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06-11-2011 15:31
Genocide in Libya: can we talk about it now?
Speak out about our government support for black genocide.
06-11-2011 12:46
The brutality of Turkey criminal army must be stopped .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_NbdmpaSv0&feature=player_embedded&skipcontrinter=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0EmPyYRb1o&feature=related
Turkish criminal army uses chemical weapon in air raids over kurdistan region
The brutality of Turkey criminal army must be stopped . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_NbdmpaSv0&feature=player_embedded&skipcontrinter=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0EmPyYRb1o&feature=related
05-11-2011 10:15
Time
Saturday, November 5 · 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
RBS
(meet at the camp earlier, or at the bank by 12)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Protest Against Royal Bank of Scotland
Time Saturday, November 5 · 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
RBS
(meet at the camp earlier, or at the bank by 12)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
03-11-2011 23:58
Harsh and psychological torture unit
Here I am in the harsh and psychological torture unit (aka Close Supervision Centre CSC) at HMP Woodhill, in a high control cell with a six-officer riot unlock. You will have been reading about CSC recently in MOJUK and FRFI articles by John Bowden, Kevan Thakrar, which are all true.
03-11-2011 20:25
Video of some of the speeches just before the occupation happened
VIDEO: University of Birmingham Occupation
Video of some of the speeches just before the occupation happened
03-11-2011 17:22
Celebrating Guy Fawkes, the only man to enter the Houses of Parliament with honest intentions.
The Industrial Workers of the World is a non hierarchical union run by volunteers and open to anyone to join.
Saturday at 8:00pm - Sunday at 2:00am
The Wagon and Horses Public House
28, Adderley St Birmingham, B9 4ED Birmingham
£3 B4 10 £5 L8r
Fundraiser for the West Midland's Industrial Workers of the World
'Benefit For IWW Union'Celebrating Guy Fawkes, the only man to enter the Houses of Parliament with honest intentions.
The Industrial Workers of the World is a non hierarchical union run by volunteers and open to anyone to join.
Saturday at 8:00pm - Sunday at 2:00am
The Wagon and Horses Public House
28, Adderley St Birmingham, B9 4ED Birmingham
£3 B4 10 £5 L8r
03-11-2011 16:55
The last few years have seen a significant growth in the Freeman of the Land movement. Increasingly, its voice is being heard at environmental and other anarchist based protests and events, from the various UK climate camps to Rossport Solidarity Camp.
Nebulous in its nature, its promise of ways of claiming back power from the state is clearly seductive. Indeed, on a superficial level, it even looks quite like anarchism in action. The aims of the Freemen movement is to use a particular interpretation of the legal system against the government in the name of gaining back freedoms and advantages.
Its mixture of family, moral conservatism and individualism has given it the appearance of an apolitical movement that can easily hook up with both the left and right. So while you can find the Freemen at protests camps, where its apparent anti-government stance will fall on fertile ground, you can just as easily find them being supported by right-wing groups with racist agendas, whose critique of government is more it does not represent their own jaundiced views.
As I will hopefully show, the Freemen agenda is already falling into the sort of bastardized political thinking that gave rise to the likes of anarcho-nationalism. If anything, what it is, is individualist libertarianism, and as such acceptance of this movement needs to be challenged by anarchists.
Resisting the lure of the Freeman movement
The last few years have seen a significant growth in the Freeman of the Land movement. Increasingly, its voice is being heard at environmental and other anarchist based protests and events, from the various UK climate camps to Rossport Solidarity Camp. Nebulous in its nature, its promise of ways of claiming back power from the state is clearly seductive. Indeed, on a superficial level, it even looks quite like anarchism in action. The aims of the Freemen movement is to use a particular interpretation of the legal system against the government in the name of gaining back freedoms and advantages.
Its mixture of family, moral conservatism and individualism has given it the appearance of an apolitical movement that can easily hook up with both the left and right. So while you can find the Freemen at protests camps, where its apparent anti-government stance will fall on fertile ground, you can just as easily find them being supported by right-wing groups with racist agendas, whose critique of government is more it does not represent their own jaundiced views.
