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Opinion: The Tories’ New ‘Community-Powered’ Plan Is a Cynical Power Grab

by Bertie Russell, Keir Milburn & Kai Heron

The Tories' recent proposal for a new era of 'community-powered Conservativism' is an audacious, though ultimately hollow, bid to park tanks on the left's lawn.

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Long Read: Joy, for Me, Is the Black Queer Scene

by Jason Okundaye

From the joyful chaos of parties and club nights to the intimate bonding of smoking areas and bedrooms, Jason Okundaye revels in the freedom and catharsis of the Black queer scene.

Protest following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard in London

Opinion: With Our Right to Protest Under Threat, Collective Struggle Is the Only Way We Can Win

by Ilyas Nagdee & Azfar Shafi

By drawing on the historic techniques of Black community organisers, recent protests have served as a reminder that we must approach our struggles collectively rather than as individuals, write Ilyas Nagdee and Azfar Shafi.

Novara FM: Capital, Care and Crisis

Emma Dowling joins James Butler to discuss care in the shadow of capital.

Report: How We Won: The Customers Who Saved Their Local Market

by Laith Saad

Loyal customers banded together to save their beloved local market from eviction in what became one of the most innovative fights against gentrification in recent memory. Laith Saad reports in the first instalment of How We Won, a new series which celebrates the victories of grassroots campaigns across the country.

The Race Against Time to Save London’s Latin Village

by Alice Figes

With the possibility of eviction growing ever stronger, the Save Latin Village campaign has put out urgent messages on social media, calling on grassroots activists to help fight in one of north London’s most important gentrification battles.

Uniting Communities: Organising for Real Change in Greater Manchester at Christmas and Beyond

by Craig Gent

This Christmas, a hard-working group of volunteers has been trying to bring some festive spirit to children and parents in their local community. It's all part of a wider effort to build up community confidence and an ethos of neighbourhood self-organisation - and an exciting example for anyone interested in community organising.

How ‘Public-Common Partnerships’ Can Help Us Take Back What’s Ours

by Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell

What relationship should there be between social movements and public policy? That's the central question at the heart of a new report proposing 'public-common partnerships' as an alternative to the privatisation of community assets and resources. The report's authors, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell, explain the idea.

How a Community in North London Is Fighting for the Housing It Needs

by Cecilia Keating

The redevelopment of St Ann's hospital in Tottenham is on track to become the largest community-led housing project in the UK - but it's still an uphill battle.

Activists in East London Are Fighting to Stop Property Developers Destroying a Dalston Market

by Bethany Holmes

Hackney residents are fighting against the redevelopment of Ridley Road Market, demonstrating how a diverse community can reject neoliberalism’s deterioration of community space and offer grassroots, democratic solutions.

Rent Strikes Work: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize

by William Neumeister

In light of their recent victory, William Neumeister spoke again with Parkdale Organize, a group of working class tenants in Parkdale, Toronto who went on strike to fight back against rent hikes and poor living conditions.