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2 Arrested at Uncut demo: Topshop, Nottingham
17-12-2011 18:55
Saturday 17 December 2011
BREAKING NEWS!
After meeting outside Boots in Parliament Street, Uncut protesters proceeded to a number of their usual locations.
Calling at Miss Selfridge, on to Vodafone in Clumber Street and accompanied by a number of police officers. Because of an alleged "serious disruption to the life of the community" [shopping!] and "intimidating people from going about their lawful business" the sargeant in charge informed people that he was making a direction under sect 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 that protestors should move 20 yards from the store entrance and not use a megaphone.
People continued from there onto TopShop in Lister Gate. At 2.00pm, same police officers following on issued a similar direction there. People argued that this infringed their human rights and their rights to protest. One lady asked a question, didn't move fast enough and was duely arrested. Another, querried this arrest and was himself arrested. Their young 11 year old son was then left in care of others.
Both were quite disabled with mobility issues and had to be assisted / helped [one shoved] into the police van sent to pick them up.
A demonstration was then held outside of the Bridewell Police Station in their support.
People were not allowed to visit in the police station, I assume while they were being processed. Then, a local vicar and their son was similarly refused when again wishing to cheak on their welfare.
Later in the evening, I also understand a further arrest has been made at the Bridewell POlice Station for refusing to leave.
More info to follow. Onwards
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Devolve the Crown Estate in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament
17-12-2011 18:55
Squatting: Tool for political liberation
17-12-2011 18:55
An eviction, another squatting!
We would like to express our support to the squatting actions in Calle Almagro de Nou Barris (Barcelona), in Hotel Madrid, and many other squatting projects related to both public and private spaces- either in or out the context of M15 movement-,. It is an excelent deep work of antithesis to property and creation of free spaces.
From our point of view, this shall be a far-reaching task in order to systematically get spaces back from capital (private properties) and from the state (capitalized public properties), and lead them at the community's disposal. It is a matter of starting a process in which neighbourhoods shall self-manage these spaces for their use and enjoyment. Furthemore, these squatting actions shall only have a real changing power if they are kept beyond the fringes of capital, both private and state -with its subsidy policies- initiatives. Not being wished these spaces to turn into a joint management of misery in capitalism, it shall be necessary to exclude them from any plans of economic profitability, of management in hands of a few people, and of the state's social control.
This shall mean a quantum leap in the wide squatting movement. Squatting shall move forward into more significant projects in which the community not only squats and manages spaces, but also offers people tools to fight. We believe that rehousing people who have been evicted, as it is being done in Nou Barris and will be at Hotel Madrid, is a good start whereas it allows the community to empower itself and assume the ability of managing in common the housing problem in our society. Besides, it allows to bring up a straight clash against banks and real state agencies which speculate and make a profit of the basic need of a house, as well as a clash against the capitalist system of life management.
This step forward in the general squatting process shall also help to extend the phenomenon of squatting, and make it accesible, visible and understandable to everyone. Moreover, squatting shall become a feasable and possible alternative, specially in the present economic context in which the possibilities to get a house are more and more restricted, as well as the refusal to carry on a free life. That is why we believe these taken and liberated spaces shall not tend to become, once again, in new social centers or alternative leisure locations, but they shall become self-managed centers where people can develop free and politically aware experiences which make squatting the beginning of a general self-management of life. Therefore, we believe it would be interesting to get into four basic aspects of squatting in which is based the Hotel Madrid project:
1. Rehousing people.
2. Creating centers of legal and practic information for future squatting actions (Squatting Offices).
3. Creating spaces where people can learn in a non-authoritarian or hierarchical manner, free from any sectarian dogma or will and beyond the fringe of utilitarian reason.
4. Freeing up public spaces against the capitalist and state logic.
Furthermore, we find really important to squat and collectivize rural areas, lands, deserted villages, orchards and vegetable gardens, in order to help people to access them against the emptiness, speculation and renunciation. This would also be applicable to squares, parks, lots and urban waste grounds.
