Fwd: [rdwg] 5/6 November: Charter of the Forest weekend celebration presented by New Putney Debates

[Mark Barrett]

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Date: 26 Oct 2016 15:05
Subject: [rdwg] 5/6 November: Charter of the Forest weekend celebration
presented by New Putney Debates
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*5/6 November: Charter of the Forest weekend celebration presented by New
Putney Debates*

*Come and join in the celebration of historic and ongoing social struggles
to secure ways to live equitably and sustainably on the land.*

The New Putney Debates is celebrating the anniversary of the Charter of the
Forest - the twin charter to the Magna Carta - over the weekend of 5/6
November, as part of the build up for the 800th anniversary of the Charter
that falls next year. The Charter of the Forest granted rights to commoners
to live from the land; in the forests, chases and commons of England and
Wales.

Still relevant and radical today, the Charter granted the idea of a general
right to a sustainable existence from the fruits of the commonwealth. The
first ecological Charter, it provides for sustainable use of the land, with
people over successive generations using it to keep land in common usage.

The upcoming weekend of events which The New Putney Debates collective (
https://thenewputneydebates.com ) is organising will explore the history
behind the Charter of the Forest agreement and contemporary struggles for
land - from the legends of Robin Hood, to fights and struggles to access
land for food and against enclosure, and more contemporary social movements
for housing, against privatisation and to protect local ecosystems, in the
face of encroaching development.

Launching at 2pm on 5th November with a boat trip to Hackney Marshes, which
is still a commons, attendees will find out about the history of land use
there, including recent efforts by local people to ensure that Olympic
regeneration did not ruin the local habitat and to keep land publicly
accessible. The Fordham Gallery barge will then return to its mooring in
Hackney Wick to exhibit a timeline, from London's early beginnings, of the
historic struggles for land and democracy in the city and Thames Valley, up
to the end of the 13th century when the Charter of the Forest entered
statute together with the Magna Carta.


In the evening, starting at 7:30pm, Fordham Gallery will host a boat party,
with Robin Grey leading a sing-a-long of Land and Housing protest songs
from folk history, drawing on the show ‘3 Acres and a Cow’. This will be
followed by an acoustic set from Pete Deane, Tim Flitcroft and friends,
followed by pizza and a land and rebel song set. Please bring along your
favourite track to play!

On Sunday 6th November, there will be a guided walking tour, exploring the
history and meaning of the Charter of the Forest, starting at Lambeth
Palace, where peace accords were agreed between the Barons and the King on
11th September 1217, and ending at StPaul's Cathedral, where the Charter
was agreed on the 6th November 1217 .

*Programme *

5th November

2pm: Boat Trip visit to the Hackney Marshes common land. Meet 2pm at
Fordham Gallery Boat, River Lee, White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, E15. FREE

5pm: Opening of the timeline. This shows a history of land-rights and
protest in and around London and the Thames Valley, from the first
settlement of London to the entering of the Charter of the Forest and the
Magna Carta into statute in 1297. Venue: Fordham Gallery Boat, River Lee,
White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, E15. FREE

7:30pm until late: Lands & Housing Rights protest song sing-a long with
Robin Grey, featuring songs from the ‘Three Acres and a Cow, followed by
boat party with acoustic music and pizza, featuring musician Pete Deane,
Tim Flitcroft and friends. Venue: Fordham Gallery Boat, River Lee, White
Post Lane, Hackney Wick, E15. £5 tickets can be booked at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boat-party-charter-of-the-
forest-celebration-tickets-28145723617

6th November

1pm: Walking tour featuring important points in the development of the
Charter of the Forest. Meet by the roundabout outside  Lambeth Palace at 1pm,
ends at St Paul’s Cathedral at about 3:15pm. FREE




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