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Boycott "Merthyr Rising"

25-05-2016 11:44 | Anti-racism | Culture | Social Struggles | Wales

The "Merthyr Rising" festival in Merthyr is an annual pseudo-left wing cultural event sponsored by a number of corporations including Hoover.

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8th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - Building An Anarchist Future

The 8th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair – 30th April 2016, 11am to 6pm, at Trinity Centre.

The Radical History Zone is just 5 minutes down the road at Hydra Bookshop, from 12noon to 6.30pm.
You are all invited!

Arms fair faces lively protests

02-04-2016 14:01 | Anti-militarism | Migration | Social Struggles | Wales

One of the UK’s biggest arms fairs (DPRTE) met resistance on 16th March in Cardiff town centre.

Full report with pictures and original formatting (via StCAF blog).

Callout - Bristol Anarchist Bookfair 2016 - Building an Anarchist Future

The 8th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair is on Saturday 30th April 2016, 11am to 6pm.
At Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol BS2 0NW, with the Radical History Zone just 5 minutes down the road at Hydra Bookshop.

Sydney: Solidarity Actions Against the North Wales Mega Prison

12-11-2015 11:03 | Policing | Social Struggles | Wales | World

In response to a call for a week of actions against the North Wales mega prison, some anarchists in Sydney made some small actions.

2 – 8 November 2015: Week of Action Against the North Wales Prison & the Prison Industrial Complex

12-10-2015 15:33 | Repression | Social Struggles | Liverpool | Wales

A week of action has been called to encourage people all of the UK & the world to take action against the construction of the North Wales Prison in Wrexham.

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The Prison: A capitalist industry like any other

From Reclaim the Fields Bulletin 10

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Anti-Austerity Court Solidarity // Unoliaethllys Gwrth-Lymder

22-07-2015 14:32 | Public sector cuts | Repression | Social Struggles | Wales

Video of the arrestes, content warning: Police brutality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBoaeLb_ZZs

Curo Housing and the 1% rent cut.

George Osborne’s budget cut to social housing rents of 1% a year for the next four years is set to throw organisations such as the Curo Housing Group into their biggest financial crisis.

The announcement caught Curo Housing by surprise. Just last year the government had committed to it increasing its rents based on CPI plus 1% a year for the next decade.

Reclaim the Fields International Action Camp 2015

This year, an international gathering will be held in the UK, in Dudleston, Shropshire, on the Welsh/English border to resist the mega prison.

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B&NES Council, Curo Housing & the missing secure tenancy agreements

Following investigations by the ICO B&NES Council claims it passed the paper copies of 13000 secure tenancy agreements to Curo Housing (formerly Somer Community Housing Trust) which Curo Housing denies ever having received.

On that basis the ICO states it cannot make a decision on which organisation is to blame for this loss as there is a lack of evidence to prove one way or the other ie: its the word of a senior B&NES Council Officer against the word of a senior Curo Housing manager !

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CURO Housing - Asbestos contaminated tenanted housing stock.

"There are many properties with asbestos that are not logged...I would hesitate to tell tenants about known asbestos..." (email from B&NES Council Housing Department to Curo Housing Chief Executive 2nd November 1999 5.00pm)

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Bristol Anarchist Bookfair full details available now

09-04-2015 09:43 | History | Social Struggles | Wales | World

Welcome One & All to the 7th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair, once again at the Trinity Centre in Bristol, on Saturday 25 April, from 11am – 6pm.

Cardiff Smash IPP Demo / Protest Chwalwch IPP

04-04-2015 20:23 | Repression | Social Struggles | Wales

Report from today's Smash IPP Demo in Cardiff / Adroddiad o'r protest heddiw yang Nghaerdydd

Solidarity needed at Yorkley Court Community Farm

Residents of Yorkley Court Community Farm would like to say a huge THANK YOU for the support & solidarity received so far…

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Cardiff Anarchist Bookfair this Saturday

18-02-2015 16:10 | Culture | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Wales

There will be three rooms of talks, workshop meetings (see below), and a main hall of stalls, plus creche, bar, cafe and more. In the evening there will be a benefit gig and social.

Curo Group Mulberrry Park - contamination fears grow

05-02-2015 18:21 | Social Struggles | London | Wales

Corrine Eatwell, Scientific Officer - Contaminated Land Environmental Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council states an investigation and risk assessment into elevated levels of benzo(a)pyrene and arsenic must be completed and further investigations into potential asbestos and radiological contaminants carried out before any building work can commence.

