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Calais Update
02-04-2012 11:36
Thursday 29th March and the surrounding days have seen a shocking and rapid escalation of police harassment, arrests and brutality against people with and without papers in Calais – far beyond the normal level and in what seemed to be a premeditated assault on the migrant communities and their supporters.Bob Brown on Global Democracy and World Parliament
02-04-2012 10:36
Glasgow Picket Against Holland & Barrett Workfare Report
02-04-2012 02:55
Members of Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World, the Anarchist Federation and Solidarity Federation picketed the Queen Street branch of Holland & Barrett at lunchtime on Saturday 31st March. We managed to turn some people away at the entrance. We had placards proclaiming 'The H&B Workfare Deal, Employ Three, Get One Free' in the style of Holland and Barrett advertising as Holland and Barrett plan to have a quarter of their workers as unpaid labour. Another placard said, 'Say No To Workfare At Holland and Barrett'. We gave out 500 leaflets detailing Holland & Barrett use of unpaid labour. A number of people stopped to ask what the picket was about. A member of the Holland & Barrett staff was one of these people on her way in to start her shift. She said that one girl had been on work experience at the store, but that she had got a permanent job. We pointed out generally Holland and Barrett have not given permanent contracts to 80% of people on work experience, their plans to introduce a 1000 more work experience people in the next year and how that could affect the hours of the permanent staff. The manager tried to tell us to move away from the entrance, but we just ignored her. In a final pathetic attempt to show us who was boss she bluffed that the police were on their way, even though there was nothing remotely illegal about what we were doing.
Edinburgh stores occupied to oppose slave labour schemes
02-04-2012 02:55
Demonstrators in Edinburgh took direct action on the 31st March Britain-wide day of action against workfare. Protestors occupied British Heart Foundation for an hour then invaded Poundstretcher – both heavily involved in the government’s compulsory “work-for-your-benefits” schemes.
Marching into the British Heart Foundation’s large furniture store in Leith, demonstrators set up camp within the shop, displaying giant banners denouncing forced work for benefits, decorating windows and TVs with posters proclaiming “Workfare attacks both waged and unwaged”, and distributing Boycott Workfare leaflets everywhere. Despite a sizeable police presence, the occupation continued for an hour. Several would-be customers turned away when the reason for the demo was explained.
Liverpool Echo and Truth Evasion
02-04-2012 01:40
The Liverpool Echo applies its car obsessed agenda to serious stories bendind language and truth.Danish Pasting
02-04-2012 00:16
In reality less than 200 members of various European Defence Leagues actually bothered to turn up (with 50 countries in Europe this averages out at an impressive 4 members per country). The far right was greatly outnumbered by an anti-fascist counter-demo – with about 4,000 people coming out to oppose them.
9th Sharrow Lantern Carnival
01-04-2012 22:00
Remembering Henry Richard of Tregaron: 3 Apr 1812 - 20 Aug 1888
01-04-2012 21:52
Glasgow Picket Against Holland & Barrett Workfare Report
01-04-2012 20:33
London Teachers' Strike (Video)
01-04-2012 20:01
A collage of interviews with people about why they were supporting the teachers' strike during the march on Wednesday in central London. These struggles aren't taking place in isolation, but are part of an international movement against neoliberal austerity plans and the privatisation of education. For an overview of other actions currently taking place around the world, check out
http://ism-global.net/ (International Student Movement). Music by Beatraider.
Unity to celebrate Spirit for Refugee Week
01-04-2012 17:56
As you may know the Theme for Refugee Week 2012 is 'Spirit.'The theme can be interpreted in the following ways:
· Spirit of the Olympic Games/values - friendship, respect,
courage, determination, equality etc.
· Spirit of perseverance - grit and determination it takes to flee
persecution and rebuild your life.
· Community Spirit - the integration and welcome shared between
refugees and local communities
Unity is very happy to announce its contribution to this year's Refugee
Week which, this year, will run between 18th-24th June
Holland & Barrett Face Angry Pickets Across the UK
01-04-2012 16:05
Swindon Workfare demo - report and Pics
01-04-2012 15:50
Filmmaker Franklin López Tours the UK with his film END:CIV
01-04-2012 15:23
Squatters Convergence Brighton 2012
01-04-2012 14:45
The Squatters Network of Brighton (and hove actually) is having a squatters convergence from 17th to 20th May 2012.Stop supporting Israel’s occupation
01-04-2012 13:14
Thirty Palestine rights supporters gathered outside the gates of Veolia’s site in Tyseley on Friday afternoon, 30th March 2012. The rally was to draw attention to Veolia’s commercial activities in supporting Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem and Palestinian territories.
Germany: anti-capitalist demonstration in Frankfurt (photos and videos)
01-04-2012 11:31
Holy Thursday, A5 11am - Catholic Workers Stations of Cross through Westminister
01-04-2012 09:21
LONDON - Holy Thursday, April 5th. 11am - Join Catholic Workers on a Stations of the Cross through the Sites of Suffering in WestministerThis year the CW Stations of the Cross will start on Thursday 5th of April at 11.00am at No.10 Downing Street.
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Indymedia Removes Comments Function
01-04-2012 09:00
Indymedia UK has decided to remove the comments function available on the UK Indymedia website. Although the ability to comment on articles was originally felt to be vital in fostering inclusion, a sense of empowerment and to facilitate intelligent debate amongst activists unable to talk face to face, the comments pages are now felt by the collective and many users to be obsolete, if not downright destructive.