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21-12-2012 03:05

African People's Solidarity Committee to hold International Conference

“African Resistance, White Solidarity!”, the 2013 International Conference of the African People’s Solidarity Committee will take place at
Uhuru House, 1245 18th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33705 on January 6–8, 2013.

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14-12-2012 21:18

Youth Led Christmas Family Fun Day

A group of young people are holding a fundraising and awareness event in order to challenge the negative stereotypes concerning their age age group on 3 issues that they are most passionate about. Free Family fun day in Bedminster, Bristol, BS35JJ on the 16th December 2012 at 2.00pm-8.00pm.

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11-12-2012 13:47

Boycott Workfare Video

Video of the day of action on Saturday 8th December. After handing leaflets outside Poundland the demonstration moves onto Argos where protesters occupy the store and handout over a thousand leaflets and only leave once the busy Christmas queues have completely disappeared. This is followed by a brief visit to Superdrug before finishing the demonstration outside McDonalds where Food not Bombs gave away free vegan burgers

 http://vimeo.com/55231456

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10-12-2012 18:28

Boycott Workfare day of action

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]

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08-12-2012 23:39

UK Uncut protest against tax dodgers Starbucks

Today, on the 8th of December 2012, UK Uncut protesters successfully occupied and shut down two Starbucks branches in Birmingham city centre.

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08-12-2012 21:55

Workfare’s Christmas Bonus For The Bosses

Poundland Saturday 8th December marks the start of a week of action against workfare [1] and shops that profit from the free labour supplied by the taxpayer. The national day of action is focusing on charities, however as there aren't many charity shops in the city centre and since a protest last month outside British Heart Foundation who announced they were stepping back from workfare[2] it was decided to take action over companies that profit from free Christmas temps at our expense. In Birmingham anti-workfare protesters gathered outside Poundland, a local company using workfare. As the protest began to grow with people joining after coming from the nearby Starbucks tax dodging action the group decided to move off in search of other shops using workfare. They didn't have to walk far when round the corner they arrived at Argos, a particularly unpopular shop amongst Birmingham Workfare activists. In Birmingham last year, Boycott Workfare was told by someone who applied for a temp job at Argos, but didn’t get it and then subsequently got sent there on workfare that they had more people on workfare than paid temps. In light of this the group made the decision to occupy the shop. The occupation was more successful than expected, security - the same people who a week earlier had assaulted a protester by punching them in the face at the occupation of the Adidas shop[3] – had obviously been told to back off and not go round punching people, let the occupation carry on as long as the occupiers wanted. After the queues at Argos had become visibly shorter the group decided that there were other shops who needed to be targeted and so ended the occupation. The next stop on the Workfare tour was Superdrug where flyers were handed out before moving on to the last stop on the tour McDonald’s. Here the protesters were joined by Birmingham Food not Bombs activists who set up a stall outside McDonald’s and began handing out free vegan burgers.

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05-12-2012 18:29

Plebs occupy offices of "plebgate" MP Andrew Mitchell

Earlier today a group of angry plebs occupied the offices of "plebgate" MP Andrew Mitchell in response to the continuing cuts and austerity measures and also to coincide with today's Autumn Budget Statement.

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05-12-2012 01:53

Cruelty-Free Xmas Fair in Birmingham, Sat 15 Dec

FREE entry, FREE vegan food samples, up to 20 stalls, raffle, tombola and everything you need to enjoy a compassionate Christmas!

ALL WELCOME!!

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03-12-2012 12:37

Day of action against adidas

On Saturday 1 December, people across Britain took part in a day of action against adidas. With actions at every major adidas store in the country.

Adidas have refused to pay their former workers in Indonesia $1.8 million in legally-owed redundancy pay. Other brands using the factory have agreed to pay their share of the $3.4m the workers are owed.

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29-11-2012 12:15

Starbucks Vice President awarded “Prize Mug” As Company Dodges Paying UK Tax

Students at the University of Birmingham, along with members of the public, awarded a golden mug to Starbucks VP Marketing Ian Cranna yesterday ahead of a speech in Birmingham.

The mug was awarded for the company’s ‘mugging’ of the UK taxpayer. The VP Marketing was speaking at the University of Birmingham Business School as an engineering alumni – students wondered why someone from this particular company was invited to talk.

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28-11-2012 18:32

Brazil: Neo-Nazi in Congress.

law bills of popular initiative Help us neutralize a neo-Nazi who hides in full Brazilian democracy, Today under the wise leadership of President Dilma Rousseff.

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26-11-2012 20:53

Workfare’s Christmas Bonus For The Bosses – Demonstrate, 8th December

Workfare and the British Heart Foundation Harborne Birmingham As part of the Boycott Workfare national week of action starting on Saturday 8th December, Boycott Workfare West Midlands will be holding a demonstration outside shops in Birmingham City Centre that profit from the free labour supplied by the taxpayer.
Saturday 8th December, 2pm
at the new Poundland, S12 Martinaeu Place, 76-77 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B2 4UQ
Please join and invite your friends to the facebook event and spread the word.

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23-11-2012 03:28

Birmingham Demo against BBC Corporation's biased Gaza reporting

"Die In" held outside Birmingham's BBC Mailbox studio in order to highlight the appalling and biased reporting of the recent genocidal massacre of Palestinians in Gaza

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22-11-2012 19:49

where has fitwatch gone

where has fitwatch gone they now seem to be listed as a cash advice service on google, have they been hacked

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22-11-2012 11:57

"die-in" on BBC steps to challenge biased reporting on Gaza

*PRESS RELEASE*

from WEST MIDLANDS PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN and

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE

For immediate release - 22nd November 2012

*"DIE-IN" ON BBC STEPS TO CHALLENGE BIASED REPORTING ON GAZA*

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21-11-2012 12:38

PROTEST: Gaza .. The Die In on the BBC Steps!

Thursday 22 November 18:00

The Mailbox B1 1RF Birmingham, United Kingdom

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19-11-2012 21:35

Gaza Demo - Birmingham, Fri 16th Nov

Short video of the demo held in Birmingham on Friday against (what was then) the beginning of the Israeli assault on Gaza.

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19-11-2012 13:24

Vacancy in Birmingham Housing Co-op

Gung Ho housing co-op is seeking a new member

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17-11-2012 20:14

Gaza Bombing Demo 16th November 2012

Protest held in Birmingham, supporting Gaza and Palestinian victims of Zionist butchery.

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15-11-2012 17:54

Protest against Israel's killings in Gaza - Birmingham

Friday 17:30 until 18:30

Outside Waterstones, High Street, Birmingham City Centre

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