The £469m Cost of Restoring Opencast Coal Sites:

Yesterday the House of commons debated the issue of Un-restored Opencast Sites in the UK. Totting up all the figures used in the debate means that the cost of restoring these sites has reached £469m. LAON's press release below goes on to warn that unless steps are taken to prevent new site approvals under the present regime, more sites could be left un-restored.

Never Mind The Ballots…It’s The 7th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair!

Coming at you live and direct from east-central Bristol, just 13 days before the 2015 British General Election & local elections, we are pleased to invite you to the 7th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair – and there wont be a single lying, corrupt, austerity-enforcing, media-spinning politician in sight.

Saturday 25th April 2015, from 10.30am – 6pm, at Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol BS2 0NW.

Cops at the door - a Bristol anti-repression statement

In the midst of a period of intensified police harassment of some anarchists & other radicals in & around Bristol, the Bristol Defendant Solidarity project and numerous other groups have issued a statement of defiance, mixing support & solidarity for those who need it, with legal advice & rights info.

Newport Rises to Action

20-09-2014 15:05 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Wales

Statement from new squatted social centre in South Wales

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The Need for Scottish Independence

It's not too difficult to get your head around is it? Decentralisation, the breaking up of the British state. What's not to not want?

Stop NATO action against austerity

On Monday of the Stop NATO week of action - Mon 1st Sep - an action took place against austerity, evictions and benefit cuts.

No to NATO, march to Celtic Manor. Newport, Wales. PICTURES.

As the summit opens, around 800 peace campaigners gather in Newport, South Wales to march to the Celtic Manor to voice their concerns over the summits agenda. The campaign is joined by Black and Red Blocs, Palestinian representatives, and members of the Welsh contingent of the C.N.D. (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament).

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Statement from Squat50 - new Cardiff squat

05-08-2014 16:20 | Education | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Wales

Oi you, yes, you at the back, listen up!

We are a collective of free thinkers. Our lives have come together but our paths have been different.

26 May - 1 June: Newport Rising: Come & prepare for NATO Summit in Sept

19-05-2014 08:05 | Anti-militarism | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Wales

From the 26th May to the 1st June 2014 Anarchist Action Network is holding a week of Anarchist events dubbed the Anarchist Travelling Circus in Newport, South Wales. The week will include, workshops, discussions and skillshares and more. We hope that these events will address some of the issues which most people are facing right now from problems with housing, to welfare cuts and the government austerity agenda, as well as increased poverty, environmental destruction, police repression, racism and the racist border system.

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - 26th April

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.

Safiad Casnewydd

12-04-2014 10:30 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Wales

Welsh translation of the Anarchist Travelling Circus call out.

Wales Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Boycott "Merthyr Rising"

8th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - Building An Anarchist Future

Arms fair faces lively protests

Callout - Bristol Anarchist Bookfair 2016 - Building an Anarchist Future

Sydney: Solidarity Actions Against the North Wales Mega Prison

2 – 8 November 2015: Week of Action Against the North Wales Prison & the Prison Industrial Complex

The Prison: A capitalist industry like any other

Anti-Austerity Court Solidarity // Unoliaethllys Gwrth-Lymder

Curo Housing and the 1% rent cut.

Reclaim the Fields International Action Camp 2015

B&NES Council, Curo Housing & the missing secure tenancy agreements

CURO Housing - Asbestos contaminated tenanted housing stock.

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair full details available now

Cardiff Smash IPP Demo / Protest Chwalwch IPP

Solidarity needed at Yorkley Court Community Farm

Cardiff Anarchist Bookfair this Saturday

Curo Group Mulberrry Park - contamination fears grow

The £469m Cost of Restoring Opencast Coal Sites:

Never Mind The Ballots…It’s The 7th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair!

Cops at the door - a Bristol anti-repression statement

Newport Rises to Action

The Need for Scottish Independence

Stop NATO action against austerity

No to NATO, march to Celtic Manor. Newport, Wales. PICTURES.

Statement from Squat50 - new Cardiff squat

26 May - 1 June: Newport Rising: Come & prepare for NATO Summit in Sept

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - 26th April

Safiad Casnewydd

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