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Stop The War protest in Whitehall turns to civil disobedience – report & pics

28-08-2013 23:41

While ‘Stop The War’ glitterati continued their speeches at the planned ‘Don’t Attack Syria’ protest this evening in Whitehall, a large part of the crowd took matters into their own hands and blocked the rush-hour traffic for over an hour, seizing the road outside Downing Street in an act of civil disobedience leading to just one arrest.

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Anti-fracking camp at Balcombe - report & pics

17-08-2013 14:23

The Balcombe camps align a strange and inspiring mix of locals and climate activists, posing serious questions about the future energy policy of this country and beyond.

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No Names, No Frack Drill

29-07-2013 20:43

Day 5 of Balcombe village's struggle against Frack Attack (Update)

Update - Day 5 - Monday 29th July - for continual updates head to http://frack-off.org.uk/

After a relatively quiet day on Sunday, today Monday, saw many vehicles arriving on site. Each delivery was met with heavy resistance. A heavily pregnant woman attempted to stop one of the trucks but was forced away as things got dodgy and dangerous. At the same time a man was arrested and brutally wrestled to the ground with a suspected broken arm.

For the rest of the afternoon more deliveries regularly turned up but only got through with police marching in front of each HGV and clashing with protesters attempting to stop them. A later delivery of office furniture saw a sit-down protest that resulted in a more significant delay and yet another arrest.

Perhaps as a sign of the struggle ahead the police have installed a mobile office on site and a casual conversation with one cop made it obvious that the police think they are there for the long haul. Some protesters thought it might pay to also set up a solicitor's office and branch of Infinity Foods alongside.

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Ongoing Blockade Of Fracking Site In Sussex

25-07-2013 12:47

Photos of evolving blockade at Cuadrilla Resources fracking site in Balcombe, Sussex. Around 250 people, truck immobilised outside site, seems to have mysteriously developed fault with brakes. Gazebos up, legal briefing for locals, another truck stopped in village. Another 15 more trucks were due today. Now seems unlikely any will get on. Cuadrilla had wanted to be up and drilling by weekend.

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Anti-fascists report from Liverpool James Larkin march

22-07-2013 00:50

This is a report from the ACA Manchester group regarding the succesful James Larkin commemoration in Liverpool on Saturday and the seriously rubbish far-right opposition to it. There was an estimated 250 people on the march and a seperate smaller group of anti-fascists patrolling near-by.

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SchNEWS : EDL in Brum update 21/07/13

21-07-2013 19:40

Not the best showing for anti-fascism yesterday in Birmingham, a couple of dozen autonomous anti-fascists actually made the effort to confront the EDL at their muster pub. Meanwhile the UAF rally ¾ of a mile away attracted a mere two hundred.

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Coach companies used by Newcastle EDL

20-07-2013 05:55

This is the coach company who carried the EDL to the Birmingham demonstration from Newcastle on Saturday 20.07.2013

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SchNEWS: Yo,ho,ho and a Battle of Brum

19-07-2013 16:43

The English Defence League are to hold their first national rally planned since the death of Lee Rigby in Birmingham this Saturday (20th). Tensions are running high after attempted nail bomb attacks on mosques in Tipton and Walsall.

The EDL are being corralled into a pub in Broad Street for up to three hours before being allowed out for the short walk to Centenary Square at around 2pm. They will then be bussed out again. This looks like the very same operation as the last outing for the League to the city in 2011 that saw over a 1000 cops put the city centre on lock-down.

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Eviction resistance @ Rushcroft Road

15-07-2013 09:00

Happening now

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Audio: 4th July "Independence FROM America" protest at NSA Menwith Hill

05-07-2013 23:29

The 2013 annual 4th July "Independence FROM America" protest at NSA Menwith Hill organised by the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB)

http://www.caab.org.uk/ featured a reading of the The People's Declaration of Independence from America and poetry from Mirzan – the Poet and was addressed by Andy Worthington and Salma Yaqoob.

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Photos: 4th July "Independence FROM America" protest at NSA Menwith Hill

05-07-2013 09:03

Some photos from the annual Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) "Independence FROM America" protest at NSA Menwith Hill held on 4th July 2013.

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Activists climb County Hall, Westminster in anti war, anti austerity protest

02-07-2013 17:18

End the war
Mourn the dead
Heal the wounded

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EDL Woolwich Washout!

30-06-2013 09:53

The EDL had a less than successful time this weekend.

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Report/ Photos/ Vid - Solidarity with Ecuador & Julian Assange in London

17-06-2013 19:00

Photos & Short vids (thanx to Bradleylibero)

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FLF (food liberation front) action last friday - some pics and words

16-06-2013 12:31

a small protest specifically against asda and more generally against global food policies, corporations, monsanto, GMOs, G8 and austerity, was characterised again by massive overpolicing in a week of repressive crackdown on anti-G8 protests in london.

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huge turkish solidarity protest in harringay as taksim square cleared

16-06-2013 00:23

despite a police ban, more than 2000 protestors marched to wood green in north london on saturday night as news was coming in of massive repression in istanbul

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'they owe us' - canary wharf - J14 - pics and words

15-06-2013 23:26

on friday, as part of the london week of action prior to the G8 in northern ireland, a few hundred people protested in the belly of the capitalist beast, canary wharf. in some ways a victory, in many ways a disappointment.

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SchNEWS on the G8 : PIG-ADILLY CIRCUS

13-06-2013 20:06

For full article and links - head here

http://www.schnews.org.uk/stories/PIG-ADILLY-CIRCUS/

One banner seen at the anti-G8 mobilisation, the “Carnival Against Capitalism”, in central London read “If I had a giant robot I would destroy capitalism”. Alas, there was no giant robot, and capitalism remained unsmashed.

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G8 london carnival against capitalism - report n pics

12-06-2013 00:31

massive MSM-friendly police operation to prevent any meaningful protest against G8 and corporate power today in london.

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Stop G8 Convergence Space Going Well

09-06-2013 09:32

Bringing Anarchism back to Soho! The Convergence Space has kicked off well - but more people needed!