Finally, we would like to mention we believe squatting shall extend as far and soon as possible to any social, politic and economic sectors, i.e. factories, companies, workplaces, schools, and universities, among others, in order to being managed by the community from the inside. That way, it will be us who decide on any aspects of life that affect us by only paying attention to the real needs of people: what would we like to destroy, what to keep, what to transform. To do this we find necessary to dissociate every free space of the mercantilist logic, the tyranny of money, the wage-earning jobs, and of any kind of domination; all of this will only come together with our capacity of generating experience, our persistence and resistance. We will only be free when we dare to be.
An eviction, another squatting!
"A social movement that forgets its prisoners is doomed to failure".
Parliament Square Peace Camp under threat
17-12-2011 18:55
Peace Strike Statement From Parliament Square 17th December 2011
The Peace Strike Campaign at Parliament Square announces to all concerned citizens that there is a real possibility of the 'Peace Camp' being disassembled and removed this Monday 19th December 2011.
A 'Commencement Order' has been issued to activate part of the new 'Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011'
SOCPA 2005 parts 132 to 136 and 138 still stand, and will be repealed on the 30th March 2012.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2834/note/made
However, parts of the PRSR Act 2011 are being activated this Monday, which will make it an offence to sleep overnight at Parliament Square, and any items deemed associated with 'sleeping' will be confiscated by an official in authority or a police officer. SOCPA 2005 Part 137 (use of loudspeakers) is repealed on this date.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2834/article/2/made
This is a strange situation as anyone with authorisation would still have 'permission to demonstrate over a 24hr period' however, they would now be denied shelter. This would directly contravene the 'Human Rights Act', Articles 10 and 11 which allow for the right to freedom of expression and freedom of Assembly. How can you carry on over a 24hr period, which is allowed, but not have the means to do so, which was legal before? There are many questions to raise.
The big issue is that the people will loose possession of parliament Square, and it will then become a controlled area.
Now more than ever, people need to be seen out on the streets. They need to be seen by the Government of the day. There is so much social injustice that is effecting so many people in so many parts of the world. All these issues are all connected.
The ongoing Congo demonstration is an example of a great social injustice that has been allowed to happen, and has been funded and supported by the West. There has been an orchestrated international silence. The Genocide in the Congo is off the scale in modern history.
War is looming with Iran, we need to organise NOW for 'PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKES FOR PEACE'.
Our message is as important as ever. Provided that, within reason, people are demonstrating in a peaceful manner, then there should not be any objection as to how long they need to demonstrate. What harm there is, has not been identified.
The real question the Government needs to ask is:
'WHY ARE PEOPLE DEMONSTRATING?'
'WHAT ARE THEIR ISSUES?'
'WHY ARE THEY SO UP UPSET?'
Government should be prepared to meet with grass root campaigners.
People do not stand in the wind, sleet and rain for endless hours without there being a very REAL concern.
The 'Times' magazine has just voted 'The Protester' as person of the year 2011. International protest has brought to the front the ignored concerns of the multitudes.
David Cameron advocates that the UK take up Christian values. 'Love Thy Neighbour' is the main responsibility of Christians with a 'duty of care' for one another. Quite right David, what greater way to express this than to stand up for injustice against our fellow human being.
Support would be appreciated on Monday 19th so that our concerns can be put forward in a peaceful manner.
Many thanks as always,
Peace Strike Campaign ' On Strike for Peace'
Parliament Square
07907233861
Message From Winston Churchill Speaking live from Parliament Square on behalf of Peace Strike and all demonstrators :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmWfBgCaB7g
Thank you Joker for not playing with Israeli Apartheid
17-12-2011 17:35
Germany: Oury Jalloh demonstration
17-12-2011 16:54
In Berlin a demonstration was held in order to remember the victims of nazi violence. The solidarity group of Oury Jalloh therefor published a call. Oury Jalloh was a refugee in the city of Dessau, who was burnt alive in a death cell of the local police headquater. The trial against one of the murderers is supposed to come to an end in early 2012. Adequate reactions to the court decision will be announced.Here the translation of the call for the demonstration.
