Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Creating Culture
Sometimes we get so caught up in the spectacle of off-the-shelf culture that we forget there are others creating culture for themselves. Indymedia Ireland recounts the hidden history of social centres from the Warzone in Belfast to Dublin's Garden of Delight and the aptly named Cork Autonomous Zone in the People's Republic.
For these creative and sometimes courageous souls, founding democratic enclaves within the hostile surroundings of the free-market is the only means of creating dogma-free community available. For those of us who found sanctuary in co-ops, communes, social centres or collectives over the last forty years, it's nice to know the spirit of inclusion is still alive.
For these creative and sometimes courageous souls, founding democratic enclaves within the hostile surroundings of the free-market is the only means of creating dogma-free community available. For those of us who found sanctuary in co-ops, communes, social centres or collectives over the last forty years, it's nice to know the spirit of inclusion is still alive.
