UK Indymedia - UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Budget Day Civil Service Strike

24-03-2010 13:46

Up to a quarter of a million civil and public servants from across the UK are taking part in a one day strike on budget day today, in a dispute over cuts to redundancy pay.

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Sodexo's Lake side Cafe targeted

24-03-2010 12:41

On Sunday night the doors of Sodexo's Lakeside Cafe were locked and windows covered with graffiti. Sodexo are amongst those who profiteer from the boarder regime and industrial prison complex.

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Sanctuary for Ali Hili - Action alert: Iraqi LGBT need your help

24-03-2010 10:24

The UK government through its Border Agency has decided not to give priority to the asylum application of Iraqi, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) leader Ali Hili, in exile in London. The application has been outstanding for nearly three years and while it is outstanding, Ali cannot travel.

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EDL Planning Deadly Race Riots

24-03-2010 01:17

The media and the riot police in Bolton portrayed the so-called "English Defence League" as friendly, happy-go-lucky "treehuggers", but the ugly truth shone through later Saturday evening when a gang of chanting EDL thugs gathered in a pub on Oldham Road, Middleton, intent on violence.

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EDL Planning Deadly Race Riots

24-03-2010 00:28

The media and the riot police in Bolton portrayed the so-called "English Defence League" as friendly, happy-go-lucky "treehuggers", but the ugly truth shone through later Saturday evening when a gang of chanting EDL thugs gathered in a pub on Oldham Road, Middleton intent on violence.

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Why is there popular protest in Venezuela?

23-03-2010 21:34

* For the benefit of those who find themselves surprised or disconcerted by the generalised decline of conditions in Venezuela, as well as the increase in popular struggle (2,893 street demonstrations between October 2008-September 2009; compared with 1,763 in the same period in 2007-08) – either because they are unaware of the situation here, they are based abroad, or because they always accept the official version of events – we expound below on some factors which contribute to social conflicts here.

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Deportation of Patrick Mitonga Masengo

23-03-2010 19:11

Please stop the removal of Patrick Mitonga Masengo to DR Congo.
he is pictured here taking part in a Congolese Protest in Manchester on 13th March, against just this sort of happening.
He was arrested on March 19th 2010.

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Protest against Nick Griffin in New Malden (22nd March)

23-03-2010 16:36

Fascist Nick Griffin was in New Malden debating with the Barking general election candidate for the Christian Party. About 25 people held a protest outside the venue. Most were local and most were young.

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Abahlali: "We have a message... We will march"

23-03-2010 11:52

We have been evicted, forcibly removed, beaten, slandered, publicly threatened with death, arrested, jailed, tortured and driven from our homes. Some of us have lost everything that we ever owned in this world. But we will not give up. We will not be turned against each other. We will work and work and work to unite the poor against the politicians and the rich. The problem in this society is the deep political disempowerment of the poor and we will solve this problem by organising ourselves to build our political power. Struggle is hard and it is dangerous. But struggle is the only way to defend our humanity and the humanity of our children. We have a deep responsibility to continue with this struggle until we achieve real equality and a fair sharing of this world.

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(G20) Met Police to pay compensation after illegal raid.

23-03-2010 10:54

Met Police raid 'over the top, unnecessary and disproportionate'.

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Leaders with a Common Purpose

23-03-2010 10:30

Here in the UK, there are many who believe that there are those who are working behind the scenes to weaken the UK from within, while also preparing new government structures and putting in place new leaders via a quasi secret society that doesn’t declare itself to ordinary people.

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Black Cat occupied social centre - eviction resistance callout

23-03-2010 08:36

Come down and help save Baths best (and obly) occupied community social centre

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updates elleniko

23-03-2010 00:00

swiftstrikes continue, copssuq, greek state kills baby, kills comrade, killed one year ago KATERINA and faces urban guerillas

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BNP Organisers Come Clean Over EDL Involvement

22-03-2010 15:23

As British authorities are accused of turning a blind eye to fascist racial incitement and street violence, there is damning evidence BNP organisers are, as suspected, using the EDL to do the BNP's dirty work by plotting race riots in multicultural areas.

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BNP Organisers Come Clean Over EDL Involvement

22-03-2010 14:28

As British authorities are accused of turning a blind eye to fascist racial incitement and street violence, there is damning evidence BNP organisers are, as suspected, using the EDL to do the BNP's dirty work by plotting race riots in multicultural areas.

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London Living Wage Launch in Oxford St

22-03-2010 12:53

London Citizens, a grass roots charity working for social, economic and environmental justice that has led the campaign for a London Living Wage for workers launched this campaign into the retail sector on Saturday 20/03/2010 with a demonstration on Oxford St. Photos Copyright (C) 2010, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Second attempt to remove Mireille Mbimbo

22-03-2010 06:03

Mireille Mbimbo a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a resident of Bradford, is currently being held at Yarls Wood IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Thursday 25th March @ 19.00 on Kenya Airways flight KQ101, from London Heathrow to Nairobi for onward transit on flight KQ554 to Kinshasa.

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Second attempt to remove Patrick Masengo

22-03-2010 06:02

Patrick Masengo, a national of DR Congo and resident of Rotherham, currently detained in Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, is due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Wednesday 24th March @ 19.00 hrs on Kenyan Airways Flight KQ101 to Nairobi and onwards to DR Congo.

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Baltic region anarchist newspaper Bez Granits - 3rd issue is out

21-03-2010 22:37

In early March 2010, 3rd issue of the international anarchist newspaper Bez Granits had been published. While the size and publishing schedule remained stable, the paper expanded its geographical coverage.

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Back from Milan…on the road to everywhere

21-03-2010 21:52

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