Interviews: Life On the Streets
As part of this section focussing on homelessness, we spoke to two homeless occupiers about the reality of life on the streets and what society should be doing to tackle the problem. The Occupied Times: How long have you been homeless? Kay: [...]
Interview with George Barda, Litigant-in-Person
The Occupied Times: What was the legal substance of the case? George: The legal position I advanced was that the alleged harms accompanying the presence of the camp were negligible compared with the actual and potential benefits. Three brilliant [...]
On ‘Real Democracy Now’ with Arcadi Oliveres
The Occupied Times speaks to Spanish economist Arcadi Oliveres about the Real Democracy Now movement and the failure of neoliberalism. Laura Alvarez: What is ‘Real Democracy Now’ (RDN)? Arcadi Oliveres: I think it is a movement that came [...]
A Friend In Deed
As the Cathedral caretaker explained the impact the occupation was having to the gathered crowd, he was on the verge of tears. We were, he said, disrupting a number of plans and activities that normally took place, including a children’s [...]
This is a Revolution, Not a Call for Appraisals
Nawaal El Saadawi is one of Egypt’s most prominent activists and feminists. She has been working for equality and an end to gender discrimination since the 1950s, and has been jailed and exiled for her writings and protests. She has been [...]