Manchester Newswire Archive

Deportation of Patrick Mitonga Masengo

Stillshooter, 23-03-2010 19:11

Please stop the removal of Patrick Mitonga Masengo to DR Congo.
he is pictured here taking part in a Congolese Protest in Manchester on 13th March, against just this sort of happening.
He was arrested on March 19th 2010. Read more >>

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Fighting Job Cuts at MMU

Mark, 22-03-2010 20:31

A summary of upcoming actions opposing cut cuts at Manchester Metropolitan University Read more >>

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Open letter to the UAF

Distant friend of the UAF., 22-03-2010 17:52

This is a call to all UAF supporters to seriously reconsider their approach to dealing with the EDL. Read more | 27 comments >>

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BNP Organisers Come Clean Over EDL Involvement

Investigator, 22-03-2010 14:28

As British authorities are accused of turning a blind eye to fascist racial incitement and street violence, there is damning evidence BNP organisers are, as suspected, using the EDL to do the BNP's dirty work by plotting race riots in multicultural areas.
Read more | 24 comments >>

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police tactics in Bolton at EDL/UAF demos

nerd, 21-03-2010 23:25

More things to note on police public order strategies used in Bolton.

I'd have posted this as a comment to  https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/03/447891.html where there's a good video, but it's descended into usual tangential comment nonsense! Read more | 4 comments >>

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Anti-fascist protest leader arrested ahead of protest

nazikicker, 20-03-2010 15:14

The media is reporting an arrest for 'conspiracy to commit violent disorder' - BEFORE the EDL protest and counter-protest in Bolton. Read more | 37 comments >>

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Council failing to deliver affordable housing

MULE, 19-03-2010 23:10

Manchester City Council is delivering just 13 per cent of affordable housing required in the area, according to homeless charity Shelter’s new ‘Housing League Table’ website. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Scotland: fear and loathing grips McBNP

Diva, 18-03-2010 15:59

Trouble up North Read more | 3 comments >>

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Demo Against Deportation

Pinkolady, 14-03-2010 11:30

Congolese asylum seekers held a protest against forced removals in the centre of Manchester on Saturday 13th. Read more | 2 comments >>

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CONGOLESE DEMO in Manchester

Stillshooter, 13-03-2010 18:47

Congolese Protesting against deportations, theft of mineral resources, President Kabila and Western Media silence. Read more | 6 comments >>

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Social Centres in a Time of Crisis

Social Centre, 12-03-2010 16:36

A weekend of workshops, discussions and socialising for everyone with an interest in radical autonomous social centres. Read more >>

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Coal Mining Heritage and Issues March 12-14th 2010, Newcastle

Arthur Scargill, 11-03-2010 11:58

Coal mining has never been more important around the world than it is today, and it looks set to expand further on a global scale. In this context energy debates, coal mining communities and associated issues and so on, need further examination. Read more >>

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Greek Revolt updates March 9th & 10th 2010

athens, chania, kavala, aegina, pirea, 10-03-2010 21:29

the updates for 9th & 10th of march, many actions to mobilize for tomorrows general strike, 35year old anarchist killed by police, against ordered cop-attack 2000 came to protect the street-blockade of sacked olymic airways workers, more occupations, there is 500 billions of greek money around that proves the lies of crisis and measures, it's class war from above that meets his answers Read more >>

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Strangeways prison riot, April 1st 1990

Freedom Press, 10-03-2010 12:30

Twenty years ago the very day after the Poll Tax riot erupted in Trafalgar Square prisoners in Manchester’s oldest jail took control of the chapel for the start of what was to become the biggest riot and longest rooftop protest in British penal history and triggered a wave of revolt in over twenty other prisons across the country. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Welfare Reform: who will it affect?

MULE, 10-03-2010 10:29

As part of MULE’s feature on the Welfare Reform Bill, set to be trialled in Greater Manchester towards the end of 2010, we look at who’s likely to be hit hardest by the Government’s latest welfare-cutting masterplan. Read more | 1 comment >>

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AMAZING: Hardcore Nazis Invited To Attend EDL Rallies

Truth Seeker, 10-03-2010 04:29

Liam Pinkham posting on the hardline national socialist chat site VNN, has just posted an insight into why the himself and Hitler-loving cohort Wigan Mike are always seen on EDL marches. His allegations are fatally damaging to the repeated "we are not neo-nazis" propaganda that Trevor Kelway and friends post regularly throughout the internet.


There's far more to it than that in an expose which if true, threatens to cast doubts on the continual rantings of EDL internet trolls that they are not nazis. Read more | 8 comments >>

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EDL Yobs Urinate On Westminster Abbey

Armitage Skanks, 09-03-2010 00:17

If desecrating Nottingham Castle was not enough, on Friday the 5th of March, whilst in London to pay homage to their far right extremist prophet Geert Wilders, the "patriotic crusaders of England's cultural heritage" paid their ultimate respect to one of England's most historic sacred Christian sites, deluging Westminster Abbey with gallons of filthy urine.

Read more | 38 comments >>

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Asylum Seeking Playwright released from detention

MULE, 07-03-2010 10:44

MULE has been following the story of community campaigner and playwright Lydia Besong since December, when she was taken into detention just days after her debut play premiered at The Zion Centre in Hulme. Read more >>

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Strangeways Prison Riot

underclassrising.net, 04-03-2010 15:23

– 20 YEARS ON BUT ALAN LORD STILL IN GAOL Read more | 5 comments >>

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Unemployed Workers Unions spring up from Salford initiative

MULE, 02-03-2010 20:03

MULE spoke to Alex Halligan, one of the founders of the first modern-day Unemployed Workers’ Union, in Salford. The phenomenon is now sweeping the country, 80 years after the Battle of Bexley Square. Read more | 2 comments >>

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