As I will hopefully show, the Freemen agenda is already falling into the sort of bastardized political thinking that gave rise to the likes of anarcho-nationalism. If anything, what it is, is individualist libertarianism, and as such acceptance of this movement needs to be challenged by anarchists.
03-11-2011 16:28
The text of a talk given at Occupy Wellington, New Zealand, on October 27 2011. The talk was organised to try to counter the prevalence of conspiracy theories amongst the local wing of the Occupy movement.
Against conspiracy theories: Why our activism must be based in reality
The text of a talk given at Occupy Wellington, New Zealand, on October 27 2011. The talk was organised to try to counter the prevalence of conspiracy theories amongst the local wing of the Occupy movement.
03-11-2011 16:09
A benefit for the six imprisoned UK antifascist prisoners on Saturday 12th November.
Benefit For Antifascist Prisoners In Leeds
A benefit for the six imprisoned UK antifascist prisoners on Saturday 12th November.
03-11-2011 13:36
http://www.cphdox.dk/d/film.lasso?ser=1676&s=2011112&e=1
Mark kennedy to appear in public for documentary screening in copenhagen
Mark Kennedy (mark stone) who was the undercover cop outed in the UK this year will appear in copenhagen next week for the screening of a documentary about him. many in the UK and also copenhagen have some serious beef with this guy, and comrades from the UK are invited to copenhagen to pay him a visit as they see fit. the film will be screened the 12th and 13th of november in copenhagen, and he along with the filmmaker will be making an appearance. more info about the movie at http://www.cphdox.dk/d/film.lasso?ser=1676&s=2011112&e=1
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03-11-2011 13:18
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/10/487554.html
Occupy Birmingham vacates Victoria Square
Around the 27th October, occupiers were handed a notice to vacate the Victoria Square site by Council officials. Birmingham City Council claimed they were preventing members of the public using and enjoying the square. They also claimed their presence would adversely impact on the switching on of the Christmas lights and the German Market. See http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/10/487554.html
03-11-2011 11:47
Would you like to get involved in an abolitionist organisation for animal rights? Feel free to get in touch with us!
Animal Freedom - a new organisation for animal rights
Would you like to get involved in an abolitionist organisation for animal rights? Feel free to get in touch with us!
03-11-2011 02:46
Photos from today's occupation of the University of Birmingham.
Photos from University occupation
Photos from today's occupation of the University of Birmingham.
02-11-2011 23:59
University of Birmingham Occupation: We have come together to discuss democratically alternatives to cuts, privatisation, we are debating what we believe and will publish our points here.
Why we occupy, our statement.
University of Birmingham Occupation: We have come together to discuss democratically alternatives to cuts, privatisation, we are debating what we believe and will publish our points here.
02-11-2011 23:44
University of Birmingham Occupied!
We have just marched into University of Birmingham Corporate Conference Centre. Our actions are not disrupting education or learning but rather those working to destroy public education in the interests of private profit.
02-11-2011 11:38
Fighting Academy conversions and Free Schools
12th November
Birmingham & Midlands Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS. (Behind the Council House)
Registration 9.30am
Conference 10am to 2pm
Midlands Anti-Academy Conference
Fighting Academy conversions and Free Schools 12th November
Birmingham & Midlands Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS. (Behind the Council House)
Registration 9.30am
Conference 10am to 2pm
02-11-2011 11:28
In April, we wrote this as our reasons to why we should set up a squatted social centre:
What next for the Birmingham Social Centre? meeting this Friday 7pm.
In April, we wrote this as our reasons to why we should set up a squatted social centre:
31-10-2011 18:26
Birmingham Food not Bombs was officially re-launched on Sunday as the group spent several hours in Victoria Square distributing free food.
Feeding the 99%
Birmingham Food not Bombs was officially re-launched on Sunday as the group spent several hours in Victoria Square distributing free food.
31-10-2011 14:29
Trial date set and bail conditions removed
The three defendants in the Lib Dem Banner Drop case appeared in court this morning for a committal hearing to set a court date and hear arguments to remove bail conditions.
30-10-2011 10:34