Manchester Social Struggles Newswire Archive

seriously ?

merry , baby, 29-10-2009 16:00

about the Armed attack against police station in Athens, Read more >>

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YouGov defrauded in BNP poll sting

Lancaster Unity, 26-10-2009 09:28

YouGov - being conned by the BNP Read more | 1 comment >>

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Posties on Strike!

Cliff Cawthon, 23-10-2009 23:04

The first coverage of the postal workers strike from Manchester.
Read more | 1 comment >>

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Manchester Students support the Postal strike

Chris Brandler, 22-10-2009 15:39

Over 16 students went down at 7am to picket lines in Manchester to show support for the postal strike. Read more >>

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UPDATE: Terrorism Act injunction against Blacklisted worker thrown out of Court!

Northern Voices, 21-10-2009 21:24

Terrorism Act injunction application against Blacklisted Trade Unionist thrown out in the High Court Read more >>

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Clarification: Terrorism Act 2000 being used against Blacklisted workers

Northern Voices, 20-10-2009 20:48

The main contractor at Fiddler's Ferry power station in Cheshire - Scottish & Southern Energy - is seeking an injunction under the Terrorism Act 2000 to prevent blacklisted workers from picketing the site. Read more | 4 comments >>

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NO2ID hold day of action in Manchester

MULE, 19-10-2009 10:45

Ahead of Tuesday’s launch of the ID card trial in Greater Manchester, Saturday 21 October saw NO2ID hold a day of action across the city, promoting their new ‘Stop the ID Card Con’ campaign. Events culminated in Albert Square outside the Town Hall, where around 25 activists gathered for the symbolic burning of an enormous ID card. Read more >>

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PUBLIC MEETING -sat 17 october, 6pm, Queen mary university, room 210, Laws build

SENAN, 15-10-2009 22:12

These prison camps must be shut down and all internally displaced persons (IDPs) must be freed immediately.

Speakers include:

peter Taaffe general secretary of the Socialist Party, has campaigned and written about the struggle of workers and the poor in Sri Lanka for many years, and has visited Tamil areas in Sri Lanka.

Janani paramsothy organiser of protests in Parliament Square

Nagarjunan (ramesh Gopalakrishnan) South asia researcher for amnesty international and well-known Tamil writer.

Senan international coordinator for Tamil Solidarity Read more >>

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ID Card Con Public Meeting: "Don't Be A Guinea Pig!"

Dave Page, 14-10-2009 22:48

NO2ID are holding a day of action in Manchester to promote the new "Stop the ID Card Con" campaign, on Saturday 17th October.

National NO2ID co-ordinator Phil Booth will speak at a public meeting at the Friends Meeting House at 3:30pm, discussing people's concerns. The campaign intends to burn a giant ID card at 5pm in Albert Square. Read more >>

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Action needed to stop Nick Griffin speaking at BNP rally at Cleveleys

Lancaster Unity, 12-10-2009 08:04

Keep the BNP out! Read more | 2 comments >>

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Poor Turnout for the English Defence League Demo

Pinkolady, 11-10-2009 14:41

Considering it was meant to be a NATIONAL demonstration, The English Defence League's rally in the centre of Manchester on Saturday was unimpressive. If this motley collection of fascists and football hooligans thought they were going to spread their idea of 'English culture', they were sadly disappointed. Read more | 18 comments >>

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Massive yes vote smacks down Royal Mail

Red Postie, 10-10-2009 15:17

What a great result! A massive majority of 76.24%. Royal Mail’s feeble appeals to the membership have fallen flat on their face. Read more | 8 comments >>

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Complain and demo against Cleveleys BNP rally

JJ, 10-10-2009 08:34

Nick Griffin coming to Cleveleys! Read more >>

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No annual custody deaths rally this year!

Tippa Naphtali, 07-10-2009 22:09

4WardEver has been notified that there will be no official rally & demonstration taking place in London this year. We urge readers to pass on this information! Read more | 2 comments >>

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Demonstrate in Manchester against the racist hooligans of the EDL

Fight the fash, 06-10-2009 14:58

Sat October 10th, 12 noon, Piccadilly Gardens Read more | 9 comments >>

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“Still Not Loving Police - Still Not Loving Tories”

Manchester No Borders, 04-10-2009 20:31

30 people picketed the entrance to Manchester Town Hall and leafletted top cops from around the country as ACPO members and senior Tories met to discuss policing strategies.

With banners, placards and speech bubbles, the group from Manchester No Borders said: Still Not Loving Police, Still Not Loving Tories - as they returned to the place where they had previously embarrassed council leader Richard Leese with a mountain of jumpers: see  http://nobordersmanchester.blogspot.com/2009/03/jumpers-dumped-on-council-leader-close.html

A large police presence wa nearby with some ten vans and 8 horses in Albert Square. Evidence gatherers also showed up for a while. Read more | 5 comments >>

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Mainshill Solidarity Camp needs you! Clear-felling and drilling ongoing

Mainshill Solidarity Camp, 02-10-2009 23:11

Want to support a community in it’s fight against corrupt councils and coal mining companies? Want to protect part of Scotland’s beautiful landscape and endangered wildlife? Want to take land and power away from a wealthy aristocrat and live communally on liberated land? Want to do something about the vast expansion of opencast coal mining and its contribution to climate chaos? Then get yerself down to Mainshill Solidarity Camp! Read more | 1 comment >>

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RBL dithers while BNP donations con-trick is exposed

Lancaster Unity, 28-09-2009 20:45

BNP charity offer is no offer Read more | 5 comments >>

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Labour's Tony McNulty on the platform of Unite Against Fascism

James Taylor, 27-09-2009 20:49

Labour racist Tony McNulty invited onto the platform of the Unite Against Fascism (UAF) counter-demonstration in Harrow in september 2009. Read more | 4 comments >>

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Bond of hate: The BNP and the British Freedom Fighters

Kirklees Unity, 26-09-2009 16:53

The BNP has shunned the old image of the “boots and braces” skinhead, instead favouring cheap suits, old school shoes and tacky gold jewellery. Simon Cressy proves that the neo-nazi bootboys in the BNP haven’t gone away. Read more | 3 comments >>

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