The change is in your pocket

Spanish mayor becomes hero for robbing supermarkets

Posted on August 23, 2012  /  Comments Off

A Spanish mayor who became a cult hero for staging robberies at supermarkets and giving stolen groceries to the poor has set off on a three-week march that could embarrass the government and energise anti-austerity campaigners.

Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, regional lawmaker and mayor of the town of Marinaleda in the southern region of Andalusia, said food stolen last week in the robberies went to families hit hardest by Spain’s economic crisis.

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A day in the life of a working-class hero

Posted on May 10, 2012  /  Comments Off

For most mothers taking care of three or even one child is hard work enough. Christine Booysen, 46, then, can be called a super mom. After her three children grew up, she filled her empty nest with 20 children in need of a home. And she’s a day-mom to a further 20 children who would otherwise spend their days on the streets. With only her husband’s modest income to support the massive brood, but with a lot of love to give, Booysen’s small three-bedroom home in Lavender Hill has become a sanctuary for children in need Fem Eggers discovered. (read more…)