Nov 1st: Discussion on Land & Democracy, as part of the New Putney Debates
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mark at tlio.org.uk
Thu Oct 11 00:13:42 BST 2012
As part of the New Putney Debates, scheduled between 27th October and
11th November 2012, organised by the Real Democracy working group as
part of Occupy London:
Land and democracy
Thursday 1 November, 7 pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Putney High Street, Putney (where the Debates
originally took place & started on 28th October 1647).
Nearly 400 years ago the Diggers described the Earth as a ‘common
storehouse for all’ and objected to land being kept in the hands of a
few. Are landowners still oppressing the people today, and how should
we respond?
with George Monbiot; Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party; Kate
Geary, land grab expert at Oxfam, and the Runnymede Diggers
Performance poet Pete the Temp.
For the full programme please go to :
http://thenewputneydebates.wordpress.com/programme/
Further info: http://occupylondon.org.uk/archives/17181
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