UK UK Newswire Archive
Home Office preparing to let hungerstriker die
20-11-2013 21:15
A man being held in Harmondsworth migration prison has been on hungerstrike for nearly 3 months. He has been deemed medically unfit to be detained but rather than release him the government are getting ready for his death.Public Meeting Newc 30 Nov: Organise to Appeal Against the Bedroom Tax!
20-11-2013 19:51
DWP: acting UNLAWFULLY!
Come to the meeting to plan action we can take against the council, DWP and the tribunals services to force them to hear all appeals and stop implementing the bedroom tax! Sat 30 November, 3pm, St Michael's Centre, 2 Raby St, Newcastle NE62AL.
Basque Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike
20-11-2013 18:35
On the 28th of October 2013, 11 of the 13 Basque Political Prisoners whoare in Sevilla’s prison started a hunger strike to fight for their rights.
Is Canada Guilty of War Crimes?
20-11-2013 17:56
This article examines a recent request to the International Criminal Court asking for an investigation of alleged war crimes by Canada in relation to complicity in torture and complicity in illegal extraordinary rendition of detainees. The article appeared in the Canadian Civil Liberties newsletter Rights Watch, and can be accessed at the address at the bottom. The original article contains hyperlinks which access the full request to the ICC and all attached documentations.Update on Ubica appeal, Uyrecht NL
20-11-2013 17:25
Ubica was a long-term squat in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It was evicted in May 2013 (
https://en.squat.net/2013/05/26/utrecht-netherlands-eviction-ubica/) and the court cases are ongoing. The appeal results were revealed this week...
Disney Corporation Promotes Treekilling
20-11-2013 16:25
Foxtons Outfoxed
20-11-2013 16:13
Just think, dear Foxtons,how will you ever know again if that rich lady or gent coming in to look at all the expensive flats
is a real customer or an actor about to lead you on another hunt?
Article with pictures here:
http://spacehijackers.org/html/projects/foxtonshunt/index.html
Email Action against German Vivisection Lab 'LPT'
20-11-2013 13:28
Frack Free Nottingham
20-11-2013 10:55
Last night there was a public meeting at the Maze to discuss the prospect of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, coming to Nottinghamshire. There was a very informative presentation given by a member of Friends of the Earth Nottingham and then there was a passionate debate about what could be done to stop fracking here in Notts. See below the fold for a rundown on the current situation.
According to the British Geological Survey there is a potential for shale gas and coal-seam gas in large parts of Nottinghamshire, particularly the northern and eastern parts of the county. A company called Dart Energy has retained the exploration licenses and has acquired planning permission for an exploratory well near Retford. It looks likely that work could start there at some point in the near future.
Nottinghamshire County Council is currently reviewing its minerals extraction policies and the consultation is ongoing. You can read (and object to) their proposals here until the 18th December.
If you want to get involved in campaigning three meeting dates have been set:
Monday 25th Nov at 6pm - Free screening of Gasland 2 at the Broadway - meet for drinks afterwards in the Mezzanine Bar
Monday 2nd December 7.30pm - Provisionally at the Peacock pub, Mansfield Rd
Tuesday 17th December 7.30pm - Provisionally at the Peacock
There is also a facebook group here.
We can win! No fracking in notts!
