Anarchists get the boot

We have a friend who tends bar at one of our local pubs. He also happens to be an anarchist. Not the 'smash everything up' kind of anarchist, but actually a well-read, socially conscious anarchist, who sees a need for society to focus on tackling social problems as well as technological ones. He recently was part of a group that took over an abandoned house that was being claimed as the 'primary residence' of a couple of MPs so they could get expense reimbursements for their 'second residence', a nice flat near the river. We went to the court case where the squatters were given 24 hrs notice to leave, and hung out with them while they partied after the decision. They knew they were going to lose, but they had done the job of raising awareness of the abuses of taxpayer money by elected officials.

LockStock Music Festival

Last night the LockStock festival took place in Camden Lock market and surrounding pubs and tea shops. We listened to one of the bands at the outdoor stage.

Austria Retreat

Last week we spoke at a retreat for World Harvest's summer interns in Austria. Our good friends from Philadelphia, the McMullens, were there, and we were really encouraged by them. A few pics of the beautiful scenery.