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Smash EDO: Remember Gaza at first noise demo of 2012

Wednesday 11th January is the first noise demo of 2012 against arms manufacturers EDO MBM/ITT 4 to 6pm, Home Farm Road - lets make some noise.

Book launch in Brighton for Targeting Israeli Apartheid: a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Handbook

09-01-2012 12:47 | Campaign against Carmel-Agrexco | Palestine | South Coast | World

Time for action: Target Israeli Apartheid

Talk and discussion to launch the new Corporate Watch book Targeting Israeli Apartheid: A Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Handbook

7.30pm Thurs 19th January

Friends Meeting House, Brighton

Brutality of Turkey's war crime machine

08-01-2012 20:25 | Anti-militarism | Terror War | Birmingham | World

Kurdish woman , speaks up against brutality of Turkey's war crime machine.
in Turkey's parliament's general assembly.

Public squatting in the U$A on the up

Although it is hard to hear what is really happening on the ground in U$A, it appears that recently there has been an increase in squatting in cities across the United States. Obviously, squatting is often a covert activity, but it seems that a few factors have dovetailed to facilitate the emergence of a new, public squatting movement. This short article will provide a background to these events and a report of the actions which we have heard about. Hopefully these are merely the tip of the iceberg....

BNP membership list - Leak 2011

08-01-2012 15:08 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Technology | World

http://nazi-leaks.net/ published a very recent BNP membership list which has been retrieved in a large-scale hacker attack on fascist webpages at the end of 2011. They could be of interest for U.K. antifa activists. Never again!

The links between Occupy, El Barrio and the EZLN

Los de Abajo (the Underdogs)
The links between Occupy, El Barrio and the EZLN
Gloria Muñoz Ramírez
Originally published in Spanish in La Jornada

The Crisis of Civilization January Screenings

Details of January screenings of The Crisis of Civilization: a documentary feature film investigating how global crises like ecological disaster, financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages are converging symptoms of a single, failed global system.

We will be adding yet more screenings as they are confirmed, so keep an eye out for further details!

Another Sainsburys in Brighton

06-01-2012 14:00 | Other Press | Social Struggles | South Coast | World

What a load of bollix - Sainsburys have had their application for a store upheld on appeal at the old Caffyns Garage at Preston Road, Brighton, despite opposition

Shut Guantánamo – End 10 Years of Shame - London Rally, Sat 7 Jan

Shut Guantánamo – End 10 Years of Shame - Public Rally, Saturday 7 January, 2-4pm, Trafalgar Square (North Side, outside National Gallery)

This Saturday (7 January) the weekend before the tenth anniversary of the opening of the illegal US military prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, on 11 January 2002, a public rally is to be held at Trafalgar Square (North Terrace, outside the National Gallery), organised by the London Guantánamo Campaign (LGC), Save Shaker Aamer Campaign (SSAC), Stop the War Coalition (StWC) and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) [1].

Venezuelan prison occupation

05-01-2012 14:00 | Social Struggles | World

1000 friends and family members of inmates are currently occupying a prison in Venezuela. This in protest against the judicial system, and prison conditions and brutality. The Venezuelan government believes the occupation to be part of a CIA backed plot to destabilise the country.

Around one thousand friends and family members of inmates held within Venezuelan prisons, have today entered the Yare prison near Caracas, and have refused to leave. They are made up of around 800 women, 150 children, and a handful of men.

Solar powered cinema in running for national award

05-01-2012 10:40 | Climate Chaos | Other Press | World

A solar powered cinema has been shortlisted to win an award this month. The Sol Cinema from Swansea is currently in competition with arts groups from across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Merry Christmas for all? (Athens)

05-01-2012 08:43 | Anti-racism | Migration | Repression | World

A brosure from Athens regarding X-MAS and the cities problems. Things have turned bad over there.

