Green Pea Southgate believes that local community self-governance and local provision of public services are the way forward.A civil society political-economic synthesis which naturally flows from the old state versus private provision debate, but which also encompasses: egalitarian decision making, grassroots planning, a participatory budget and the drawing of commonsense ward boundaries based, here in Southgate on the old, postal N14 neighbourhood. Local decision making, and therefore also: greater administrative efficiency and political accountability, increasing community cohesion and resilience, a lower ecological footprint and an overall upsurge in political freedom, civil liberty and.. joy!
Therefore, using the Southgate Street Market as a pilot scheme we call on Enfield Borough Council to let Southgate N14 show, starting with this modest proposal, what's really possible.
Our request for a community owned market will be formally put to the Council by way of petition at this evening's (Borough Council run) Local Area Forum Meeting. Come along if you can, it's a good chance to air your views and hear others too. Meeting starts at 7.30pm and is being held at the Bourne Methodist Church, the Bourne, N14.FYI First picture featured is taken of long-time local Hadley Wood farmer, Chris Savva's lovely produce at Palmer's Green Farmer's Market. Chris and other local producers are keen to line Ashfield Parade with fresh produce as a nice alternative to ASDA. Other members are keen that allotment holders can sell their produce too. And we must have music and nice things for the children.
Rather than, for those same children putting up bounty hunter signs on Ashfield Parade. Second picture, the Council's recent 'bag a tagger' - community cohesion building - initiative. talk about 'yob' culture. Blog culture response = ahem.
