Rowan Fairfield

Scottish land reform updates

(both updates via the excellent Senscot weekly briefing) When the Community Empowerment Act extended the right to buy to all of Scotland – there was an optimism about what this could mean for communities in our cities. However, news this week that the community buy-out of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids Hospital has been thwarted is a… Continue reading Scottish land reform updates

Guide to adding events to the Land Justice Network website events page

If you don’t already have one, request a wordpress website login from one of the administrators. Please enter the venue location information first through: menu/My Calendar/Manage Locations Note – please add website URL and if able, information about wheelchair access and other accessibility info. Next add the event information via menu/My Calendar/Add New Event Choose… Continue reading Guide to adding events to the Land Justice Network website events page

Next network meeting and Leicester Land for What? information

Saturday 11th November @ Graceworks, Leicester (Wycliffe URC, The Common, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6EA) 10.00am – Land for What? An introduction to land as a common ground social justice issue 11.45am – Biscuits and tea 12.00am – Understanding the housing crisis in song and pie charts 1.00pm – Shared pot-luck lunch (Bring a dish if… Continue reading Next network meeting and Leicester Land for What? information

Policy + Legislation working group

This group will (amongst other things) write and campaign for a People’s Land Reform Act; making our voices heard inside the parliamentary system.

Direct action + land occupation working group

This working group is researching and planning direct action and land occupations to highlight key issues and raise awareness of the network.

Education + Outreach working group

details to be added soon

Mapping working group

This group is concerned with finding out who owns land and putting pressure on the Land Registry to become fully transparent with its data.

99% Invisible podcast – Making Up Ground

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/making-up-ground/ On May 3rd, 1978, construction workers in San Francisco were digging a foundation for a new building on Sansome Street, right next to the Transamerica Pyramid in the heart of the financial district. About 20 feet below street-level their shovels hit something totally unexpected. It was the hull of an old boat. This podcast… Continue reading 99% Invisible podcast – Making Up Ground

Celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest

Network member the New Putney Debates have put together a fine line up to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest. They kick off with an event this Sunday 17th September which involves a boat trip from London out to Runnymede with more amazing speakers and contributors than you can shake a… Continue reading Celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest

Towards a Land Reform Bill workshop

Workshop One: Land taxation to benefit the many, not the few This will run from 13:00 – 16:30 at UCL on Saturday 16th September 2017 (University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT) Please sign up here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/towards-a-land-reform-bill-land-taxation-to-benefit-the-many-not-the-few-tickets-37268716735