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* sorry to wade back in (and slightly off topic) * David and Others, I more than take your points but, perhaps in my ignorance, have been particularly intrigued by one theme that seems to be emerging currently. Both yourself and David Crouch mention DIY stores and I wonder if there is any particular significance attached to this. Are they being occupied merely as stores or as DIY stores ? To me DIY stores represent the pinnacle of the home invasion tactics of capitalism. Anything that we buy and take home takes up space in our houses but here we are encouraged to use their products, having paid for them, to modify or even build our personal spaces. The wallpaper hanging on our walls might not be so benign after all. But wait. Isn't there something almost offensive about occupying these spaces, or reclaiming them in whatever name, against the will of the majority of the people who do want to buy paint or shelving ? The people who see the commercial opportunities offered to them as an enablement ? Possibly the very people who are disempowered to the highest degree by the forces of global finance ? We use the streets as a metaphor, OK, but still we come to the point of reclaiming space (however it might be named). Any thoughts ? Perhaps colonising new spaces ? I like Ice-T's notion of a home invasion - the attempt to instill the anger of Black America into the white youth in preparation for the revolution (this is perhaps an aside) cheers dan -------------------------------------------------- Dan Knox Research Postgraduate Department of Geography University of Durham South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK 0191 384 6213 [log in to unmask] http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dgg3dlk/ Tell me what you gonna do, When the ending of time comes near, Whatever you do, Its gotta be funky ! Flava Flav, Public Enemy %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%