UK UK Newswire Archive
Letters from Fukushima ..The Heros of Japan ..
25-03-2011 01:19
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lVsdZzo-Sr4/TYvo0ns-0AI/AAAAAAAAEMI/soy9gtJaBE0/s1600/letters_from_iwo_jima+%25281%2529.jpg Brussels demo kicks off against EU summit
25-03-2011 01:07
Because of a fear of violence, helicopters circled over the summit site, hundreds of police patrolled throughout the capital, and heavy equipment, including water cannons, was stationed close to EU headquarters. Demonstrators armed with sticks and other protesters throwing stones confronted police cordons but could not break through.
It Cuts Both Ways... Alternatives to Cuts (a Video)
25-03-2011 00:41
A film about UK Uncut and alternatives to cuts by Oonagh Cousins.March 26th: Tactical Briefing: Cops, Anarchists, Flashpoints
25-03-2011 00:34
Freedom newspaers useful guide to official preparations for March 26th ant-cuts demoAndroid phone app for x26radio #26march
25-03-2011 00:22
Android phone app, for easy listening to x26radio (with news on the hour every hour)
http://projects.plentyfact.org/wiki/x26radio
or short url:
http://imc.li/03kg5
iphones should just be able to open the stream urls for 3g streaming here:
http://x26radio.ucrony.net/pmwiki.php/Main/FAQ
or short url:
http://imc.li/z9wgk
NOTE: it's not recommended that people on the streets try and listen all the time via their phones as that will quickly drain the batteries - short news updates will be given on the hour every hour.
You may have to enable non marketplace installs for this to install on your phone.
Note
This is free software under the GPL v3 and comes with no warrenty whatsoever
see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0
Note on installing and running
Due to the short notice and ongoing development, the app is still signed with the android sdk debug key. However, this will run just fine on the phone.
Please note that running a permanent stream via 3G will take a lot of battery! The availability of the stream - despite the fact that it uses a downsampled stream of 32kbit - will also massively depend on the quality of service of your carrier.
Developers
if you do not trust the developers or want to improve the application, you can build the app yourself.
checkout the code from the repository (subversion)
svn co http://svn.plentyfact.org/x26radio
Obama’s imperial twist: “Humanitarian” regime change in Libya
24-03-2011 21:54
100,000+ To Protest Against Cuts, University Staff Strike Over Cuts: Follow The Story On Indymedia!
24-03-2011 21:22
100,000 plus to protest against public spending cuts
This Saturday 100,000 plus union members and campaigners - including many from Bristol - are set to march against the government's cuts in public spending, jobs, services and pensions. From Bristol, the Anti Cuts Alliance, the NUJ, students, as well as other local factions will be strongly represented. The protest is predicted to be the biggest in over 20 years. Almost 650 coaches have been hired from towns and cities across the UK as well as 10 chartered trains from areas including Scotland and the north-west of England.
For protestors, the march wil be a chance to demonstrate unity and opposition against unfair and unneccesary spending cuts, while backing the alternatives of a Robin Hood tax on bankers, closures of tax loopholes, and investment in jobs and green growth. Protestors plan to march from Victoria Embankment to a rally in Hyde Park.
A survey by Unison and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union showed that a third of public-sector workers had personal debts of £10,000 or more, revealing the "shocking impact" of the Government's cuts and pay freeze. ... Full Article.
Update! Today (Thursday 24th March) Bristol University staff were on strike as part of a national day of industrial action against plans for compulsory redundancies and proposals over pay. While Tuesday's strike was over proposed changes to pensions, today's action was over the looming threat of compulsory redundancies for staff and the offer of a 0.5% pay increase this year, following a 0.4% increase last year and a pay freeze the following two years. With inflation currently running at 5.5% the prospect of a less than 1% pay increase over four years equates to a large scale real terms cut in pay for university staff. Full Article.
Further Links: Bristol University Strikes Over Pensions | Bristol Uncut Demo 19th March 2011 | UCU Strike At University of Bristol 22/03/2011 | Watch this film: The Debt Crisis as Just Another Story - Challenging the Need for Cuts | London Indymedia |
Pics of Today's #UCUstrike Demo to Downing St
24-03-2011 20:22
Several hundred university workers, lecturers and students marched today following a call for a national strike by the Universities and Colleges Union against the cuts and to defend education. The demonstration assembled at the LSE campus at the Strand and marched to Downing Street, where a rally with several speakers took place. The march followed a day of picket lines held in many colleges and universities across London and the UK.
