WORLD WORLDWIDE EUROPE UK UNITED-KINGDOM - news journal UPDATE - (en) UK, ACG, Jackdaw: Cooperation Hull: Uniting for Change (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 Hull was one of the targets for racist rallies and violent attacks.

However, the local community fought back with counter protests and
emphasised Hull's antiracism and anti-fascism tradition. According to
Lynn Carratt in the Hull Metro (https://metro. ----
co.uk/2024/08/05/neverthought-ashamed-hullnow-21362153/): "It was
despicable - this isn't the Hull I know. In my city, we have always
historically stood up to racism and fascism. In 1937, fascist leader
Oswald Mosley was behind one of the most violent chapters in Hull's
political history; he held a rally in the city, and after a violent
protest, he was driven out by thousands of anti-fascist dockers and
railway workers."

Today, Hull has a
number of initiatives
that are bringing people
together, challenging
the far right's attempts
to divide the working
class. It is one of first UK
cities to have a 'Right to
Grow' which has led to a
proliferation of community
gardens, allotments etc.
These involve a diversity of
people, as everyone needs
food. See for example the
Rainbow Garden.

"Rainbow Community
Garden continues to be a
very good example of how
grassroots volunteers with
enthusiasm and dedication
can transform under-valued
local spaces into vibrant,
engaging and welcoming
places for the whole
community."

(https://rainbowgarden.org.
uk/)
Another amazing project
is Cooperation Hull. It is
based on the following
statements:
"We have to view the
world as it is - made up
of complicated, connected
systems: A planet in crisis.
A failing economy.
A divided society. Broken
party politics.

This is the story of the
world today and
nobody (apart from the
1% at the top) benefits
from keeping it this way.
No ordinary person wants
corrupt leaders, crop
failures or the culture war
and, to put it simply, there
are more of us than there
are of them. So..."
And:

"The skyrocketing cost
of living, lack of access to
housing, a crumbling NHS,
and climate breakdown
have hit Hull hard. Not
only is the political system
incapable of dealing with
these problems, it has
actually created them in
the first place. Power and
wealth is hoarded rather
than shared. Important
questions are weaponised
to keep us divided. And
decisions are made in the
interests of corporations
rather than the interests
of the people. This is true
regardless of which party is
in power".

It has organised a network
of Neighbourhood
Assemblies, with each on
sending a delegate to a
city-wide assembly. "Local
people meet regularly
to share food and ideas,
and organise projects that
matter to them."

For more information see:
cooperationhull.co.uk

https://www.anarchistcommunism.org
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