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Today's #MunicipalistMonday 🧵celebrates resistance against social cleansing & gentrification.
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The focal point is Aylesbury Estate: a housing estate that was home to thousands of residents in Southwark, south London.
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The focal point is Aylesbury Estate: a housing estate that was home to thousands of residents in Southwark, south London.
#Fight4Aylesbury
Recently, resident Aysen Dennis opened the doors of her 8th floor home on Aylesbury Estate. The whole housing estate faces demolition and is mainly empty. Her flat became a centrepiece of community resistance, hosting an exhibition of the struggle.
Aylesbury Estate was built by the 70s, a growing era of social housing in the UK until Thatcher (1979-90). Later, New Labour copied Conservatives' social cleansing policies.
In 1997, PM Blair gave his first speech from Aylesbury Estate, setting out his “regeneration policy”.
In 1997, PM Blair gave his first speech from Aylesbury Estate, setting out his “regeneration policy”.
This week's #MunicipalistMonday 🧵 weaves the story of Mondeggi Bene Comune. For a decade, in Florence, this communal democratic space has explored how we can produce & live together – living through solidarity, autonomy & participative democracy.
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On Florence's outskirts, Mondeggi Bene Comune is a 200 ha former state-owned farm that was going to be sold off in 2013. A movement ( including Terra Bene Comune network & peasant movement Genuino Clandestino) rejected privatisation. They demand everyone has rights to land.
Today hundreds of people organise collectively in Mondeggi Bene Comune around cultural events and activities such as olive growing, collective gardening, wine making, baking and brewing. It also participates in local markets and supports popular canteens.
#MunicipalistMonday 🧵 profiles @bcnencomu. For 8 years they've shown how through municipalism a feminist, democratic & egalitarian city is possible.
Looking to 28 May elections, here's some of Barcelona's many social & ecological transformations.
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Looking to 28 May elections, here's some of Barcelona's many social & ecological transformations.
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#eleccionesmunicipales23
In 2017, @bcnencomu created Spain's largest public energy company Barcelona Energia (@bcn_energia) It provides renewable-generated, affordable & democratic energy.
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En Comu's next steps are a public water company.
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En Comu's next steps are a public water company.
#Remunicipalisation
#ClimateChange
Barcelona blazes trails towards a greener city, with fewer cars, more & better organised public transport & cycle lanes. Areas near schools are pacified & city-wide roads – once dominated by cars – are transformed into streets, with instead space for people through #superblocks.
Today's #MunicipalistMonday highlights community owned energy in Scotland's north/west isles. Renewables are powering communities through democratic & collective ownership, with some parallels to remunicipalisation elsewhere.
This is also an example of redistributing land & revitalising rural communities: Scotland has very concentrated land ownership due to a history of enclosure & clearance. Few absentee landlord families own most of Scotland.
However, in the last 20 years, rural communities have collectively bought their lands. Building community-owned renewables has often financed these projects.
