New Internationalist (Vanessa Baird): Podcast: Vanessa Baird on nature's defenders

An interview with Vanessa Baird, author of our October issue's main feature on the indigenous peoples resisting environmentally damaging projects in South America and across the globe. … Read more

Lashings of Ginger Beer: Tales from a rehearsal

The following events all happened at Lashings rehearsals, but not all at the same rehearsal. I'm putting them together to give a flavour of what a Lashings rehearsal is like, for the curious. It's Sunday evening. The Lashers are making ourselves comfortable in the activist resource centre where we rehearse. A handwritten poster proclaims that anarchism is about everyone taking responsibility for their sur… Read more

New Internationalist (Pete Speller) : To hold a banner is not a crime!

Student activist Edd Bauer was arrested last week for demonstrating peacefully outside the LibDem conference. Pete Speller reckons the police have overstepped the mark again. … Read more

Oxford Save Our Services: Take action to defend public services deadline this Friday 30 September

If you disagree with government plans to sell off all public services to the private sector, make your views known before it’s too late! Tell the government what you think[2]. This Friday 30 September is the last chance for you to object to plans that could mean the full scale privatisation of all public services. If the government’s plans go ahead, hospitals, schools, libraries and social services will be open to be run … Read more

Close Campsfield Campaign: MITIE on facebook What you thought

Sorry for the delay in posting these. Here is some of the feedback we managed to grab from Mitie’s facebook page before they began deleting comments questioning their actions. This was in response to Mitie’s take-over of the running of Campsfield … Continue reading → Read more

Lashings of Ginger Beer: Links roundup

Welcome to the weekly Lashings links round up! Feel free to add your own links in the comments, with a brief description and trigger warnings if appropriate. Issue 9 of BoLT magazine is out now! BoLT is a magazine for bisexual, lesbian and trans women in Ireland, and it is edited by our good friend Ariel Silvera, who is lovely. A researcher seeks non-monogamous people in the UK, to… Read more

Save Temple Cowley Pools: Old People Don't Deserve to Get Fit at Temple Cowley?

So with a great fanfare the Council announces "Forever Fit - Sports and Physical Activity for People Aged 50 and Over". Well, activity for those who live in the right places.... The much-vaunted programme runs over a week across the leisure centres and beyond, but only TWO sessions are being held at Temple Cowley Leisure Centre, and none on the flagship day of Saturday 1st October. Why is this? Aren't there enough people over 50 us… Read more

Save Temple Cowley Pools: Old People Don't Deserve to Get Fit at Temple Cowley?

So with a great fanfare the Council announces "Forever Fit - Sports and Physical Activity for People Aged 50 and Over". Well, activity for those who live in the right places.... The much-vaunted programme runs over a week across the leisure centres and beyond, but only TWO sessions are being held at Temple Cowley Leisure Centre, and none on the flagship day of Saturday 1st October. Why is this? Aren't there enough people over 50 us… Read more

The Top Soil: Wangari Maathai: a personal memorandum

It’s 1997. A girl lies curled up on the sofa watching the flickering images on the TV, perhaps a little passed her bedtime. They’re showing the presidential candidates, one of whom is a woman. She’s not that interested – they all look the same to her after a while. Moi’s going to come in anyway – whatever that means. Yawning, she’s told off for being awake at this hour when there’s scho… Read more

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