UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

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Why We Must Take Action To Protect Our Bus Drivers From Assaults

24-03-2009 09:26

Having asked the GMB to write to attached article the local paper refused to publish it in full.

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G20 London Protests + Events List + Locations Map

24-03-2009 05:40

Many media outlets have been publishing various lists and maps of G20 protest events,
(eg.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/blog/2009/mar/23/online-guide-to-g20-protests

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LI118029.htm )

So here's a more accurate one of confirmed events and initiatives so far from various groups and coalitions (*more events are being announced).

For a GOOGLE map of events, times and locations see:

http://tiny.cc/gZxZ6
or full URL:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106657612788338016057.000465b2c41c16f1df6be&source=embed&ll=51.514191,-0.10746&spn=0.051598,0.154495&z=13

(copied from

https://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/889)

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We Stand with the Iranian Students - Solidarity Action

23-03-2009 13:04

We will be holding a demonstration outside of the students union and collecting letters to be sent to the Iranian Embassy calling for our comrades immediate release. We will also be collecting signatures for a petition against sanctions to be sent to the Foreign Office.

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Beyond the G20 London summit

23-03-2009 11:42

Bourgeois attempts
to channel proletarian struggles on an international scale
and
Invariant struggle
for the proletarian rupture
AGAINST SUMMITS AND COUNTER-SUMMITS

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European call for a counter summit in Louvain against the Bologna process

23-03-2009 10:55

«The worst enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge»

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European countries get infected by the "Greek revolutionary virus".

22-03-2009 23:35

the european union is afraid that this"virus of revolution"that started here in Greece,can "infect"other european countries.Already in France few days ago a group attacked with a shotgun against a police station.Massive demonstrations in Spain,Germany,France,ect

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May Day 2009 in Nottingham (Sat May 2nd, Brewhouse Yard)

22-03-2009 17:20

On Saturday May 2nd, Nottingham will once again be celebrating MayDay (International Workers' Day). We will have a Celebration of Resistance.

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Demonstration @ Yarl's Wood Saturday March 21st 2009

22-03-2009 07:13

Thousands of person seeking/refused asylum/overstayers/persons 'Sans Papiers' are currently being kept in immigration prisons (AKA Immigration Removal Centres) throughout the UK. They haven't committed a crime, but they can be imprisoned indefinitely. Many of the people detained have experienced torture, and their trauma is exacerbated by being detained. Seven of the IRCs are operated for profit by private companies.

36 people have been in immigration detention for more than two years, 72 more than 18 months, 128 more than one year.

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City cleaners fight on at insurance giant Willis

20-03-2009 21:23

DEFIANT City cleaners stepped up their protest against victimisation yesterday with another noisy demonstration outside the plush offices of a multi-national insurance firm.

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The "small' revolutionary movement in Greece is getting stronger

20-03-2009 08:41

The news all over the world said that only a few anarchists caused the riots in all major cities in Greece,after the murder of 15year old boy Alexis.WRONG!!This was the beggining of a "small"revolutionary movement against the system.

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Massive abstention in Unite leadership contest

19-03-2009 22:44

Derek Simpson has only narrowly held on to his position as general secretary of the Amicus section of the trade union Unite. The election result means he will continue as joint general secretary with Tony Woodley of the Transport and General Workers' Union section of Unite.

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For A New Student Movement - Conference on April 18th

19-03-2009 19:19

On April 18th, students and activists from all over the country will meet to decide where to take the student movement next. The programme is still open to workshop suggestions, so email us to get involved!

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March 19 Day of Action Against Corporate Excess

19-03-2009 12:03

On March 19, 2009 Americans in cities nationwide will hold demonstrations at the offices of major banks and other corporations to demand more responsible corporate behavior and call on Congress to enact the change that will make it happen: employee free choice and healthcare reform.

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City cleaners hit the streets this Friday

18-03-2009 23:32

This Friday 20 March at 13.00 hours, cleaners sacked by contractor Mitie at global insurance brokers the Willis Group will be demonstrating again outside the Willis Building, 51 Lime Street London EC3 7DQ (tube: Liverpool Street or Bank). Their fight back against union busting redundancies is an inspiration to all in these times of recession brought on by the City itself. Come and show your support!

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The revolutionary movement in Greece is getting stronger

18-03-2009 10:58

Day after day more people show resistance against our goverment.Every day,specially in Athens,demonstrations are organized.This "small"revolution will not stop.

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Protest for a better world at the G20 summit

18-03-2009 00:01

40 NGO's and trade unions are calling for a mass protest at the G20 summit at the end of March under the banner of "Jobs, Justice and Climate."

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GMB Accuses Brighton Bus Company of putting staff safety at risk

17-03-2009 18:36

The GMB Trade Union is calling on Brighton Bus Company to install protective screens on all buses following a series of assaults on Bus Drivers.

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Tinsley House IRC blockaded by protesters 07:00 today

17-03-2009 07:49

Anti-deportation campaigners are risking arrest to stop the collective expulsion of approximately 50 Iraqi refugees from the UK. Campaigners have locked themselves to the gate of Tinsley House detention centre at Gatwick airport, where some of the deportees are being held, in an attempt to prevent the forcible deportation.

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CWU demo against privatisation

16-03-2009 22:42

On Saturday 13th March, the Communication Workers Union organised a march through Bilston, Wolverhampton in protest against government plans to privatise the Royal Mail.

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G20 Anarchist Militias to the City

16-03-2009 16:21

"We are not in the least afraid of ruins. We are going to inherit the earth; there is not the slightest doubt about that. The bourgeoisie might blast and ruin its own world before it leaves the stage of history. We carry a new world here, in our hearts, and that world is growing this minute"

Buenaventura Durruti.