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Interventionist Left (IL) G8 Call to Action

03-05-2007 09:15

The following is the English translation of the Interventionist Left's (IL) call to action against this year's G8 Summit in Heiligendamm. The IL are a German-wide network of groups (including: AKU Wiesbaden; Antifaschistische Linke Berlin (ALB); Antifaschistische Linke International (A.L.I.) Göttingen; AVANTI – Projekt undogmatische Linke; Für eine linke Strömung – FelS (Berlin); gruppe d.i.s.s.i.d.e.n.t.; the Federal Coordination, "Krieg ist Frieden" (KIF); the German-wide campaign Libertad!; Organisierte Autonomie (Nürnberg); radikale linke (rl) Nürnberg - Projekt für revolutionäre Organisierung; Rote Aktion Kornstraße (Hannover)), publishing projects (ak - analyse und kritik; Fantomas; arranca!; and so oder so) and a number of individuals. More information is available via the IL website, here: www.g8-2007.de

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Thousands of migrants demonstrate in Italy for Mayday

03-05-2007 01:23

More than one thousand migrants took part to a demonstration in Reggio Emilia, Italy, last 1st of may.

The demo was organized by the autonomous Comitato Lavoratori Irregolari supported by Lab. Aq16 and association Ya Basta! of Reggio Emilia.

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Mayday Switzerland: fire bomb attacks on banks, courts, police stations

03-05-2007 01:08

Switzerland, Zürich: After many hours of streetfighting between protesters and police, people began to attack banks, private companies, courts, police stations and cars of the rich with fire bombs and paint bombs. countless windows were smashed.

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Mayday Festival in Wolverhampton

02-05-2007 21:20

Workers and activists from across the Midlands headed to Wolverhampton on Mayday evening for the 13th Wolverhampton Annual May Day Festival, organised by Wolverhampton May Day Committee. The event was supported by the West Midlands Fire Brigades Union, the West Midlands UNISON and Midlands TUC. The theme was "Keep Wolverhampton a fascist-free zone".

Apart from the tasty Asian food and cheap beers, there were lots of enthusiastic speeches, including those by Yvonne Washbourne from the PCS Union, Dyal Bhagri, president of the Indian Workers’ Association GB and Naeem Malik from the Guantanamo Campaign. There was also some good and uplifting music, including Dave Rogers from the Banner Theatre and Atilla The Stockbroker. And, of course, loads of stalls with all kind of political literature from as many groups and campaigns.

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Protest Against ESOL Cuts in Birmingham

02-05-2007 21:15

The University and College Union (UCU) did a stall in Birmingham city centre on Mayday to protest against government plans to cut free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes for asylum seekers and refugees. Lots of leaflets were handed out and many signatures were gathered on the "Save ESOL" petition. The event was part of a massive campaign supported by many unions and groups.

They were also joined by members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), who were protesting against plans to close local blood processing and testing sites around the country and merge them into three "supercentres" in Bristol, Manchester and Colindale. The National Blood Service staff have been in industrial dispute with the management for about a year over these "unworkable reconfiguration plans".

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2007 London Mayday, Space Hijackers dancing in the streets

02-05-2007 20:44

5pm at Canary Wharf the Space Hijackers began their Dancing in the Streets to have a bit of fun in the financial district and have a poke at the "9 to 5" working life.

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EMERGENCY FAX REQUEST: TCAR family due to be deported 11.25am Thursday 3rd May

02-05-2007 20:40

This week Zeynep Kayran and her two children were snatched from their home in Newcastle and are due to be deported to Turkey at 11.25am on Thursday 3rd May on Turkish Airways flight TK1980. Zeynep was an active member of the Kurdish liberation organisation Hadep in Turkey, and suffered abuse for this at the hands of the police. Her husband Ali was not present when they were snatched from Newcastle, but the Labour government intends to deport them anyway, splitting up the family.

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MayDay 2007

02-05-2007 19:24

Dire. Depressing. Dreary. Discouraging. Dismal. Just a few of the words that can be used to describe the total and utter failure that was Mayday 2007.

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May Day in Oaxaca

02-05-2007 15:59

The struggle continues in Oaxaca as Appo reterns to the zocalo.

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Mayday in London

02-05-2007 15:46

Mayday is international workers day. Or an excuse to dance around a phallus on a remote village green in the hope of getting laid. Depending on your point of view…

There were lots of events happening across the UK this year. Below are a few reports from London.

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Glasgow Mayday Photos

02-05-2007 13:08

Photographs from the Glasgow Mayday protests/street takeover.

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Garden gnome parties on Mayday in Glasgow

02-05-2007 11:38

The Glasgow Mayday street party passed without any incident as police and partyistas behaved both politely, respectful and cooperatively towards each other.

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London Mayday march, 2007

02-05-2007 11:38

Short video rush of the Mayday protest in London.

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May Day Party Arrests Total Lack Of Solidarity

02-05-2007 10:42

1 person arrested, and 2 people where fined £80 for calling the police 'Bastards'. the lack of solidarity with those arrested, or detained by the police was sickening, with only one attempt at a 'de-arrest' and only by two people. most of the organizers took the side of the police, trying to force the crowed to give up our mates to the cops.
Those who act with the police, are the police!

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Mayday in London 2007.

02-05-2007 10:15

The video shows Mayday in London.

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Pictures from SQUAF open mic night

02-05-2007 10:06

Here are some pictures from the open mic night at the SQUAF cafe social centre at the old tramway pub on London Road, Sheffield

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Plane Stupid mark ten years of Blair

02-05-2007 10:02

Green activists today marked the tenth anniversary of Tony Blair coming to power by visiting his best friends in industry to highlight the revolving door between Labour and the aviation industry and his failure to tackle climate change. (1) A team of protestors from climate action group, Plane Stupid, (2) are blocking the ‘revolving door’ to BAA’s Heathrow HQ to oppose government and industry plans for airport expansion.

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Mayday marching

02-05-2007 08:54

A re-assuring 2/300 people joined the autonomous bloc on the TUC March yesterday for a good natured and increasingly liquid stroll through London to Trafalgar Square. As ever police presence was high and way over the top but the march passed without incident and no arrests were made.

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