UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive
SchNEWS - Battle of Bexhill update
17-12-2012 17:15
Update! - Four days of direct action against Bexhill link road.Anti-road protestors in Bexhill were ambushed by an early start to the tree-felling on the controversial Bexhill-Hastings link road this week, but they rallied and over foursuccessive days of direct action have put a spanner in the works.
Worldwide Children's Revolution Candlelit Vigil Outside Enfield Council Offices
17-12-2012 14:33
The basic idea is that all the women and children who are concerned about the slaughter of the innocents in wars and other atrocities should remember the victims peacefully in continuous candlelit vigils everywhere as 2012 is drawing to a close and the New Age is about to begin and Christmas is approaching.
European Police Congress in Berlin
17-12-2012 12:55
In February 2013 the 16th European Police Congress will be held in Berlin. According to the numbers of the responsible organiser, a publishing company for administration issues, around 1.600 participants coming from more than 50 countries attended the last congress in 2012.Cops, politicians, enterprises and other VIPs meet there once a year to coordinate their interests. While members of the administration get free access, normal journalists and people have to pay around thousand euro for registration. Enterprises with commercial interests pay per square meter for exhibition ground. Well-known brands were present the last years.
Out Of The Rubble - Fundraiser
16-12-2012 23:29
Growth and Infrastructure Threat Back-As Clause 23
16-12-2012 15:15
Tomorrow Parliament debates the Growth and Infrastructure Bill again at the Report stage. Clause 21 is still there, unammended, but now as Clause 23. LAON's PR 18 outlines why we still oppose this clause in the Bill.and urges you to write to your MP asking them to support the proposed ammendents to this Bill either tomorrow or before the 3rd ReadingEnfield Council violently attacks eco-warriors and a bloodbath is possible
15-12-2012 18:39
A terrible atrocity occurred at our site in Enfield north London England, on Thursday 13 December when a small army of Enfield Council officials, police officers, and large men wearing black clothing and balaclavas stormed into our home and started dragging thousands of pounds worth of vehicles out into the street.The Conservation ‘Volunteers’ Who Are Forced To Work Unpaid
14-12-2012 11:35
The Conservation Volunteers (formally BTCV) have been revealed as one of the UK's largest exploiters of forced labour. Tell them what you think today as part of the National Week of Action Against WorkfareTravellers celebrate “step in the right direction” as Basildon approve planning application for a 15 pitch Traveller site
12-12-2012 08:05
Yesterday evening Basildon Borough Council’s planning committee finally passed a planning application for 15 pitches to accommodate some of the most vulnerable homeless Gypsy and Traveller families in Basildon. This is the first site approved by the Council since official planning needs assessments in 2006 stated the need for between 157 and 163 pitches for Gypsy and Traveller families in Basildon by 2011.[1]Statement from Stop the G8 regarding the summit in Northern Ireland next year
11-12-2012 13:51
We are an autonomous group of activists who have been meeting over the past 6 months to organise a resistance to the G8 summit. We have already put out a call out for a week of action against the G8. We have decided to adopt the PGA hallmarks, and we try to organise non-hierarchically using consensus, respecting the autonomy of groups and individuals involved.Boycott Workfare Video
11-12-2012 13:47
http://vimeo.com/55231456
On Typhoon Bhopa and the Doha Conference
11-12-2012 13:41
Boycott Workfare day of action
10-12-2012 18:28
Saturday 8th December was the start of a week of action against Workfare, in Birmingham protesters from Boycott Workfare, Birmingham Against the Cuts, Disabled People Against the Cuts, Anonymous Birmingham and Birmingham Food not Bombs gathered outside Poundland, a local company using Workfare. The groups we’re also joined by protesters coming from the nearby UK Uncut Starbucks action where Starbucks were targeted for not paying tax.[1]Clerical and Institutional Child Rape and Illegal Human Drug Trials (Pin Down)
09-12-2012 23:23
These Petitions are waiting to be signed. One is already Pending at the European Parliament. They have been duplicated on two other sites their details are listed in the body of the article.London Vigil to Mark Human Rights Day
09-12-2012 22:44
UK Uncut protest against tax dodgers Starbucks
08-12-2012 23:39
Today, on the 8th of December 2012, UK Uncut protesters successfully occupied and shut down two Starbucks branches in Birmingham city centre.100 people at #Sheffield @ukuncut #Starbucks Action
08-12-2012 22:41
Workfare’s Christmas Bonus For The Bosses
08-12-2012 21:55
Thoughts On The EDL’s South West Regional Meeting
08-12-2012 19:10
Last weekend the EDL held a south west regional organising meeting. here's a bit of info and thoughts.UG#595 - An Antidote To Forgetfulness (The Great New Zealand Fire Sale)
07-12-2012 23:40
UG#597 - The Psychology of Transition (Undoing Millennia of Social Control)
07-12-2012 23:36