UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

Class War Video

05-11-2007 12:30

Here's a short video of the CLASSWAR demo, where approx fifty protesters were pushed around by 500 police, in a protest to highlight the ever increasing gap between the rich and the poor and the outrage at gentrification pushing us out of our working class areas to make way for new crappy yuppie luxury flats.

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Please help Zola - Threatened with deportation after 16 years in the UK

05-11-2007 06:50

Nokuzola Zola Gidi, 53, has been resident in Swansea for 16 years. She left South Africa with her (now ex) husband who was an African National Congress (ANC) activist. Throughout virtually all her time here, Zola has supported herself by working a variety of cleaning jobs, often three at a time, and on minimum wage, despite severe and chronic back problems.

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Keep Constance and Andreas in Cardiff

05-11-2007 06:34

Constance Nzeneu is an asset to the Cardiff community where she has lived for 2 years and three months. Her son Andreas was born here. Andreas's father is German. He works in between Germany and the UK, and they have an ongoing relationship.

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Christian Rodrigue Mbianga / Needs Your Urgent Help

05-11-2007 06:30

Christian Rodrigue Mbianga from Cameroon, was arrested and detained by Glasgow Immigration on Wednesday 31 October 2007 when he attended for reporting. He is currently in detention facing forced removal on Kenya Airways Flight KQ101 to Cameroon on Monday 5 November 2007 at 19:00hrs.

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Anarchy, how stupid is that?

04-11-2007 20:49

Is anarchy stupid ?

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wave of repression in Oaxaca, Mexico

03-11-2007 23:09

The URO government is up to its old tricks again. This morning some of the comrades from VOCAL called to tell us about a new wave of repression against the demonstration today, November 2, the anniversary of last year’s victory against the PFP. At this moment (6:00 p. m. central Mexico time) the situation is not clear.

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New repression in Oaxaca

03-11-2007 18:36

One year on from the PFP'd defeat, the repression is back.

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Forum: 90 years since the Russian Revolution

02-11-2007 21:40

Spartacist League Forum

90 years since the Russian Revolution

How the Bolsheviks led the working class to power

We fight for new October Revolutions!

2 pm, Saturday 3 November
Room 2C, University of London Union
Malet Street, London WC1
Nearest Tube: Russell Square or Goodge Street

For details phone: 020 7281 5504
E-mail:

WorkersHammer@compuserve.com

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Justice for Cleaners Halloween demo.

02-11-2007 16:40

On Halloween masked up demonstrators visited the City of London to demand better wages for cleaning staff. There is probably more wealth in the square mile including the City and Canary Wharf than anywhere else in the country. Yet the people who keep those offices gleaming are lucky if they get the minimum wage.

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Durham Working Class Bookfair goes ahead on Nov 3rd

02-11-2007 09:41

Despite venue problems we are determined to press ahead with this event, which will be established in the annual political calendar in the North East

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SHOCK horror THE BARDS TO COME OUT AGAIN?

01-11-2007 17:05

HMMM. breaking industrial boring news from the USA. Londons "Fleet street" debates role.
Stop the funny bits???? in dour solidarity???? a campaign of deliberate punctuation errors? OR. . . . ????
post halloweens werent like this in the past.
but. . . .

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UNISON back down despite vote for strike action

31-10-2007 08:27

Despite zero concessions from employers and a vote in favour of strikes, public sector union UNISON have backed down from announcing strike action over an across the board pay cut (also known as a below inflation "pay rise").

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Crushing Defeat of US blockade of Cuba at UN General Assembly!

30-10-2007 23:21

For the sixteen consecutive time, United Nations members voted against the US economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba. The resolution presented by the island received 184 votes in favor, one more than in 2006, four against and one abstention.

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Meltem Avcil, aged 14, refused bail four times, self-harms in Yarl's Wood IRC

30-10-2007 19:43

Meltem, her mother Cennet and the family's solicitor have requested that this information is made public.

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Wed 7th Nov, Central London: CWU Demo against selloff of 85 Postal Offices

30-10-2007 14:41

Demonstration against Post Office Crown Office conversions in London

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A Sussex police chief gets some worrying instant karma

30-10-2007 14:27

A Sussex policeman has been discharged from hospital after an attack by about 50 cows left him with four broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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Prol-Position News no.9 out now...

30-10-2007 09:41

Detailed reports on recent class struggles, amongst others from Germany, Poland and Israel...

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Call for the release of the Cuban Five

29-10-2007 20:19

The Cuban chapter of the Defense of Humanity Network announced in Havana a new call for the release of the five anti-terrorist Cubans incarcerated for nine years with heavy sentences hanging over them.

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700 health workers to strike in defence of their union rep

29-10-2007 16:25

700 health workers, mainly nurses, will be out on strike again for 3 days Wednesday 31st October, Thursday 1st November and Friday 2nd November.

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Keep Veneera & her Children Safe in Swansea

29-10-2007 10:36

Mrs Veneera Aliyeva and her children are Baptists from Azerbaijan with Armenian ethnicity. Veneera has suffered persecution on both accounts: as an individual of mixed ethnicity in a country known to persecute its Armenian minority and as a Christian in an intolerant Muslim country.