Monthly Archives: November 2014

The dispossession of urban commons: Istanbul

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Julius Gavroche

Don’t say it’s the necessary result of historical, social, and economic conditions – I know!  My head bows before the thing you mention.  But my heart doesn’t speak that language. Nazim Hikmet, The Epic of Sheik Bedreddin … the question … Continue reading →

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Impressions of autonomies: Istanbul

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Julius Gavroche

But hope is not enough for me.  I no longer want to listen – I want to sing songs … The scars of Istanbul’s self-inflicted wounds run deep and its self-mutilation appears to know no respite. The centre of the … Continue reading →

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Natural autonomies: The ZAD of Testet: For Rémi Fraisse

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Julius Gavroche

 Nous avons perdu le monde … Michel Serres Le libéralisme économique, c’est la liberté de tuer.  La liberté de tuer le climat, donc de tuer les hommes, les femmes et les enfants. René Dumont On the night of Saturday to … Continue reading →

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