Here there are some photos:
This was the first national strike in higher education for five years, and the first in further education since 2008. It is clear the opposition to Government spending cuts and austerity measures is growing, and this was obvious today as the most common subject people talked about was the 'March for the Alternative' demonstration and day of action called for this Saturday 26th.
Platt Fields Speakers' Corner on 3rd April
24-03-2011 19:23
Speakers' Corner returns to Platt Fields on 3rd April - everyone welcome to speak or listen!
Pics of #UCUstrike Pickets in London Universities
24-03-2011 19:22
Here there are some photos of today's pickets of the strike called by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) at different campuses of the University of the Arts London and the London Metropolitan University.
For more info about today's strike see:
http://london.indymedia.org/articles/7942
For ongoing strike coverage see:
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5395
BNP shit it out of South Tyneside
24-03-2011 19:16
The odious scumbags of the BNP are not to field a singal coandidate in South Shields due to infighting amid claims Nick Griffin is not fit to lead the partyLast min legal advice for Saturday
24-03-2011 18:44
Last minute legal advice for the demonstrations this SaturdayMET officer brags on facebook
24-03-2011 18:22
"Hope it gets cold down there tonight and we keep them penned in for another 6 hours!"
The words of MacDara Conneely, an officer with the Metropolitan Police. The following transcript was taken from a facebook dialogue involving Conneely back in November 2010, during the student protests. Please spread.
Pics: Big Society HQ occupied and open #26march
24-03-2011 18:22
Big Society HQ now open. 61 Curzon Street.
http://www.twitter.com/BigSocietyHQ ...
House phone 0756369645
NO JOURNOS! X
Map + more infos:
http://london.indymedia.org/articles/7990
FIRST MEETING 8PM
61 CURZON STREET, WESTMINSTER (NR. MAYFAIR) W1J 8PD
THIS SPACE IS NOW BEING SQUATTED AS A CONVERGENCE CENTRE.
THE SPACE IS NON-AFFILIATED AND WELCOMES ALL ACTIVISTS GROUPS (AS LONG AS THEY ADHERE TO THE ‘SAFER SPACES’ POLICY).
3 MINS WALK FROM GREEN PARK TUBE STATION.
There’s loads of space to SLEEP and have MEETINGS – bring your own sleeping stuff.
Leeds University to charge maximum fees
24-03-2011 17:22
The University of Leeds plans to charge the full £9 000 in fees following in the foot-steps of Manchester, Essex, Surrey, Imperial College London, Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter and Durham universities. When the government education minister set the limit of fees to £9 000 he planned that this would only be in "exceptional circumstances", which apparently means that most Universities are in exceptional circumstances.
Big Society HQ Convergence Space Open
24-03-2011 17:22
CONVERGENCE SPACE // PLACE TO CRASH
FIRST MEETING 8PM
61 CURZON STREET, WESTMINSTER (NR. MAYFAIR) W1J 8PD
THIS SPACE IS NOW BEING SQUATTED AS A CONVERGENCE CENTRE.
THE SPACE IS NON-AFFILIATED AND WELCOMES ALL ACTIVISTS GROUPS (AS LONG AS THEY ADHERE TO THE ‘SAFER SPACES’ POLICY).
3 MINS WALK FROM GREEN PARK TUBE STATION.
There’s loads of space to SLEEP and have MEETINGS – bring your own sleeping stuff.
There’s a designated quiet chill out space.
FOOD? Bring some & there might be an activist kitchen.
The Big Society HQ is a space for everyone. This means that it is a space free from negative actions and behaviour where everyone can feel welcomed and respected. Making this space positive is everyone’s responsibility. The BSHQ is also a space to be free of oppressive behaviour. This includes, but is not limited to: aggression (verbal and physical), homophobia, racism, sexism and transphobia and offensive humour. If you don’t feel that you will be able to help create such a space, please do not come in. The BSHQ is a space to be free of drugs at all times, there will be a designated space to consume alcohol. If concerns should arise, then they should be dealt with collectively. If you have experienced negative behaviour, then talk to the others – don’t feel you are on your own. Expect to be challenged on any behaviour contrary to the above, which might mean being asked to leave. If all this happens, together we can help to maintain this as a positive space for all!
