UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive
The Coming War on the Occupy Movement
18-11-2011 11:43
November 17, 2011As I begin to write this, Occupy Oakland circulates in a by-now familiar pattern: forced from the camp at the break of day, the occupiers reconvened as they have done before on the steps of the Public Library. Later, they will attempt to close a repeating circuit that stretches a short six blocks along 14th Street between City Hall and the Library.
This circuit, moreover, is one which draws its familiarity not only from recent weeks, but also from the early moments of what is a single cycle of struggle spanning years: it was down 14th Street that Oakland Police pursued us during the first rebellion, on January 7th of 2009, that greeted the murder of Oscar Grant. And it was in front of the same Public Library that I crouched behind a bush as an armored personnel carrier sped past, only to sprint off as heavily-clad militarized police-troops dismounted to chase myself and others on foot.
It has become all too apparent that the Occupy Movement is under attack, and that even my title is wholly insufficient: this war is not “coming,” this war has already begun.
An open letter to social justice activists, from an anti-psychiatry campaigner
18-11-2011 11:27
Not enough is being done to challenge the prejudice and exclusion of people labelled by the state as having "mental disorders" This issue affects all of us; it's time to get informed.Democracy & Capitalism - Reform and Revolt.
18-11-2011 01:21
Fortnum and Mason protesters found guilty
17-11-2011 18:33
The Defendants released the following statement:
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Fortnum and Mason 145 - 10 found guilty
17-11-2011 18:10
FM145: Defiant statement from the defendants outside of court
17-11-2011 14:52
Fortnum and Mason UK Uncut protesters found guilty
17-11-2011 12:44
A group of protesters who occupied Fortnum and Mason during a demonstration in March have been found guilty of aggravated trespass.A Month of Festive Action Against Atos and the Benefit Cuts
17-11-2011 11:40
Everywhere!
Join us in December for a month of protests, actions and demonstrations against poverty pimps Atos and the condem government’s Welfare Reform Bill.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122853381158514
Some Critical Notes on the General Strike in Oakland, California USA
17-11-2011 03:25
Remember, remember, the second of November -- and what needs to be done a lot better the next time around...OWS Solidarity: Occupy DC storms DC offices of Bloomfield, hits US Conference of Mayors
16-11-2011 16:59
The sickening November 15 police raid on Occupy Wall Street, complete with videotaped beatings,cries out for payback. Late afternoon the same day, Occupy DC stormed into the Victor Building on 9th st, housing the DC offices of Bloomfield Office properties, "owner" of Zucatti Park the home base of Occupy Wall Street.Occupy DC's arrival seemed to take Bloomfield by complete surprise, as the door was unlocked, allowing protesters to swarm into the building, reinforced lead banner and all, until no more would fit in the first floor hallway. I do not know if anyone tried to get upstairs or otherwise further into the building to the actual offices of Bloomfield Office Properties.
Defend Education – day of action in Birmingham, Nov 23rd
16-11-2011 14:59
Billy Bragg at Occupy Sheffield
15-11-2011 13:37
Palestinian Freedom Riders
15-11-2011 13:03
Information on the COP17 conference Durban 28 November - 8 December 2011
15-11-2011 12:55
UKZN to accommodate alternative COP17 civil society eventsThe University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has been identified as the site of this year’s COP17 alternative space, known as the ‘People’s Space’, where national and international civil society will come together around the global issue of climate change.
4 More Unions Vote YES to Strike on 30th November
15-11-2011 00:27
4 more unions announced positive ballot results for strike action over pensions today – FDA and Prospect, who both represent civil servants, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and the Society of Radiographers.Mic checked - How Occupy Wall St Occupies Your Heart (good read)
14-11-2011 17:53
First, you tried drinking a lot, in bars, with your friends, or people who seemed like they could be your friends. But it was expensive, and you kept getting up late for work. So you tried online dating, and went to wine bar after wine bar, tapas restaurants and gallery openings, until finally you found someone to bunker down with for awhile. That ended, or perhaps never really began, and next you tried reading critical theory at night, a glass of wine by your side.Italy and the end of representative democracy
14-11-2011 14:53
One thing the papers seem to be as one refusing to comment on or even report, is the fact that an unelected group has been handed control of the country. Economist and new ruler of Italy Mario Monti has not been elected to rule and the Italian public has in no way endorsed the technocratic model, Monti, or his cronies.Heroin Adverts in Spanish Newspapers BAYER ad images from 1912
14-11-2011 14:28
Time and History are Proving that the EZLN were Right
13-11-2011 15:07
Translation of an article by Jaime Martínez Veloz, originally published in the Mexican daily newspaper La Jornada.Governments give everything to the transnationals again.