UK UK Newswire Archive
Prank the pranksters! Play around with information in the age of immaterial capi
18-12-2013 15:45
Obstacles for contemporary social struggles, how they connect with the “immaterial” dimension of capitalism, and the need to overcome them.
Communication and hacking techniques: experiments to overcome the repression and new tools for social struggles.
Why these tactics can be useful in our fight against contemporary capitalism.
Proposals for basic experiments.
What a Whale! What a Waste!
17-12-2013 20:56
Earlier this year a sperm whale was found dead with 59 different bits of plastic inside its stomach, which amounted to 17kg of waste. It made the news when it was discovered that the majority of the plastic was sheeting used for greenhouses by supermarket suppliers to grow tomatoes. Instead of recycling the waste, the plastic was dumped into the ocean. Amongst the supermarkets using the supplier were UK retailers Tesco and ALDI.
Kristy Guest, concerned resident from Nottingham, said:
"This story left me sad and angry because the death was completely avoidable. I signed the online petition set up by Sum of Us to hold the supermarkets accountable but it wasn't enough; I needed to do more."
After talking to people who felt the same, Kristy has decided to arrange a protest march to raise awareness about what happened and to emphasise why these acts cannot happen again. To do this, the group have been making a whale out of plastic sheeting and filling it with plastic found on the streets. This Saturday 21st December, the whale will take to swim the streets of Nottingham before symbolically ‘taking its final breath' outside a Tesco store.
Kristy went on to say:
"We want to use the event as a way of raising awareness but also to get a conversation going with the public.
We want people to understand that things like this happen regularly; we believe that much more pressure should be put on companies to make sure their procedures are responsible. "
The plan for the day is to collect people's thoughts from the day and put together a letter to send to the CEO of Tesco to see where the company stands on this issue.
The group plan to meet at 11am at the Brian Clough Statue, this Saturday 21st December.
A question of the full extent of complicity in Child exploitation BY THE MEDIA
17-12-2013 19:11
Predatory Hedge Funds and Argentina Face Supreme Court Showdown
17-12-2013 18:56
Argentina is expected to appeal to the US Supreme Court by mid-February in response to a US 2nd Circuit Court ruling ordering the country to pay $1.33 billion to predatory hedge funds. The precedent the case sets will hurt poor countries in financial distress and could allow a small group of hedge funds to target assets that benefit vulnerable populations.Time & Casual Work
17-12-2013 13:42
Time operates on casual workers in many different way and increases their alienation from the rest of the workforce.UN’s Syria “Aid” Appeal is Bid to Relieve Trapped Terrorists
16-12-2013 20:20
As the UN prepares to flood the Syrian conflict with another 6.5 billion dollars, tales of how “aid money” is ending up facilitating the activities of terrorists inside and along Syria’s borders suggest the UN is not trying to provide mercy for the Syrian people, but perpetuate the tragedy further still. Should the UN decide to truly care about ending the ongoing catastrophe that is the proxy invasion of Syria by foreign-backed terrorists, it could always point out the true nature of the conflict and hold those responsible for it, NATO and its regional axis, fully accountable. Anything less is but a criminal rouse meant to intentionally perpetuate the conflict and give the West yet another chance to end it on terms they find favorable.Palestine Today 16 12 2013
16-12-2013 19:35
195 Mare St Evicted.
16-12-2013 19:11
Today (Monday 16th December, 2013), high court bailiffs evicted 195 Mare St in a morning raid.Eco-Warriors needed for Cat Hill protest at Middlesex University
15-12-2013 15:10
Christmas Casual Work
15-12-2013 15:08
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Dissident Island Radio - 13 December 2013 - Episode 131 - Safe city cycling
15-12-2013 14:42
Listen to the last D*I Radio show for 2013...Amsterdam - 100 refugees squat place
15-12-2013 02:18
After a camp and several previous squats (church / office / flat), the 'We Are Here' group has now squatted the office part of a derelict parking garage, deep in the south of Amsterdam...Far-right meeting in central London today.
14-12-2013 12:53
A meeting of the far-right and openly racist "Traditional Britain Group" is being advertised on Facebook to take place today in central London with the intention of establishing an anti-immigration, pro-repatriation reactionary "counter-establishment".Bedroom Tax is unlawful! Newcastle delegation to submit letters and protest
13-12-2013 22:05
Protest at Newcastle Civic Centre (customer service centre entrance)
Thursday 19th December, 11am
Anonymous Australia Preparing to Release an Extensive List of More than 10,000 N
13-12-2013 02:11
For once, a huge police mobilisation didn’t beat students up! - #copsoffcampus
12-12-2013 22:25
Palestine Today 12 12 2013
12-12-2013 18:38
UK media blackout of cops off campus student protest
12-12-2013 12:22
There has been a total media blackout of the recent cops off campus protest by hundreds of students. While foreign news agencies have given broad coverage to the protest every media outlet in the UK has imposed a complete black out on the event.