Catholic Worker invites Mother Agnes of Syria to Speak after she is "No Platformed" by StWC
20-11-2013 10:19
The Catholic Worker, a small anarchist pacifist community in Harringay London has extended an invitation to Mother Agnes to address its members on a two day retreat next week. Mother Agnes was recently pressured to withdraw from addressing the Stop the War Coalition meeting in London on Nov 30th.Syria, Egypt Reveal Erdogan’s ‘Hidden Agenda’
20-11-2013 09:51
Erdogan obviously is seeking to recruit Muslims as merely “soldiers” who will fight not for Islam per se, but for his neo-Ottomanism ambitions. Early enough in December 1997, he was given a 10-month prison sentence for voicing a poem that read: “The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers;” the poem was considered a violation of Kemalism by the secular judiciary.War Comic Script: Mainlandia Invaded in ‘Exercise Southern Katipo 2013′ – Timaru
19-11-2013 08:41
Curzon cinema workers campaign continues with another Mark Thomas stunt
18-11-2013 23:32
Mark Kennedy sought advice from STRATFOR
18-11-2013 23:07
One of many STRATFOR emails published by Wikileaks shows former spycop Mark Kennedy making enquiries.Stop Bedroom Tax Evictions - Protest On Thursday
18-11-2013 22:55
On Thursday 21 November, the court hearing will decide whether to grant a possession order to Bedroom Tax tenants – paving the way for evicting some of the most vulnerable people in Nottingham
Our campaign has repeatedly asked Nottingham City Council to follow the example of Broxtowe Borough Council and agree not to evict tenants in arrears because of the Bedroom Tax. The city council has refused to do this and have now made a claim for possession against some tenants in Bedroom Tax arrears.
We need to show Nottingham City Council that the people of Nottingham are against Bedroom Tax evictions
Nottingham Crown and County Court
Opposite Broadmarsh Bus Station
Thursday 21 November. 1 – 1.45pm
Why are Nottingham City Council, a Labour council, threatening to evict
tenants when the Labour Party has said it will scrap the Bedroom Tax?
What should Nottingham City Council Do?
* Use all means possible to cover the Bedroom Tax shortfall
* Use all of its Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) budget and apply for more from the govern-
ment. In August it had only used 20% of its budge
* Put £700,000 of reserves into DHP budget (as permitted by government)
* Refuse to take tenants through the eviction process – saving £6000 per attempted eviction,
avoiding unnecessary homelessness, strains on social services
* Use its reserves (£133m) to temporarily cover the shortfall
* Work out the time, monetary and social costs of implementing the Bedroom Tax and present
this to the government to show that it is imprudent to spend £6000 to evict each household and
incur even more costs
* Build a campaign with the people of Nottingham. Work with other councils and social landlords
to demand that the government covers the shortfall for the Bedroom Tax to prevent these costs
* Don’t set up the community against each other by saying that they will have to cut other public
services, or increase Council Tax in order to prevent evictions - Fight for full funding for ALL services
How much are the council prepared to spend attempting to evict
vulnerable people to implement this unfair policy?
*What is a Suspended Possession Order?
The council do NOT have the right to remove you immediately from your home - A suspended possession order means the court has decided you must leave your home if you don’t pay your rent and repay your arrears in a time decided by the court. If this happens, the council can apply to evict you.
Get help paying your Bedroom Tax - Everyone is entitled to apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP). The council should tell you this. Ask for a form from the City Council or an advice centre. You will need to ask an advice centre to help you fill in the form.
Anarchist Federation Day School in London
18-11-2013 22:15
Upcoming Day school on ideas of Anarchist CommunismFirst action in Glasgow
18-11-2013 10:55
Today’s action marks another important milestone on EPTAG’s long-term journey to improve private tenancy rights in Scotland. In the first move to reach out to other cities in Scotland EPTAG members and local private tenants met up today to kick-off a campaign against a letting agency in Glasgow.Solidarity with Assange and Manning as Australia finally takes on the US and wins hands down!
18-11-2013 00:26
16 November: Solidarity vigil at Rugby League World Cup Quarter Final in Wrexham.
As Australia geared up to meet the USA in the Rugby League World Cup 2013 quarter-final match in Wrexham last Saturday, we joined the crowds outside the ground to talk with fans about Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, to sell raffle tickets for the football signed by Assange and collect donations to the Pvt. Manning Family Fund. Our last effort, at the Wales vs USA first round match on 3 November was covered prominently in the Australian magazine Rugby League Week. Text of article can be read in this post.
No Platforming continues
17-11-2013 22:10