Wukan Peasant Victory Sets Stage For Chinese Turmoil

04-01-2012 17:23 | Policing | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The villagers of Wukan in south-east China appear to have won a victory over the misnamed Communist Party regime, and prevented the sale of some communal land. This triumph is the result of direct action, direct democracy, and the community's ability to get the word out, in spite of government censorship. These factors will be crucial in 2012, as factory workers come into conflict with multinational corporations in the cities.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre still in Deliberations over Israeli Apartheid

04-01-2012 16:57 | Anti-racism | Culture | Palestine | World

A follow up on London’s Shakespeare’s Globe Theatres response to being informed that they are scheduled to host Habima National Theatre of Israel, who wilfully & regularly perform in the illegal settlements of the West Bank to audiences where Palestinians due to their ethnicity are excluded from attending.

Occupy Nigeria: Civil Society, Labour Unions To Engage In Series Of Mass Action In January 2012

04-01-2012 09:01 | Occupy Everywhere | Energy Crisis | World

A coalition of Civil Society in Abuja said that it would begin a mass protest come January 2012 tagged (Occupy Nigeria) over the controversial fuel subsidy removal.

This revelation was made today by the National Convener of the group ,Jaye Gaskia, at a press briefing. Gaskia said that the group would mobilize all Nigerian and other organized bodies for permanent street protest which would cut across the country if Government go a finally go ahead with the removal of the fuel subsidy.

The group which comprises of Action Aid , United Action for Democracy (UAD), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC).

2011 Video montage

03-01-2012 20:03 | History | Social Struggles | World

A short video of some of the memorable stuff that happened over the past 12 months

#Occupy Nigeria Has Begun!

03-01-2012 11:57 | Occupy Everywhere | Energy Crisis | World

Call it the Nigerian Spring if you like. but whatever you choose to call it, Nigerians have begun to come out against the government’s unpopular decision to remove the subsidy on fuel. Reports reaching us indicate that protest pockets are beginning to form all over the country, and the momentum is beginning to build. Might the government have understimated the will of its citizens this time? We’re keenly following the developments. A huge portion of this action is being coordinated via social media, especially on Twitter, where the hashtags to follow are #occupynigeria and #fuelsubsidy. You can also view our curated Storify feed of Nigeria’s reactions to the fuel Subsidy removal.

Sudan's genocidal general is no 'observer' in Syria

Just what is happening in Syria? While the brave syrian people are sacrficing their lives the Arab League sends its expert straight from the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Darfur and now in South Kordofan to advise president Assad.

UK antifascist prisoners Sean Cregan and Andy Baker released

Two antifascist prisoners released 30/12/11

A short introduction to Reclaim the Fields

02-01-2012 12:36 | Ecology | Gender | Social Struggles | World

Reclaim the Fields is a European network that takes an anti-capitalist / anti-authoritarian stance on peasant struggles. This article is selection of articles from activists within the network. To find out more check out the RTF bulletins (

http://www.reclaimthefields.org/content/bulletins). To get involved check out the U.K. constellation / branch on the website and join us at the next European assembly which will take place in Turino, Italy 29th of February till the 4th of March.

World Newswire Archive

Smash EDO: Remember Gaza at first noise demo of 2012

Book launch in Brighton for Targeting Israeli Apartheid: a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Handbook

Brutality of Turkey's war crime machine

Public squatting in the U$A on the up

BNP membership list - Leak 2011

The links between Occupy, El Barrio and the EZLN

The Crisis of Civilization January Screenings

Another Sainsburys in Brighton

Shut Guantánamo – End 10 Years of Shame - London Rally, Sat 7 Jan

Venezuelan prison occupation

Solar powered cinema in running for national award

Merry Christmas for all? (Athens)

Wukan Peasant Victory Sets Stage For Chinese Turmoil

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre still in Deliberations over Israeli Apartheid

Occupy Nigeria: Civil Society, Labour Unions To Engage In Series Of Mass Action In January 2012

2011 Video montage

#Occupy Nigeria Has Begun!

Sudan's genocidal general is no 'observer' in Syria

UK antifascist prisoners Sean Cregan and Andy Baker released

A short introduction to Reclaim the Fields

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