The East End Eye
Online archive of The East End Eye, the voice of Glasgow Games Monitor 2014, a group of residents, activists and campaigners who are concerned about the effects of the regeneration in the East End of Glasgow.
Brazil World Cup 2014: workers' deaths, racism, gentrification, and cultural terrorism
Submitted by working class s... on Dec 15 2013 13:15
A brief look at the deaths of four construction workers at the World Cup 2014 stadium construction sites, and at several other scandals associated with next summer's tournament, FIFA, event organisers, and the Brazilian political elite.
Things I Hate About San Francisco's Gentrification: A Love Poem
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Nov 22 2013 16:42
This piece -- a tweeter poem of sorts, in 140 lines of 140 words or less -- originally appeared at cbmilstein.wordpress.com, where you'll find a bunch of accompanying photos, too, if you're interested.
Take back the land: Land, gentrification & the Umoja village shantytown - Max Rameau
In October 2006, a group of housing activists called Take Back the Land seized control of a plot of public land in Miami, Florida and built an encampment that would become known as the Umoja Village Shantytown, a living reminder of the lack of low-cost housing in the city, and a public protest against gentrification
Social cleansing in Tower Hamlets: interview with Balfron Tower evictee - James Butler
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 20 2013 16:22
James Butler interviews Sara, a single-parent in Tower Hamlets, East London, which illustrates the impossible situation especially social housing tenants are being put in, squeezed on both sides by government cuts and gentrification.
Squatters in Manila clash with police over gentrification project
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 1 2013 19:34
Thousands of people living in slums in Manila have fought fierce battles with police, who are trying to evict them from their homes in order to make way for a multi-billion dollar project to turn the area into a new business district.
Self-help in urban renewal - Colin Ward
Colin Ward on urban renewal and gentrification.
This is just a beginning, continue to struggle
The sixth statement on the uprisings in Turkey written by Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF, or Revolutionary Anarchist Action) and originally published in Meydan Gazetesi.
The Last Situation About Clashes in Turkey
The fifth statement on the uprisings in Turkey written by Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF, or Revolutionary Anarchist Action) and originally published in Meydan Gazetesi.
Revolutionary Anarchists Call for International Solidarity for Ongoing Public Revolt Against State Terrorism
The fourth statement on the uprisings in Turkey written by Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF, or Revolutionary Anarchist Action) and originally published in Meydan Gazetesi.
