic You Can Get It If You Really Want.” (The Times) After New Labour using Sham 69’s “If The Kids Are United” a few years back, perhaps the time is right for the major parties …
Expect Anything Fear Nothing – Seminar Online At the beginning of March 2007 a seminar on the Situationist Movement in Scandinavia took place in Copenhagen. At this event artists, activists and academics met and discussed the Scandinavian branch of the Situationist movement and its ambition to renew society through art. Today at the 50 years …