"Hedges were torn down, ditches filled, and the terms ‘Diggers’ and ‘Levellers’ were heard for the first time..." From Dark Mountain: Issue 25, we bring you Robin Grey's exploration of two 17th-century songs of peasant protest and revolt Three Acres & A Cow dark-mountain.net/the-commoners-…

What The Economist says is true. In this imperialist system where cheapened food (and feed, labour, resources etc for food production) is forced from the global south to rich countries like the UK. This causes starvation in the south. What we need is food sovereignty for all.

Heading to the River Summit today. Keen to find out: - How the debate can broaden from sewage to agricultural river pollution - How the movement plans to campaign around the general election - What a new govt needs to do in first 100 days / first term Thoughts?

Not gonna lie, this is a vibe.

Still spaces for my free lecture for the Royal Historical Society Brunel University London this Thursday eventbrite.co.uk/e/country-walk…

Lord Walney seems to think protest is not a legitimate path to social change in a democracy. Perhaps he needs to take some history lessons.

Walney asked wouldn't his rules have made suffragettes, anti-apartheid or LGBTQ+ protestors extremists? Says it's different: suffragettes didn't have the vote. Because who needs right to protest when we can vote once every 5 years (under unrepresentative first past post system)?

Lord Walney wants to proscribe this form of protest as equivalent to terrorism.

We are mulling taking our show to Lincoln for the first time this autumn... Do we know anyone there? Any recommendations for where we might perform?

Racism in the Countryside: my perspective in the Ramblers Association's Walk Magazine to accompany Dr Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba 's article ramblers.org.uk/feature/person… Rural Racism: Towards An Inclusive Countryside Ramblers Walking for Health Three Acres & A Cow nickhayesillustration EverydayMuslim Muslimhikes Black Girls Hike Dr Geeta Ludhra

#BraveNewWorld of newspaper commentary... Following a The Spectator article criticising my book (8 days before it was published) another article in the The Telegraph (also published without reading my new book) claims that my work neglects labour history (criticism quoted below). My

Robin is representing the herd as part of the 'Folk Who Roam' project's summer gathering this Saturday in the Peak District. Come along for songs, stories and some tunes. Learn more here - folkwhoroam.co.uk and reserve your free tickets via eventbrite.co.uk/e/folk-who-roa…

Did you know that the bricks, mounds, barriers, and boulders you see around fields have been put there by the local authorities to stop Traveller people from having a place to rest? These places are often ancient stopping places for Traveller and Romany people. #WhereCanWeGo ?

In 4 weeks, you could join hundreds in a mass action camp targeting Drax, the worlds biggest tree burning power station 🔥 There will be six days of workshops, communal living and direct action to crash Drax's profits 👊 Sign up to get more info 👉 rtp.camp/drax?source=4-…

First Manchester show for ages, please tell your pals 🐮 tickettailor.com/events/modifyt… "Everyone should see this show" George Monbiot A history of land rights and protest in folk song and story, part TED talk, part history lecture, part folk club sing-a-long ManchesterⒶBookfair WCML

BREAKING: It's now got even harder to uncover who owns land in England & Wales. The Land Registry is more than *doubling* the cost of looking up who owns a parcel of land - meaning it would cost £168 MILLION to find out who owns England & Wales. 1/ gov.uk/government/new…