UK UK Newswire Archive
Stories of Activism in Sheffield, 1960-2011
22-08-2011 16:12
An event co-organised by the University of Sheffield’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Culture and the Centre for Peace History.John Bowden – Another Punishment Move
22-08-2011 11:42
Long-term prison resister John Bowden continues to be victimised by the State.Film presentation about anti-fur activism in Norway, this Wednesday in Sheffield
21-08-2011 22:58
An activist from the Norwegian animal rights group Nettverk For Dyrs Frihet (Network For Animals' Freedom) will be presenting short films about the group's undercover investigations into the country's fox and mink farms. We'll be starting at 7pm in the Rutland Arms at 86 Brown Street (near to the Showroom Cinema and the railway station). Newcomers are especially welcome!Cartoons on the riots, genetic engineering and fracking.
21-08-2011 19:52
Occupied Afghanistan: The attack on the British Council in Kabul
21-08-2011 15:09
The attack on the British Council in Kabul on 19th August, resulting in twelve deaths and many injuries, further underlined how unwelcome the occupiers are, in a country in which they should never have been in the first place. Further tragedies, heaped on tragedies, also illustrated how out of touch those both on the ground in country - and those in high places abroad are. The day of the attack was both the Sabbath (Friday) and national holiday marking the 92nd anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from Britain in 1919 and of course, the 19th: 19 -1919.
Nation-wide Direct Action Campaign Needs Your Help
21-08-2011 14:07
Look no further... Fracking is going down in the UK.
But it needs action NOW. This campaign needs experienced saboteurs and newbs all the same. Get talking about fracking in your next local meeting and get organised. Contact
frackoff@riseup.net. Make use of the attached info PDF and flyer.
A New Levellers Standard Yet To Be Advanced...
21-08-2011 10:53
Detest and Survive: self-deregulation and asset reallocation in England, August
21-08-2011 07:54
on the riotsUnlimited Liability or Nothing to Lose? By Clinical Wasteman
21-08-2011 07:29
The first of two articles by Clinical Wastemen surveying the landscape of social struggles in austerity UK 2011. The second article, on the UK riots, appears here:
http://linkme2.net/q4 Dignified and Undignified Rage:Brief Notes on a Pending Invitation, the UK riots
21-08-2011 06:12
here are some thoughts i wrote about the london riots and wider world dynamics.kolya
UG#564 - Choosing A Life of Action (Deschooling Society 4)
21-08-2011 05:51
The Insurrection of the English Underclass
20-08-2011 20:16
In this article, Takis sees the tremendous explosion of anger by the British underclass as part of similar recent explosions in France and Greece of the main victims of neoliberal globalisation and particularly those who have not yet been integrated into it.Sainsburys picketed in solidarity with Gaza
20-08-2011 17:21
a picket was held in Brighton outside Kemptown Sainsburys calling for a boycott of Israeli goodsPunks and "Rioting scumbags"
20-08-2011 14:10
Riot analysis c/o North London punks.Coda to an open letter
20-08-2011 13:26
Three follow-up comments on the London riots, drawn in part from astute comments from friends and strangers.Anarchist/Antifascist Prisoner Thomas Blak Writes From Wormwood Scrubs
20-08-2011 10:47
The following communiqué is not the opinion of any group or organisation, but that of the signed person only.Anti Hunt/Badger Cull March at the Tory Conference
20-08-2011 10:34
US navy seals destroyed to cover up Washington’s Bin Laden execution hoax?
20-08-2011 08:47
Government considers curfew powers following riots
20-08-2011 06:41
In the aftermath of the riots that swept London and other cities in England last week, the Conservative/Liberal government is actively planning the imposition of curfew powers covering wide geographical areas.