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Tbilisi’s “Guerrilla Garden” movement has been fighting to preserve the city’s green spaces that some say are under threat by private developers in cahoots with city officials.

Georgia’s ‘guerrilla gardeners’ defend a city park — and introduce people power

Global Politics

Georgians have been watching the power of grassroots groups in the Middle East — and recently in Ukraine — to bring down dictators. So they figure they can protect their urban green spaces, starting with one park.

Tbilisi’s “Guerrilla Garden” movement has been fighting to preserve the city’s green spaces that some say are under threat by private developers in cahoots with city officials.

Georgia’s ‘guerrilla gardeners’ defend a city park — and introduce people power

Global Politics
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