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24-02-2013 02:34
Blockade the council house – No vote today - Save Birmingham
Meet 11am Victoria Square - form groups block entrances.
Birmingham City Council shut down our public meeting - in response we are calling on a public blockade of the council house to shut down their budget meeting where the first wave of the £625m worth of cuts over six years will be voted through.
Blockade the Council House
Blockade the council house – No vote today - Save Birmingham Meet 11am Victoria Square - form groups block entrances.
Birmingham City Council shut down our public meeting - in response we are calling on a public blockade of the council house to shut down their budget meeting where the first wave of the £625m worth of cuts over six years will be voted through.
11-02-2013 17:42
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/01/506019.html Halesowen UCU have voted for strike action.
Strike action planned for Valentines Day
Following on from the national protest on the 26th January over the sacking of four maths lecturers from Halesowen College http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/01/506019.html Halesowen UCU have voted for strike action.
05-02-2013 16:45
Birmingham Council House Balcony protest
On Monday February 4th 1:30pm a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered the city’s Council House and occupied the Balcony that overlooks Victoria Square. The group took this action in protest over the £625m cuts the council are set to approve on the 26th February. The group had previously tried writing letters to each member of the council and after receiving no replies decided to escalate their tactics by occupying the Council House Balcony.
05-02-2013 15:35
Yesterday afternoon around 1:30 a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered Birmingham City Council House and occupied the Balcony overlooking Victoria Square. The protest was against the planed £625m cuts the council are about to implement. The Labour group who have a majority on the Council were to have a private meeting later that night at 6:30 to agree these cuts ahead of the budget vote on February 26.
Photos from yesterdays Birmingham Council House Occupation and Demonstration
Yesterday afternoon around 1:30 a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered Birmingham City Council House and occupied the Balcony overlooking Victoria Square. The protest was against the planed £625m cuts the council are about to implement. The Labour group who have a majority on the Council were to have a private meeting later that night at 6:30 to agree these cuts ahead of the budget vote on February 26.
04-02-2013 15:30
This afternoon a group of protesters have occupied the balcony of Birmingham Council House in protest over £625 million worth of planned cuts.and redundancies by the local authority.
"We are up above Victoria Sq in the Council house – We are here because we have a message to communicate to the city. Follow on #SaveBirmingham"
Birmingham Council House Occupied
This afternoon a group of protesters have occupied the balcony of Birmingham Council House in protest over £625 million worth of planned cuts.and redundancies by the local authority. "We are up above Victoria Sq in the Council house – We are here because we have a message to communicate to the city. Follow on #SaveBirmingham"
29-01-2013 18:30
On Saturday 26th January the English Volunteer Force (EVF) - a splinter group from the EDL held their first ever demo in Birmingham
EVF in Birmingham
On Saturday 26th January the English Volunteer Force (EVF) - a splinter group from the EDL held their first ever demo in Birmingham
29-01-2013 17:24
A bitter dispute over the sacking of lecturers at a Midlands college looks set to worsen, as UCU members have voted unanimously to ballot for strike action
Demo and picket in support of Dismissed Halesowen College Lecturers
A bitter dispute over the sacking of lecturers at a Midlands college looks set to worsen, as UCU members have voted unanimously to ballot for strike action
29-01-2013 16:25
Vale of Evesham's first ever Vegan Fair!
Featuring lots of FREE food samples, 20 stalls, cookery demos, talks, vegan cafe and lots more...!
FREE admission - All welcome!
http://www.veganmidlands.org.uk/events/evesham13.html
Vale of Evesham Vegan Fair, Sat 23 March
Vale of Evesham's first ever Vegan Fair! Featuring lots of FREE food samples, 20 stalls, cookery demos, talks, vegan cafe and lots more...!
FREE admission - All welcome!
http://www.veganmidlands.org.uk/events/evesham13.html
29-01-2013 15:51
March on the council house - meet 5pm opposite Waterstones - the Bullring - Monday February 4th
Rally February 4th 5pm at the Bullring: Albert Bore know the score, we won’t take it anymore!
Invite your friends, colleagues, community to all come out.
The government might say the cuts have already been decided but we say it's not too late. If they won't fight it in the chambers then we'll fight it on the ground in Birmingham.
Meet at the Waterstones by the Bullring at 5pm and march on the Council House where, at 6pm, the ruling Labour councillors are planning on voting for Albert Bore's recommended cuts to our jobs and services for the 2013 budget.
Save Birmingham March on the Council House Don't let them vote through the cuts
March on the council house - meet 5pm opposite Waterstones - the Bullring - Monday February 4th Rally February 4th 5pm at the Bullring: Albert Bore know the score, we won’t take it anymore!
Invite your friends, colleagues, community to all come out.
The government might say the cuts have already been decided but we say it's not too late. If they won't fight it in the chambers then we'll fight it on the ground in Birmingham.
