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04-09-2012 09:55
On Monday 3rd September two days after the law changed for squatting residential buildings, members of Birmingham Tenants and Homeless Action Group received a notice from the council informing them that if they have not vacated the building by 4:00pm Tuesday 4th September proceedings will commence for possession and eviction by a Court Order.
Council to evict homeless activists
On Monday 3rd September two days after the law changed for squatting residential buildings, members of Birmingham Tenants and Homeless Action Group received a notice from the council informing them that if they have not vacated the building by 4:00pm Tuesday 4th September proceedings will commence for possession and eviction by a Court Order.
02-09-2012 13:24
Increased Risk of Exploitation of the English Counrtyside
The 7th Press Release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network explains why a Planning Inspectors decision on an Opencast Site Planning Application in a remote part of England has implications for all mineral planning applications across the country and not just those 5 pending for opencast coal.
30-08-2012 12:50
The child protection and the future of our famillies conference is on 12th and 13th september 2012 suncastle north parade skegness. 9 to 6pm.
We expose the corruption and the cover ups leaving thousands of famillies child less. We are protecting our children from goverment and their agents abusing our children
Child Kidnapping By The UK Government Cconference. Now It's Our Turn To Expose You.
The child protection and the future of our famillies conference is on 12th and 13th september 2012 suncastle north parade skegness. 9 to 6pm. We expose the corruption and the cover ups leaving thousands of famillies child less. We are protecting our children from goverment and their agents abusing our children
28-08-2012 22:39
Around 20 people demonstrated today outside the ATOS assessment centre in Birmingham as part of a week of action 
http://www.dpac.uk.net/2012/08/latest-information-on-atos-games-week/ protesting the Working Capability Assessment (WCA) which is run by ATOS for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and is supposed to assess whether someone on disability benefits is fit for work, but has come under large amounts of criticism for failing to do that – and in the process punishing many disabled people by pushing them off disability benefits onto unemployment benefits and workfare.The week of action is taking place during the Paralympics because ATOS are one of the main sponsors. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-wins-gold-medal-1283031 Their core business is as an IT outsourcing company, but like Capita and Serco they have moved into taking all government outsourcing contracts. The contract to run the WCA is £100m/year – and we pay an additional £50m each year http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/28/atos-3bn-government-contracts-paralympics?newsfeed=true for the appeals process to correct the huge number of people that ATOS declare fit for work who go through the appeal process and have the decision reversed – a process that can take over a year.
Report and Photos From Today’s DPAC Demonstration in Birmingham
Around 20 people demonstrated today outside the ATOS assessment centre in Birmingham as part of a week of action http://www.dpac.uk.net/2012/08/latest-information-on-atos-games-week/ protesting the Working Capability Assessment (WCA) which is run by ATOS for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and is supposed to assess whether someone on disability benefits is fit for work, but has come under large amounts of criticism for failing to do that – and in the process punishing many disabled people by pushing them off disability benefits onto unemployment benefits and workfare.The week of action is taking place during the Paralympics because ATOS are one of the main sponsors. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-wins-gold-medal-1283031 Their core business is as an IT outsourcing company, but like Capita and Serco they have moved into taking all government outsourcing contracts. The contract to run the WCA is £100m/year – and we pay an additional £50m each year http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/28/atos-3bn-government-contracts-paralympics?newsfeed=true for the appeals process to correct the huge number of people that ATOS declare fit for work who go through the appeal process and have the decision reversed – a process that can take over a year.
28-08-2012 21:28
http://www.bthag.co.uk/how-to-find-us/
Squatting sleepover! Homeless but not helpless!
