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Diadromi Eleftherias issue # 105

05-05-2011 18:21

New issue of greek anarchist monthly newspaper Diadromi Eleftherias

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Barcelona: A Combative May Day Regained

05-05-2011 15:35

Barcelona: A Combative May Day Regained

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Video: may day demo in Germany (Riots)

05-05-2011 13:59

may day demo i Germany (Riots)

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Montreal, QC: Anarchists clashes with police at May Day march (Photos)

05-05-2011 13:25

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Thousands of militant workers march for higher pay in the Philippines

05-05-2011 12:42

Manila, Philippines - Thousands of workers led by the Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) and its allied organizations converged in key cities on Labor Day to reiterate their demand for better wages, improved economy, jobs, security of tenure for workers and an end to demolition of squatter shanties.

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Brief Report about Revolutionary May 1st (Germany)

05-05-2011 12:14

Brief Report about Revolutionary May 1st (Germany)

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A small contribution of the imprisoned members of the Conspiracy Cells of Fire

05-05-2011 11:54

A small contribution of the imprisoned members of the Conspiracy Cells of Fire about Solidarity

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70% of courses cut- London Metropolitan University Occupied

04-05-2011 22:38

The Graduate Centre of Holloway Road Campus is currently occupied by students in protest against Vice- Chancellor Malcolm Gillies’ decision to axe 70% of courses- including Performing Arts, Philosophy and History. Gillies’ decision came as a shock a couple of weeks ago.

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Connexions Strike Birmingham

04-05-2011 21:05

On a sunny May afternoon on Broad Street, Birmingham, Connexions workers walked out on strike. There were pickets outside the Connexions offices in Kingsheath, Northfield and Broad St. At around 2pm they planned to unofficially march to a rally in the city centre.

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Round up of Northern May Days 2011

04-05-2011 10:31

There has been another successful series of events surrounding May day, the traditional workers' holiday. The day has also been used by anti-capitalist protesters to come together and try to stop the violent form of capitalism in which we live [1]. In the North of England it was more relaxed this year, with marches in Newcastle [2], Leeds [3] on Saturday and Manchester [4] on Sunday and a festival in Bradford [5] on the Sunday.

Background and related stories: Haymarket History | OurMayDay.org | Mayday Meltdown | MayDay 2004 Cancelled | 1909 MayDay Massacre, Argentina

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National Week of Action Against Atos Origin - 9-15th May - Latest News

04-05-2011 10:18

Disability activists, claimant groups and anti-cuts campaigners have called a week of action against poverty pimps Atos Origin beginning on Monday 9th May with a picnic and party in Triton Square*, home of their head office, at 2pm.

Both announced and unannounced protests are set to take place around the UK outside the offices and testing centres operated by Atos Origin.

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Connexions Strike on Wed May 4th

03-05-2011 21:54

CONNEXIONS BIRMINGHAM STRIKE AGAIN in their long running campaign against compulsory redundancies and cuts in services to young people.

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Cop Advisors Admit Anti-Cuts Protests Can Win!

03-05-2011 20:53

Policy Exchange UK published a You Tube video of a symposium in which policing experts and former police infiltrators offer frank assessments of government responses to the threat they face from anti-cuts protests. These experts advise that the protests can succeed, and their primary advice to the government is to "kettle the political debate as efficiently as the Met kettles rioters". What strategies can protestors adopt to make sure that doesn't happen?

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Photos from Oxford's May Day March

03-05-2011 20:32

Oxford Save Our Services was at the May Day march, and sent us these glorious pics.

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Workers Fund Iran at Hamburg Marathon 2011

03-05-2011 19:12

Supporters of Workers Fund Iran will be pounding the streets in the Hamburg marathon on May 22. They will be getting their running shoes on to raise sponsorship money for the important and unique work of this charity – can you support them?

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Hundreds march through Cambridge against cuts.

03-05-2011 17:08

On Saturday April 30th 2011, to mark the Mayday tradition of working class action, and in response to the latest round of public sector cuts, several hundred people gathered in Cambridge Market Square to to make it known that they don't agree with Clegg and Cameron's 'necessary' funding cuts.

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How to ask if you are on police databases

03-05-2011 13:00

I won't do a corporate repost as we all know that isn't permitted here but The Grauniad has on the face of it, a useful guide here to help you find out what information might be held about you in police intelligence files with a handy pro forma letter:

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Three banks in Birmingham sabotaged on Mayday action

03-05-2011 12:26

Last night a group of activists sabotaged three banks on the High Street in Harborne, Birmingham.

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We Are Not Slaves, We Are Dynamite

03-05-2011 11:37

We Are Not Slaves, We Are Dynamite

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Cambridge Uncut stages two successful actions.

02-05-2011 15:36

On Saturday (29/4/2011) afternoon Cambridge Uncut successfully closed down one of Philip Green's Top shop in the The Grand Arcade, Cambridge, in protest at his notorious tax dodging tactics, as well occupying a branch of tax dodging bank HSBC.