UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive
Mental Health Act Silences Litigant in Person - Maurice Kirk South Wales Police
31-08-2009 21:29
Workers' Fightback 16: Council pool occupied in Somerset, Postie Wildcats, China
30-08-2009 22:34
We support... rank and file workers' struggles against the chaotic profit system!We believe... workers know how to run our workplaces far better than business people, the government, or trade union leaders!
We aim for... workers' control over our own jobs and our own lives!
Reflections on Peaceful Protest and Constitutional Dialogue in San Pedro Sula, H
30-08-2009 22:09
"As a result, the political demand of the protest is simple: reinstate Zelaya as the legitimate president and permit the constitutional referendum."Bristol anarchist bookfair - programme now online
29-08-2009 23:22
New Labour, the market state, and the end of welfare
29-08-2009 21:00
Noam Chomsky Meets with Chavez in Venezuela
29-08-2009 16:02
"Chomsky said the growing disappointment with the Obama administration in the U.S. was predictable because the corporate media marketed Obama's presidential candidacy on the slogan of "Change We Can Believe In" but omitted concrete proposals for effective changes, and the Obama administration has since shown an incapacity to institute such changes."Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
NOborder Camp Lesvos BREAKING NEWS
29-08-2009 15:36
This is happening right now (14pm greek time): Refugees detained in Pagani have broken the locks of the gates and are out in the yard, so still inside Pagani. They refuse to get back into their cells and demand their immediate release. Outside are 50 noborders and counting. We’ll keep you updated.The passion for freedom is stronger than any prison!
Student abducted on International Day of Disappeared
29-08-2009 11:20
BNP councillor defends party after members burn gollywog at festival
29-08-2009 09:42
Paul Golding, British National Party councillor for the St Mary’s ward in Swanley, has condemned members who were shown performing the mock trial of the gollywog.
Devon housing association installs spy cameras in flats
29-08-2009 08:42
The Riviera Housing Trust in Torquay is fitting over 100 cameras in corridors and staircases at its flats in Pendennis Rd. They claim it is to improve security, but residents have accused them of Big Brother tactics. The cameras will cost £375,000 and rents may be increased to pay for them."Anti-fascism isn't working" - spot on article in Red Pepper
28-08-2009 12:15
critique of uk anti-fascism and it's failure and suggestions as to a way forwardThe Amey case: Burn your bridges, save your dignity
28-08-2009 08:56
Two of the workers sacked by Amey in September 2008, who had fought for reinstatement and compensation, recently lost their legal battle, which had lasted almost a year.Rose-Jane & Natale Must stay!
28-08-2009 07:12
Human Rights Activists Outraged that Scientology Cult Founder Compared to Gandhi
28-08-2009 05:23
Human rights activists are shocked that the Scientology criminal organization has declared its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, to have been as great a humanitarian as Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, and Mahatma Gandhi - or even a greater humanitarian.FERNANDO LUGO Y LAS NARCO DAMISELAS DEL CAMBIO
28-08-2009 00:25
Important interview with the Honduran resistance
27-08-2009 19:16
"Hondurans want a new constitution/society."Lammas Ecovillage, Wales gets Planning Approval (finally!)
27-08-2009 11:48
Crisis = Cuts! Strike at Tower Hamlets College now
27-08-2009 10:52
On 5 June the Principal of Tower Hamlets College, Michael Farley, emailed staff a document called ‘Securing the Future’ that hit us like a shockwave. The ensuing 30 day ‘consultation process’ left us with the following:Human Rights Prize Awarded to Western Saharan Campaigner
27-08-2009 09:26
Direct Action; USA, Canada, Uruguay & Spain
27-08-2009 00:52
22nd-26th AugustIS YOUR LOCAL FUR FARM MISSING ITS FARMER? (USA, Canada)
CRUEL BUSINESSES GLUED AND PAINTED (Uruguay)
TIRES FLATTENED ON LIVESTOCK TRUCK (Spain)