UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

Extinction Festival at the Extinction Eco-Village near Combe Haven Valley

18-03-2013 18:27

The eco-warriors in Britain plan to hold the EXTINCTION FESTIVAL this summer at the Extinction Eco-Village on a farm near Combe Haven Valley where the government and East Sussex County Council are now getting ready to build the Bexhill to Hastings link road which the road protesters are turning into the Second Battle of Hastings.

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Eco-Warriors Defeat Tory Council Thugs in the Second Battle of Enfield

18-03-2013 17:24

A small army of High Court bailiffs, security men, tow truck drivers, and Enfield council officials who tried to steal more vehicles belonging to the children's charity that is building a school in Gambia, failed in their latest attempt to evict the Working Class Heroes from our derelict squatted MOT service station site on Thursday 7 March 2013.

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Sheffield action against library closures and workfare, 23rd March

18-03-2013 12:59

This Saturday, we'll be taking to the streets to defend our libraries and take action against forced unpaid work. Join us!

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get involved! - Come to the Stop G8 Network Meeting in London

11-03-2013 20:55

StopG8 is organising a week of action, including workshops, gigs and cultural events in June. There is also a major day of action on Tuesday 11 June, 'J11 – Carnival against Capitalism'. There's lots to do and we need more people to get involved.

Hate meetings?! No problem, we want people to come and take on jobs, you don't have to sit around in big groups discussing things. The next national meeting will be in London on 6th and 7th April (venue tba, see network23.org/stopg8/), we'll arrange the agenda so you can come along and get involved without spending hours in meetings.

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I’ll miss Hugo Chavez

10-03-2013 02:03

I’ll miss Hugo. When I first was introduced to him in Porto Alegre in 2003, he greeted me, “Mi padre,” and said he learned a lot from me. I was dubious about this and thought he was simply buttering me up, like any two-bit politician. Then he started telling me what he learned from Development Debacle, Deglobalization, and Dark Victory. I was stupefied; the guy actually read my stuff!

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Chatham House report about the EDL

08-03-2013 17:51

A new report has been published about the EDL, which is described as one that "challenges stereotypes about the English Defence League and the wider counter-Jihad network" –

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The eco-warriors are all legal observers engaging in police liaison

06-03-2013 01:49

The eco-warriors' guide to police liaison and legal observing at the Bexhill to Hastings link road protest where the Second Battle of Hastings at Combe Haven Valley is already attracting worldwide media attention.

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Birmingham Anti-Cuts Conference – Saturday 16th March

05-03-2013 11:44

Calling all residents of Birmingham for a city wide anti-cuts conference.

4pm – 6pm
Saturday 16th March

***LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED***

***AGENDA FORTHCOMING***

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Welcome to the EXTINCTION ECO-VILLAGE Earth Fair Consumer Revolt

28-02-2013 20:03

The Extinction Eco-Village campaign SUPPORT SITE for the Bexhill to Hastings link road protest in East Sussex will be created by the eco-warriors transforming an area of wasteland with solar power, wind turbines, Tesla free energy, permaculture, compost toilets, earth ships, and a comprehensive programme of tree planting and wildlife protection.

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Council Have Voted Through £102m Cuts – Blockade & Demonstration Is Not The End

28-02-2013 18:44

reposted from Birmingham Against the Cuts, full article here with links:

https://birminghamagainstthecuts.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/birmingham-council-have-voted-through-102m-of-cuts-todays-blockade-and-demonstration-is-not-the-end/

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More photos of Council House Blockade

28-02-2013 18:31

On Tuesday 26th February Save Birmingham protesters blockaded the Council House in an attempt to stop Councillors from entering the Council House to vote through £100m worth of cuts for the year ahead.

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Photos from Birmingham Council House blockade

26-02-2013 15:16

Activists from across Birmingham have been blockading all entrances to the Council House since 11am, trying to physically prevent Councillors from entering for the budget meeting, where the cuts will be undemocratically voted through. Not surprisingly, most Councillors were not willing to engage with them in debate. The police have helped push the cuts through by forcibly attempting to break up the blockade and escorting the Councillors to the art museum entrance, which is linked to the Council House. Activists attempted to blockade these alternative entrances, but the police kept finding new ways to get Councillors inside. One activist managed to find a way inside the Council House during the meeting, and heckled Albert Bore before being carried out by security.

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Council House Blockaded

26-02-2013 09:29

Early this morning before the Council House opened and hours before the publicly announced blockade at 11am, protesters barricaded the Council House main entrances.

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Join The Sue Ryder Rolling Online Picket and Help Stop Workfare!

25-02-2013 14:50

Join an online, rolling picket of workfare exploiters Sue Ryder #shameonsue

Starts: Now
Ends: When Sue Ryder pull out of all forms of workfare.

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It’s Time To Shut The City Down – Day Of Action Against Council Cuts, 26th Feb

24-02-2013 21:24

On 26th February Birmingham City Council meet to vote on the 2013/4 budget, with £102m of cuts. There will be a day of action to protest the planned cuts, following on from the council house balcony occupation.

12:30-1:30 Picket of the council house

2pm Budget meeting starts

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The Great Tax-Cut Experiment and Corporate Taxes as % of Profits

22-02-2013 19:29

Comparisons with Other Countries: Americans pay a smaller proportion of total income in taxes than do people in any other advanced capitalist economy. As recently as the late 1960s, taxes accounted for as high a share of national income in the United States as in Western European countries. After decades of tax cuts, however, the United States now stands out for its low taxes and small government

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'Fighting For Ourselves' SolFed Book Launches Scotland Thurs. 28th Feb. & Fri. 1

21-02-2013 21:07

Edinburgh Thursday 28th February 8p.m.-9.30p.m.

Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, 17 West Montgomery Place, EH7 5HA

http://www.facebook.com/events/485857831450575/

Glasgow Friday 1st March 7p.m.-9p.m.

Glasgow Social Centre, Basement, Garnethill MultiCultural Centre, 21 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RE

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/events/132310493602348/

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One Common Struggle: publicity for StopG8 action week June 10-18

20-02-2013 21:25

Call-out for week of resistance 10-18 June. Spread the word. Get leaflets to download, print and distribute in your area.

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Propaganda for the 2013 Bristol anarchist bookfair available now

20-02-2013 17:03

Roll up roll up it's yer Bristol anarchist bookfair propaganda extravaganza - words and images to inspire action, and of course to seduce you along to the bookfair!

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THE GENERAL STRIKE: Myth and Misconceptions.

20-02-2013 16:39

In face of increasing austerity and crisis, the question of a General Strike has again been placed on the agenda of many workers in many countries. However, there is much myth and many misconceptions concerning this tactic. This article considers the opinion of Rosa Luxemburg and an example from the history of inter-war struggles in the UK.