Privatisation and Gentrification, Reaction and Resistance, in Hackney's 'Regeneration State' – Black Flag
Article on gentrification in the London Borough of Hackney, from Black Flag #222 2002.
Smashed Up: Young service workers on the sanctity of small business
A 2015 article from service workers in Oakland, discussing riots and the myths around small businesses.
Now that it’s undeniable: Gentrification in Hamilton
A text from Hamilton, Ontario, discussing the state of play with gentrification in 2015, as well as the role of art and progressive urban planning in contributing to "regeneration". The tensions discussed in this text would later lead to the Locke Street affair of 2018.
Still Not Sorry: On the Plea Deal in the Locke St. Case in Hamilton
Originally posted to North Shore Counter Info, the following text looks at the recent sentencing of several comrades in the aftermath of an anti-gentrification riot in Hamilton, Ontario.
1988: The Tompkins Square Riot
Who really owns the city?
The Edinburgh council politics of Disneyfication of the city centre is in front of us. We see it in the never ending festival nightmare that haunts the whole city, and invades the city centre. Some people might even like it, performers take over the city centre, every street and location is filled with comedy, music and art, but often behind a curtain of light entertainment there is a different picture.
Fight for the City Part 3: The City is Ours!
Part three of an analysis of what is happening to cities
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