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17-12-2011 15:15
Egyptian army in brutal attack on Tahrir Square - video links
17-12-2011 12:54
THE stormtroopers of the global neoliberal order today moved into Tahrir Square, the cradle of the international pro-democracy uprising.Full article | 1 addition | 5 comments
Kennedy/spies/lawsuits: German demo+article today
17-12-2011 11:39
In Germany today there is a demo to kick off Action Week Against Spies.A very good article about the new UK women's lawsuit against police, connecting also the ongoing German lawsuit has been published.
Happy 24th.Birthday Bradley Manning! -before military tribunal for exposing war
17-12-2011 10:08
YOUTUBE (1min 41 ecs) "Lovers Electric" and friends in hometown Adelaide, South Australia celebrate Bradley Manning' 24th. birthday & his nonviolent resistance to the war and spread the word!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuIpw_ujfOs&sns=em Defending a Fine Art: Anarchism and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)
17-12-2011 09:33
Defending a Fine Art: Anarchism and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)Two police cars burned in Helsinki (Finland)
17-12-2011 09:29
Will Prentis try and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
17-12-2011 02:00
In all probability, yes...Solidarity With Indonesian Punks
17-12-2011 01:05
Sixty-four young people have been held by the Aceh Police since Saturday for the supposed crime of being “punk”. They have not been charged with any crime or brought before a court.Time to waterboard some four-star US Generals? & message from Parliament Square
16-12-2011 23:59
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After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris
Sparks & supporters Occupy Network Rail
16-12-2011 22:55
Sparks held a picket at 6pm at Kings Cross station.
Sparks & supporters from IWW, Anarchist Federation, Solidarity Federation, Boycott Workfare and some SWP met at the rear of Kings Cross. Had a quick leafleting of the site and moved off towards Network rails nice new office block. There the activixts went to the 6th floor reception and asked to speak to management. Bizarely, British transport police barricaded the activists in the reception, keeping them imprisoned.(legal?)
Then the Met police turned up, they were talking about an aggrivated tresspass. The activists then left the building after half an hour. No arrests were made. Interesting that the police seem to hold back from confrontation, so far, unlike the uncut actions. A Guardian journalist turned up and spoke to the Sparks. There has been a media blackout on these weekly actions.
Women take legal action against undercover cops
16-12-2011 20:55
According to a new article in the Guardian, 8 former lovers of undercover cops have started legal action against police chiefs for the psychological suffering they've endured. The women include three former lovers of Mark "only twice" Kennedy, two former lovers of Jim Boyling, and women who had relationships with Mark Cassidy, Bob Lambert and John Barker - a name that doesn't seem to have been associated with undercover policing of activism before (but could it be this man?)
The women say that the cops "deliberately and knowingly deceived them" using them "physically and emotionally" in a manner that was "deeply degrading" for intelligence purposes. They are threatening to sue the Metropolitan police on human rights grounds for the psychiatric and psychological injuries their experiences have caused them. Police chiefs (the Guardian doesn't name them) will be sued for "assault, deceit, negligence and misfeasance in public office" They also demand full disclosure of details of the undercover officers' activities.
It is fantastic that these women have refused to be cowed by the abuse and have come together to fight back. I wish them every success and hope it is a further blow to the scum who have used and abused so many.
TSG force entry to Social Centre on Peckham Road, London
16-12-2011 20:32
Poems for the Occupy Movement and the 99 percent
16-12-2011 19:05
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Cairo: Deaths and injuries after SCAF attack on #OccupyCabinet
16-12-2011 19:02
Activists believe that up to 5 people have died in Cairo today following clashes between troops and protesters. Hundreds are reported to be injured after pro-SCAF thugs hurled rocks onto the protestors from the roofs of neighbouring buildings. According to Joseph Mayton:
The violence began around two in the morning after an Ultra – a hardcore football fan – was allegedly abducted by security near the nearly three-week old sit-in in front of the Egyptian cabinet building.
The man was reportedly beaten up and tortured by his captors.