Last night of legal squatting sleepover and meal 7pm, this Thursday (30th of august), get directions to find us here. http://www.bthag.co.uk/how-to-find-us/
27-08-2012 16:15
Birmingham faces a protracted housing crisis. A failing construction industry, recession, the depletion of the council housing stock, austerity and cuts to housing benefits are blighting lives across the city. City planners estimate Birmingham is currently short of 11,000[1] affordable homes but this is set to rise to 70,000 short by 2026[2]. We have taken over this abandoned council owned house which we wish to become the first of a new stock of homes in Birmingham. We plan on making this property liveable and handing it on to a homeless victim of the governments and councils uncaring incompetence. We will then defend this property and its resident; we will take the council to court if they apply for an eviction. In court we will demand that the council take over operation of the house, add it to their council housing stock and allow its resident to stay. If this fails we will peacefully resist any bailiffs should they be sent to evict the resident. The scale of the crisis The housing crisis hitting Birmingham is twofold.
Birmingham Tenants & Homeless Action Group - What we are doing
Birmingham faces a protracted housing crisis. A failing construction industry, recession, the depletion of the council housing stock, austerity and cuts to housing benefits are blighting lives across the city. City planners estimate Birmingham is currently short of 11,000[1] affordable homes but this is set to rise to 70,000 short by 2026[2]. We have taken over this abandoned council owned house which we wish to become the first of a new stock of homes in Birmingham. We plan on making this property liveable and handing it on to a homeless victim of the governments and councils uncaring incompetence. We will then defend this property and its resident; we will take the council to court if they apply for an eviction. In court we will demand that the council take over operation of the house, add it to their council housing stock and allow its resident to stay. If this fails we will peacefully resist any bailiffs should they be sent to evict the resident. The scale of the crisis The housing crisis hitting Birmingham is twofold.
27-08-2012 10:49
In the early hours of Monday morning, activists appalled at the crackdown on homeless beggars https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2012/08/499134.html and the council’s lack of action to create badly needed new homes seized one of Birmingham’s 11,000[4] empty properties. The group calling themselves Birmingham Tenants and Homeless Action Group issued a statement on their website[1] condemning the City Council for failing to take action to help the growing homeless population of Birmingham, which has risen by 25%[2] since 2009.
Tenants & Homeless seize abandoned council house
In the early hours of Monday morning, activists appalled at the crackdown on homeless beggars https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2012/08/499134.html and the council’s lack of action to create badly needed new homes seized one of Birmingham’s 11,000[4] empty properties. The group calling themselves Birmingham Tenants and Homeless Action Group issued a statement on their website[1] condemning the City Council for failing to take action to help the growing homeless population of Birmingham, which has risen by 25%[2] since 2009.
24-08-2012 19:53
Food not Bombs benefit gig @ Ort Cafe, Basall Heath Saturday, 1 September, 19:00 until 23:00 Entry: Suggested donation £2.00
Free Soup for the Revolution - FnB gig
Food not Bombs benefit gig @ Ort Cafe, Basall Heath Saturday, 1 September, 19:00 until 23:00 Entry: Suggested donation £2.00
19-08-2012 23:36
On Saturday 200 people attended a second protest in memory of Kingsley Burrell who died in Police Custody in March 2011.
A year after the death of Kingsley Burrell no one has been charged and his body has still not been released to his grieving family for burial and a full inquest has yet to be held.
Kingsley Burrell March for Justice, Sat 18th
On Saturday 200 people attended a second protest in memory of Kingsley Burrell who died in Police Custody in March 2011. A year after the death of Kingsley Burrell no one has been charged and his body has still not been released to his grieving family for burial and a full inquest has yet to be held.
19-08-2012 19:39
the number of homeless people attending the weekly food distribution
outside the Radision hotel on Holloway circus roundabout. Turnout dropping
from 30-40 people to less than 10 within an week.
Police arresting homeless in Birmingham
Today activists from Birmingham Food not Bombs saw a dramatic decrease inthe number of homeless people attending the weekly food distribution
outside the Radision hotel on Holloway circus roundabout. Turnout dropping
from 30-40 people to less than 10 within an week.
18-08-2012 00:35
Neuroliberation is a new campaign which aims to challenge the gambling act 2005 and raise awareness of social manifestations caused by the deregulating of the gambling industry in the UK.
