UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

Far left is helpless to stop the rise of the BNP

03-05-2006 18:15

Anarchists, socialists, communists, social democrats and liberals do not seem to grasp the issues fuelling the rise of the BNP among the white working class.

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More Pictures of May Day weekend Crticial Mass and Demo

03-05-2006 16:47

Here, (finally!) are some more images from Saturday's May Day Weekend Demonstration and Critical Mass Bike ride.

I'd taken nearly 200 photos, which is why it's taken this long to sift through them!

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Mersey May Day 2006

02-05-2006 20:51

This year, Merseyside's May Day celebrations crossed the water to Liverpool.

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May Day Autonomous Bloc

02-05-2006 14:32

Between 500 and 1000 people marched at the back of the London May Day march in an 'Autonomous Bloc' behind an anti-capitalist banner from The Square Occupied Social Centre. Report with pictures.

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London May Day Parade Photos

02-05-2006 14:02

Pictures and text on the May Day March in London, 2006.

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FILM: WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE

02-05-2006 12:53

The above film was shown yesterday to a small crowd in the delightfully bohemian bonhomie of Tchi Ovna, Otago Lane, Glasgow

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Mayday London 2006 - Mainstream Media Coverage

02-05-2006 11:53

A few of the articles covering Mayday in London 2006 are below.

Two of the articles were accompanied by pictures of police pushing or grabbing at people on the autonomous bloc, despite no mention of the bloc, or the sound system incident being contained within the articles:

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LONDON MAYDAY 2006 VIDEO

02-05-2006 11:44

A quick impression of Mayday in London.

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London Citizens Workers' Association

01-05-2006 22:23

Today saw the launch of a new organisation to support low-wage and migrant workers across London, backed by faith organisations, trade unions and social justice organisations.

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Immigration and May Day, from Chicago

01-05-2006 21:59

Chicago is the birth place of 'May Day', but today's march demonstrated a disconnect between the current low paid workers demanding recognition within the system, and what we have grown globally to understand May Day as celebrating.

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Gate Gourmet and some other banners

01-05-2006 21:45

Mayday banners are like a walk through history. Here are only four pics, including probably one of the youngest banners: The Gate Gourmet worker's.

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London Mayday Soundscape

01-05-2006 20:49

Lots of sounds on the mayday march in London. Some even sung the international.

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Round up of London Mayday

01-05-2006 20:45

Brief round up on Mayday in London - More reports and links to follow.

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Photos: May Day Demo (London)

01-05-2006 20:25

Photos: May Day Demo (London)

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Coffee, Biscuits and Solidarity!

01-05-2006 19:51

It Asda be May Day!
To Mark the May Day Bank Holiday, some activists went to offer coffee, biscuits and solidarity to staff working on this public holiday!

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Autonomous Bloc penned in again at Mayday rally.

01-05-2006 19:14

Police today used common law powers of "preventing a breach of the peace" to exclude the wholly peaceful autonomous bloc from entering Trafalgar Square. Their attempts to spark a confrontation however - including confiscating their sound system - failed.

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Short Audio Reports from London Mayday Interfaith Rally supporting Migrants

01-05-2006 18:41

Three short audio report and some speech audio from the Mayday interfaith rally held outside Westminster Cathedral in support of migrant workers.

(nb files are MP3 phone reports)

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Collected Pics of Mayday in London 2006

01-05-2006 18:26

Pics from the start of the morning critical mass, the trade union march start point and along the route, including the autonomous bloc. The police flanked the autonomous bloc the whole way along the march, before preventing them entering Trafalger Square and steaming into the crowd to pull out a sound system - which was erm, all a bit un-necessary.

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Extra tea for mayday

01-05-2006 14:48

On Mayday, a group of Cambridge activists, armed only with a couple of thermoses and some home made biscuits, visited ASDA to give extra tea breaks to the workers forced to work on Mayday.

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May Day in London - Time line

01-05-2006 14:03

reports from the demo in london