Meet at the Waterstones by the Bullring at 5pm and march on the Council House where, at 6pm, the ruling Labour councillors are planning on voting for Albert Bore's recommended cuts to our jobs and services for the 2013 budget.
29-01-2013 15:02
On Saturday 26th January over 200 people marched through the streets of Halesowen in solidarity with and to demand the reinstatement of four maths lectures who were fired by Halesowen College purely for their students results. However the real reason for the sackings might have more to do with the fact that all four lectures were active union members trying to improve the poor conditions they had to work in at the maths department.
Video - http://vimeo.com/58370005
National demo for the Halesowen 4
On Saturday 26th January over 200 people marched through the streets of Halesowen in solidarity with and to demand the reinstatement of four maths lectures who were fired by Halesowen College purely for their students results. However the real reason for the sackings might have more to do with the fact that all four lectures were active union members trying to improve the poor conditions they had to work in at the maths department. Video -
http://vimeo.com/58370005
24-01-2013 10:11
The English Volunteer Force, a splinter group from the EDL, are having a demo in Birmingham on Saturday, 2pm, Centenary Square. They were originally going to be there last year but they bottled it to the disgust of their fans. Even the EDL think they're muppets. Antifascists will be out to oppose them.
EVF are a bunch of dafties
The English Volunteer Force, a splinter group from the EDL, are having a demo in Birmingham on Saturday, 2pm, Centenary Square. They were originally going to be there last year but they bottled it to the disgust of their fans. Even the EDL think they're muppets. Antifascists will be out to oppose them.
13-01-2013 02:54
For the first time ever (with many more to come), the fascist numpties of the EDL were vastly outnumbered in by trees. Saving their bus and train fares, antifascist campaigners in the Midlands left the anti-Nazi campaigning in Solihull town centre to us, the natural environment. Not afraid of bad weather (like the fairweather racists), we well and truly outnumbered an inconsequential fascist rabble repetitively chanting monotonous, moronic racist crap.
EDL Outnumbered By Trees In Solihull - #edl @AntiFascistNetw
For the first time ever (with many more to come), the fascist numpties of the EDL were vastly outnumbered in by trees. Saving their bus and train fares, antifascist campaigners in the Midlands left the anti-Nazi campaigning in Solihull town centre to us, the natural environment. Not afraid of bad weather (like the fairweather racists), we well and truly outnumbered an inconsequential fascist rabble repetitively chanting monotonous, moronic racist crap.
12-01-2013 19:19
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2013/01/505316.html, a union activist and Maths Lecturer at Halesowen College, three more lecturers have been fired. All members of the Maths department, all active union members.
Three more Maths Lectures fired from Halesowen College
Following the two protests held earlier in the week over the sacking of David Muritu https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2013/01/505316.html, a union activist and Maths Lecturer at Halesowen College, three more lecturers have been fired. All members of the Maths department, all active union members.
11-01-2013 11:16
Atrocity of the Turkey's Terror War machine in Paris.
Kurdish activists said the killings were carried out by forces in the Turkish state itself who wanted to derail the talks.
Three Kurdish Women activists were shot dead in Paris
Atrocity of the Turkey's Terror War machine in Paris. Kurdish activists said the killings were carried out by forces in the Turkish state itself who wanted to derail the talks.
10-01-2013 13:50
Boycott Duchy Originals
According to the campaign group Republic, the heir to the throne, Charles Prince of Wales pays zero corporation tax on his Duchy empire. Boycott Duchy Originals until he pays his fair share of tax.
09-01-2013 18:47
"I don't agree with only one of the words you say, but I will defend to the death your right to do so!"(Voltaire),
It is controversial the relationship between freedom of expression and the degree of development of societies.
Many seek to justify the repressive character of the current regimes as a price that must be paid for achieving progress.
Throughout history, however, people fought and died for the right to speak, to question, to publish.
Brazil: the perfect freedom of expression?
"I don't agree with only one of the words you say, but I will defend to the death your right to do so!"(Voltaire), It is controversial the relationship between freedom of expression and the degree of development of societies.
Many seek to justify the repressive character of the current regimes as a price that must be paid for achieving progress.
Throughout history, however, people fought and died for the right to speak, to question, to publish.
