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Cardiff Unemployed Disco: The Jobless Party in Wales

22-12-2010 19:50

A short report of the recent unemployed cultural convention in west Cardiff

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International Migrants' Day- Stop The Crackdown!

22-12-2010 09:32

The organizers and participants of migrant workers rally on 18th December (to mark the "Int'l Migrants Day") in Seoul adopted the following "2010 Declaration of the Human Rights of Migrants":
Towards a New World without Discrimination and Exploitation!
 http://blog.jinbo.net/CINA/?m=2006-02

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Occupation of Working Class Life and Music Festival

20-12-2010 23:55

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), Joan Bakewell, has agreed to judge the shortlist of the Working Class Life and Music Festival Short Story Competition of the "Working Class Life & Music Festival".
 http://www.workingclassmusic.org.uk/2010/10/joan-bakewell-to-judge-festival-competition/

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Tax dodgers shut down again

20-12-2010 02:14

My Public Library Pay Your Tax So It Can Stay Open
It was the last weekend before Christmas, the busiest time, the cash bells ringing, then came the snow. It was the last weekend before Christmas, UK Uncut had decided to target the tax dodgers, shut down as many retail stores as posible, then came the snow.

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Cardiff's 1st Unemployed Disco

18-12-2010 17:28

UNEMPLOYED DISCO COMING SOON --- fed up of looking for that non existent job, come and dance your recession blues away at Cardiff's first ever daytime disco for the unemployed!!!

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Heinz Means Strikes In Wigan

17-12-2010 13:01

Workers at the Heinz factory in Wigan stopped work on Wednesday, leading to the production of an estimated 2 million fewer cans of beans and other foods. They are striking against a below-inflation pay offer, which has been combined with attacks on sick pay and changes to the bonus scheme.

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CPS blunders led to 'travesty of justice'

16-12-2010 17:51

A litany of mistakes by Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) lawyers in a work-related death case amount to a gross miscarriage of justice, campaigners said today.

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WE’VE GOT THE RAGE ! General Strike in Greece

16-12-2010 09:16

Nationwide report from the General Strike in Greece, December 15th 2010

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New anti-police tactic direct from Athens: Fire extinguishers!

16-12-2010 00:09

As was pointed out tonight on the excellent Occupied London blog from Greece, 'One of the most empowering elements of today’s demonstration was peoples’ sheer anger and their willingness to fight back at the police repression and to defend their right to be on the streets. New tactics, including the incredibly successful use of fire extinguishers in keeping police away from demonstrator blocks, is surely a legacy for the struggles to come'.

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Spanish air controllers :A brief wildcat strike takes the Spanish skies by storm

14-12-2010 23:31

Desscription of the recent wildcat strike staged in Spain by air controllers.

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Italy: Demos, blockades and riots everywhere today

14-12-2010 19:25

Rome
Today was the 2nd vote of No Confidence in the Berlusconi government. He survived by two votes. Across Italy, students, school kids and workers took the the streets to protest Berlusconi but also against the continuing neo-liberal education reforms. In Rome there were major clashes that saw the most heavy rioting seen in Italy since Genova in 2001. As well as this, economic blockades and occupations were put in place at many train stations, the port of Palermo and even on the runway of an airport in Sicily.

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National Day of Protest Against Welfare & Housing Benefit Cuts - December 15th

14-12-2010 18:17

Take action now to defend the Welfare State. We will not pay for their crisis.

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NCAFC STALINISM - 'Professional Activists' stifling The Peasants' Revolt

14-12-2010 14:23

It seems as they are sitting there in their middle class comfortable rooms saying to themselves... "I know something you don't know"... And already they have begun to form parties, to say to people "don't go to other protests" - we are supposed to run to them for protection just like "the party" protects under Stalinism

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Collected pics from dayx3 fees vote demo

13-12-2010 11:24

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Collected pics from demotix photojournalism website - all galleries credited below:

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Vodafone tax protest made me smile

12-12-2010 23:46

Vodafone unpaid tax

It made me smile to see tax dodging corporation Vodafone shoot themselves in the foot.

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Sheffield Anti-Cuts Alliance: Communiqué No.1

12-12-2010 22:23

Communiqué No.1 to our supporters 6th December 2010

Please note that the Sheffield Anti-Cuts Alliance Steering Committee will have its first meeting on Tuesday 14th December at 7pm at the Trades & Labour Club on Talbot Street (downstairs room).

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Eye-witness report back from the Middle East, 14 December

12-12-2010 19:32

7.30pm, Tuesday 14 December
The Ship, 68 Borough Rd, Southwark, London, SE1 1DX

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National Troll A Tory Day! – December 15th

12-12-2010 12:07


For all those unable to attend the National Day of Action Against Benefit Cuts we are pleased to present the first National Troll A Tory Day* on December 15th 2010.

 http://benefitclaimantsfightback.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/national-day-of-protest-against-welfare-housing-benefit-cuts/

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A to Barclays (Oxford)

11-12-2010 00:05

On Saturday 27th November, around 600 Oxford workers, pensioners and students protested against the cuts. It looked set to be a routine A to B march, but the mood was lively, and some surprises were in store!

Article taken from Issue 2 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
 http://oxfly.theoarc.org.uk