UK Indymedia - UK Promoted Newswire Archive

Organising for Abolition: Skill Sharing Weekend

05-05-2014 10:15

How can we build a movement for prison abolition in the UK? How can we build literacy and understanding around terms like ‘prison abolition’ and ‘prison industrial complex’? How do we do this work with those healing from prison and create a supportive culture of care and solidarity? How do we do this work with people completely new to radical politics or alternative thinking?

Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment

Anarchists shut down Barclays in Cardiff

04-05-2014 12:49

On Saturday 3rd May, a group of 25 anarchists and other anti-militarists closed Barclays' Cardiff city centre branch in protest of the bank's investment in the arms trade.

Full article | 4 comments

May Day march and rally in Edinburgh

03-05-2014 23:15

A report of the Saturday 3rd May Day event in Edinburgh with a collation of other May Day reports.

Full article

Organising for Prison Abolition: Skill Sharing Weekend

02-05-2014 08:42

How can we build a movement for prison abolition in the UK? How can we build literacy and understanding around terms like ‘prison abolition’ and ‘prison industrial complex’? How do we do this work with those healing from prison and create a supportive culture of care and solidarity? How do we do this work with people completely new to radical politics or alternative thinking?

Full article | 3 comments

Home office racist van raiders empty handed in West London restaurant raid

01-05-2014 13:13

Anti Raids Network intervene in immigration raid in West London.

Full article

Skillshare this weekend at Upton Community Protection Camp, Chester

30-04-2014 16:23

This Saturday, visit the camp set up near Chester to resist Dart Energy's CBM and fracking plans.

Ever wanted to know how to build a treehouse? Climb a tripod? or want some basic blockading skills? Upton Community Protection Camp is the place to be on the May Day weekend. (Saturday3 May 12-3... or come and camp for the weekend or longer).

Camp address: Duttons Lane, Upton-by-Chester CH2 2PE

Full article

Audio: Bruce Kent - No Faith in Trident

30-04-2014 09:20

Bruce Kent addressed a Sheffield CND

http://www.sheffieldcnd.org.uk/ meeting last night, 29th April 2014, it was a culmination of his "No faith in Trident" speaking tour,

http://www.cnduk.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1857

Full article

Breaking the Frame - Luddites 200 Gathering

29-04-2014 16:42

Breaking The Frame gathering alternative technology and thinking acting...

Full article | 1 comment

Kick Nuclear, London

28-04-2014 12:20

Kick Nuclear meetings, every 2nd wednesday, 162 Holloway road.

Full article

Going Forward with Permaculture

27-04-2014 21:14

We're going to use the magic of radio to fly around to garden roof tops in Brooklyn USA, a permaculture fruit farm in Quebec, Canada, and small acres restored in Nottingham UK. Buckle up.

Full article

Reoccupation of the Hambach Forest in Germany

26-04-2014 17:43

Struggle against megalomaniac energy provider RWE and the biggest human-made hole of europe.

Full article | 8 comments

Benetton stores targeted by global protests

26-04-2014 13:48

Thursday 24th April marked the one year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, in which over 1000 people died, and thousands more were seriously injured. Benetton shops were closed across Europe by protesters demanding compensation for the victims.

Full article

GAP Cambridge shut in shame on 1st Anniversary of Rana Plaza Collapse GAP and GA

25-04-2014 16:28

GAP Cambridge shut in shame on 1st Anniversary of Rana Plaza Collapse
GAP and GAP Kids shops were shut in shame in Cambridge yesterday as customers, workers and passers-by were reminded and informed about the 1st anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster where workers were mass murdered by the company’s practices.

Full article

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - 26th April

23-04-2014 16:01

Ideas will ignite change - Spark it up time!
The Bristol Anarchist Bookfair returns for it's 6th bash-back on Saturday 26 April, with enough ideas, debates and books to spark a conflagration. So come on down and add your fuel to the fire.

Full article | 1 comment

Solidarity with AR Prisoner Debbie Vincent!

22-04-2014 20:07

'If you don't fight, you've already lost': Animal rights activist facing six years in jail remains defiant April 17, 2014

Full article | 2 comments

ARMS DEALERS ON TRIAL DEMO Outside Thames Magistrates Court at 9am on Thursday

21-04-2014 20:59

Court demonstration as arms dealers face private prosecution

Full article | 2 comments

Support the SOCPA 7

21-04-2014 15:39

Over recent years there have been many attempts to stop UK activists protesting against Europe’s largest animal testing laboratory; Huntingdon Life Sciences. Activists have been arrested, raided, imprisoned and banned from taking part in the campaign.

Full article

Victory to the striking South African miners! Demonstrate in London, Thursday 24 April

17-04-2014 06:46

Assemble 1pm, Thursday 24 April, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
Outside the Anglo American AGM

Full article | 13 comments

Nazi clothing brand sets-up shop in London

16-04-2014 12:50

Nazi clothing brand Thor Steinar sets-up shop in London

Full article

Met Police Laughing Stock as Anti-Fascists Released

16-04-2014 02:46

Met Police - "dog ate my homework"