07-01-2013 20:03
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/01/505274.html is that PC 2585 Dominic McGrath's boss wants to meet representatives from Brum's Critical Mass. Inspector Stuart Bill, or Stu Bill as he wants to be affectionately known as, has introduced himself on the Birmingham Cyclist Forum http://www.birminghamcyclist.com/forum/topics/cycling-prohibited-in-birmingham-cathedral-churchyard?commentId=3004025%3AComment%3A89469
Inspector Stuart Bill of West Midlands Police wants to meet Brum's Critical Mass
The latest in the 'cops sniffing around Birmingham Critical Mass' saga http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/01/505274.html is that PC 2585 Dominic McGrath's boss wants to meet representatives from Brum's Critical Mass. Inspector Stuart Bill, or Stu Bill as he wants to be affectionately known as, has introduced himself on the Birmingham Cyclist Forum http://www.birminghamcyclist.com/forum/topics/cycling-prohibited-in-birmingham-cathedral-churchyard?commentId=3004025%3AComment%3A89469
07-01-2013 14:35
A protest was held this morning at 8:00 outside every entrance to Halesowen College demanding justice for the Halesowen 4. David Muritu, Branch Secretary for Halesowen UCU, was dismissed from his job as Maths lecturer at Halesowen College on December 20th. The College failed to follow their own disciplinary procedure or ACAS guidelines (no evidence was presented 3 days in advance of the hearing), without anything other than deductive reasoning (his sacking was linked to results, with no regard for competency procedure or accurate review of statistical significance (his results are above national average). David has been rated as a grade 2 (good) lecturer by the College's own observation system. Three more Maths Lecturers, all of them active UCU members, face disciplinary procedures and the imminent possibility of dismissal.
Justice for the Halesowen 4
A protest was held this morning at 8:00 outside every entrance to Halesowen College demanding justice for the Halesowen 4. David Muritu, Branch Secretary for Halesowen UCU, was dismissed from his job as Maths lecturer at Halesowen College on December 20th. The College failed to follow their own disciplinary procedure or ACAS guidelines (no evidence was presented 3 days in advance of the hearing), without anything other than deductive reasoning (his sacking was linked to results, with no regard for competency procedure or accurate review of statistical significance (his results are above national average). David has been rated as a grade 2 (good) lecturer by the College's own observation system. Three more Maths Lecturers, all of them active UCU members, face disciplinary procedures and the imminent possibility of dismissal.
05-01-2013 20:32
Yesterday, Friday 4th January, witnessed a themed 'Punk as Fuck' Critical Mass on the streets of Birmingham. The mass went well from all accounts, but earlier on in the day West Midlands Police and the authorities of Birmingham Cathedral conspired to move the meeting place of the mass from the grounds of St. Philip's Cathedral to Victoria Square: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2013/01/505262.html?c=on#comments Birmingham Critical Mass has met regularly in the grounds of the Cathedral for over 15 years, approximately 7 of which have been accompanied by a small soundsystem.
PC 2858 Dominic McGrath harasses 'anti-social youth' and Brum's Critical Mass
Yesterday, Friday 4th January, witnessed a themed 'Punk as Fuck' Critical Mass on the streets of Birmingham. The mass went well from all accounts, but earlier on in the day West Midlands Police and the authorities of Birmingham Cathedral conspired to move the meeting place of the mass from the grounds of St. Philip's Cathedral to Victoria Square: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2013/01/505262.html?c=on#comments Birmingham Critical Mass has met regularly in the grounds of the Cathedral for over 15 years, approximately 7 of which have been accompanied by a small soundsystem.
05-01-2013 16:32
I thought I'd post this up here even though the Facebook group appears to be the main platform where people communicate about the mass. This platform has numerous advantages over discussing issues such as this. Namely, there is a much higher degree of anonymity on here and less of a chance of them profiling us. We can also discuss some of the issues here without the narcissistic crap associated with social networking and in terms of process we can try and ensure consensus decision making is adhered to. At this point, I'd like to point out that as far as I know, nobody has the authority to make decisions on behalf of the mass in terms of where it meets or take the initiative to liaise with cops or Church officials without the consent of the mass as a whole.
The mass last night with the 'punk as fuck' theme, as it gathered in the grounds of the Cathedral, was met by cops on bikes who distributed letters. The text of the letters is viewable on the Facebook group or if you have reservations about corporate social networking sites then you can read the letters here: http://www.birminghamcyclist.com/forum/topics/cycling-prohibited-in-birmingham-cathedral-churchyard?xg_source=activity
West Midlands Police Sniffing Around Birmingham's Critical Mass
I thought I'd post this up here even though the Facebook group appears to be the main platform where people communicate about the mass. This platform has numerous advantages over discussing issues such as this. Namely, there is a much higher degree of anonymity on here and less of a chance of them profiling us. We can also discuss some of the issues here without the narcissistic crap associated with social networking and in terms of process we can try and ensure consensus decision making is adhered to. At this point, I'd like to point out that as far as I know, nobody has the authority to make decisions on behalf of the mass in terms of where it meets or take the initiative to liaise with cops or Church officials without the consent of the mass as a whole. The mass last night with the 'punk as fuck' theme, as it gathered in the grounds of the Cathedral, was met by cops on bikes who distributed letters. The text of the letters is viewable on the Facebook group or if you have reservations about corporate social networking sites then you can read the letters here:
http://www.birminghamcyclist.com/forum/topics/cycling-prohibited-in-birmingham-cathedral-churchyard?xg_source=activity