London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

04-07-2013 13:53

Fight workfare - Sheffield, Brighton, Glasgow, London and everywhere!

Boycott Workfare's national week of action is coming up soon, with events confirmed for Sheffield, Brighton, Glasgow and London, and more on the way. Read more >>

02-07-2013 13:27

Eviction Brixton

We are 75 people living in six blocks of flats in central Brixton who are facing eviction from our homes on July 15th. We live in property that Lambeth Council has not maintained or looked after for the past thirty years. Lambeth council is pushing ahead with its plan to drive more of us out of Brixton, to develop private housing, only affordable for the ultra rich. Now we are being ripped out of our homes to make space for ‘corporate clients’ (see letter below). Foxton’s will charge people upwards of £2000/week to stay in our flats and/or they will sell them for half a million pounds.

21-06-2013 11:36

Brazil Is Kicking Off...BTW!

It appears that the situation in Brazil has not yet attracted a proper mention on the news feed of IndyMedia, so I thought I had better bring it to peoples attention, in case for some reason, they had not heard that hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting in hundreds of towns and cities against corruption, the stupendous costs of the world cup next year and the olympics two years later. Read more >>

20-06-2013 11:48

Is #nosecondnightout just another Tory scam?

So, the night before last whilst out walking my dog, I found a guy sleeping in the gardens behind my tower block. Last night he came back. After an internet search I found details for No Second Night Out (NSNO) who claim that they:

focus on helping those who find themselves rough sleeping on the streets of London for the first time. We will ensure there is a rapid response to new rough sleepers, and will provide an offer that means they do not have to sleep out for a second night...

Elsewhere on the site , we are informed that:

Homelessness charity Broadway has won the £5 million two-year contract to take on the mayor of London’s no second night out project from June this year. Howard Sinclair, chief executive of Broadway, said: ‘We are committed to ending rough sleeping in the capital and by working in partnership on this tender – and by expanding the service to south London – we are confident that the great strides we have already made to ease homelessness problems in London will continue.’

So, is this expensive scheme involving Mayor Boris and a homeless NGO a good thing, or is it is just more spin which sees the Tories handing out cashpayers money, with little positive result to be gained? And yes, of course the question is rhetorical......

18-06-2013 20:31

Call for signatures in support of the Week of Worldwide Action

EUROPEAN PRONOUNCEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE WEEK OF WORLDWIDE ACTION “JUAN VÁZQUEZ GUZMÁN LIVES! THE BACHAJÓN STRUGGLE CONTINUES!” FROM TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH TO TUESDAY, JULY 2ND, 2013 Read more >>

18-06-2013 08:57

Celebrate 2years of active solidarity by Bristol Defendant Solidarity

Bristol Defendant Solidarity (BDS) was formed in the aftermath of the street resistance in Stokes Croft in late April 2011. That resistance occurred when the state acted to defend a newly opened Tesco shop on Cheltenham Rd which had been the focus of widespread community opposition.

Now after 2 years of active solidarity work since its formation, Bristol Defendant Solidarity, with a little help from Kebele Sound Collective, present a benefit night of international radical hip hop, rap and conscious beats.
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16-06-2013 00:23

huge turkish solidarity protest in harringay as taksim square cleared

despite a police ban, more than 2000 protestors marched to wood green in north london on saturday night as news was coming in of massive repression in istanbul Read more >>

09-06-2013 09:32

Stop G8 Convergence Space Going Well

Bringing Anarchism back to Soho! The Convergence Space has kicked off well - but more people needed! Read more >>

05-06-2013 18:08

Dissident Island Radio - 17 May 2013 - Episode 119

Check out the latest show from Dissident Island Read more >>

05-06-2013 10:21

#J11 Carnival Against Capitalism mass action

The #J11 Carnival Against Capitalism mass action will start at 12 noon on Tuesday June 11th, the meet-up points will be:

North, Oxford Circus click here for directions -

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/stations/1000173.aspx
South, Piccadilly Circus - click here for directions -

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/stations/1000179.aspx

the action will finish with a ‘street party’ at 5:30pm, the location will be announced on the day.

This action will only be as effective as the people participating in them. We have not negotiated with the police and we will not be controlled. If we look after each other, stay mobile, don’t get caught in kettles and are ready to make quick decisions about what to do next we can make the most of the day

see you on the streets Read more >>

04-06-2013 06:51

join the challenge to iain duncan smith - sign the pettion on his £53-a-week lie

The Mail on Sunday has hired the Rightwing "insider" from the even more Right-wing SPECTATOR. Their boast this past weekend was that IDS would never budge on his
ferocious attack against the poor and the have-nots..
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31-05-2013 11:23

The Daily Mail, Michael Adebolajo, the BNP & Harrow Mosque

Conveniently ignoring embarrassing facts like the long-term pattern of Daily Mail support for far-right politics, and BNP chairman Nick Griffin's famous support for Libyan terrorist Colonel Gaddafi etc, the Daily Mail, ITV and BNP are misrepresenting the presence of Michael Adebolajo at a counter-protest to defend Harrow Mosque in 2009 (a counter-protest which was in fact also supported by Tory councillors). Read more >>

27-05-2013 23:10

Solidarity benefit for Greek autonomous spaces and social fighters

BGSG presents a solidarity event in Bristol to raise awareness and funds in an attempt to support social struggles and social movements in Greece. Read more >>

27-05-2013 20:48

Brighton squat trial - longer update

One squatter convicted, two walk free. An appeal for the one has already been launched... Read more >>

27-05-2013 11:49

Callout for South London Eviction Resistance, Tuesday 28/5/13

Patmos Lodge, a squat of 2+years with 100 residents due for eviction this Tuesday morning Read more >>

23-05-2013 15:31

Hurley tramples on half a million Chechens

Please let Elizabeth Hurley know what you think of her and another scumbag french actor Gerard Depardieu going to Chechniya to make a film.

We don't know how much she's been paid, but half a million dead Chechniyan people killed by its present president will have put most actors from touching Ramzan Kadyrov with a barge pole. Read more >>

23-05-2013 14:28

Brighton squat trial resumes tomorrow

The squat trial which began in April resumes tomorrow in Brighton, come down to see s144 get the bashing it deserves. Read more >>

20-05-2013 11:57

Facebook Bans Message to Peter Jackson About Filming Bilderberg Protests

Eco-warriors and other anti-capitalist protesters are preparing for massive protests against the Bilderberg Conference at the Grove hotel at Watford England from 5 to 9 June 2013 where presidents and prime ministers will secretly meet the bankers and corporate leaders who illegally employ them just one week before the G8 summit in Ireland.
Most of the mainstream media is refusing to publish or broadcast any news about the protests against the secret world government of the Bilderberg Group and even Facebook has banned a message to Peter Jackson proposing the filming of the reality TV show for the children about the imminent extinction of the human race by global warming as a result of the burning of fossil fuels.
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14-05-2013 16:09

Boris Johnson needs to stop uttering rubbish for Big Biz agenda

The Plug for Boris Johnson via BIg Biz agenda hype Xrail 2 has got to be seen in
the context of the severe economic hardship that so many people across London and the South East are experiencing. Read more >>

12-05-2013 15:15

David Graeber talks in London, Tuesday 21 May.

'Culture as creative refusal' a talk and discussion led by David Graeber (author of Debt: the first 5000 years).

Tuesday, May 21 6.15–9.00 pm.
Venue: The St Martinʼs Community Centre
43 Carol St, London NW1 0HT (2 minutes from Camden tube)

http://www.radicalanthropologygroup.org
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