Trespassing For The Common Good
December 30, 2024 at 08:30PMIn England, 1 percent of the population owns 50 percent of the land. It’s illegal for the general public to access the vast majority of the countryside and its rivers because they’re private property. But if you can prove you can explore and enjoy these owned lands and rivers without leaving a trace, should you be allowed to visit? For Noēma, Samuel Firman explores the rise of the trespass movement.
Right to Roam has generated widespread debate about land access and justice in England and beyond — in large part thanks to its use of trespass as direct action. Making the case for a right to roam, and proactively modeling what it could look like, hundreds have mobilized to walk, swim, play and protest in off-limits locations around England: Kinder reservoir, Cirencester Park, Englefield Estate, Dartmoor National Park, Berry Pomeroy and Scots Dyke (an earthwork built in 1552 in the so-called Debatable Lands to mark the border between the kingdoms of Scotland and England).
from Longreads https://longreads.com/2024/12/30/trespassing-for-the-common-good/
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