Neuroliberation - challenging the gambling act 2005
Neuroliberation is a new campaign which aims to challenge the gambling act 2005 and raise awareness of social manifestations caused by the deregulating of the gambling industry in the UK.
16-08-2012 11:51
Stop G8 Planning Meeting - Birmingham 22nd September
In 2013 the UK is once again host to the G8 Summit for the first time since 2005, eight world leaders from the most powerful capitalist nations are meeting here on our home turf.
16-08-2012 10:25
Early press release below for this year's West Midlands Vegan Festival on Saturday 27th October. http://www.midlandsveganfestival.org.uk/
Crowds set to Flock to Huge Vegan Extravaganza
Early press release below for this year's West Midlands Vegan Festival on Saturday 27th October. http://www.midlandsveganfestival.org.uk/
13-08-2012 16:02
On a recent visit to see an Iraqi woman detained in Yarls wood IRC - was advised that my fingerprints and photograph needed to be taken before i could see her. This was apparently to protect the safety of people in the centre - see flyer.
Bio-metrics for visitors in UK Detention Centre
On a recent visit to see an Iraqi woman detained in Yarls wood IRC - was advised that my fingerprints and photograph needed to be taken before i could see her. This was apparently to protect the safety of people in the centre - see flyer.
12-08-2012 16:43
Anti-Puppy Farming Demo - 26th August – Please Spread the Word!
Dogs4us is a puppy warehouse. It has branches in Leeds and Manchester. Dogs4us was exposed in 2009 buying puppies from puppy mills and telling a customer who’s puppy became sick to ‘take it back for a refund’ as treating the puppy would cost to much!
08-08-2012 15:24
UK Coal plc Selling Off Prospective Opencast Sites?
The latest July review of prospective opencast sites, mainly in England provides evidence that such is the financial plight of UK Coal that it is actively seeking to sell sites it is trying to gain planing permission for.
02-08-2012 11:53
Assemble 12:00 Noon:
Summerfield Park, Icknield Port Rd Birmingham B16 OBT
March to Centenary Square, Broad Street, B1 2EA
A year after the death of Kingsley Burrell no one has been charged and his body has still not been released to his grieving family for burial.
March for Justice for Kingsley Burrell
Saturday 18th August 2012Assemble 12:00 Noon:
Summerfield Park, Icknield Port Rd Birmingham B16 OBT
March to Centenary Square, Broad Street, B1 2EA
A year after the death of Kingsley Burrell no one has been charged and his body has still not been released to his grieving family for burial.
02-08-2012 11:29
An info-talk on the persecution of 'people without papers' across Europe with a focus on Calais, a bottleneck for people coming to the UK.
Calais Migrant Solidarity: Birmingham info-talk Sunday 5th Aug
An info-talk on the persecution of 'people without papers' across Europe with a focus on Calais, a bottleneck for people coming to the UK.
20-07-2012 15:13
Miscarriages of JusticeUK (MOJUK) News Service
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Winston Green 8 - Just a Few Points
On the Friday 1st June, Justice Flaux in the absence of the jury acquitted Everton Graham and Aaron Parkins; he thought that in both cases there was no case to answer. Crown Prosecution Service appealed to the High Court and this was heard on Tuesday 12th June the appeal was upheld. Court resumed on Wednesday 13th June, with acquitted back on the indictment; jury was not told that two of the defendants had been acquitted.
Winson Green 8 - Just a Few Points
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Winston Green 8 - Just a Few Points
On the Friday 1st June, Justice Flaux in the absence of the jury acquitted Everton Graham and Aaron Parkins; he thought that in both cases there was no case to answer. Crown Prosecution Service appealed to the High Court and this was heard on Tuesday 12th June the appeal was upheld. Court resumed on Wednesday 13th June, with acquitted back on the indictment; jury was not told that two of the defendants had been acquitted.