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Dissident Island Radio - October 1st 2010

14-10-2010 23:09

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County Hall Attacked

14-10-2010 11:38

The Nottinghamshire County Hall was attacked last night with hammers and graffiti. Messages of "Fight the Cuts" and "Fuck Austerity" were left on the walls of the entrance facing the trent, whilst several windows were smashed.

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Striking port workers in Marseille know the truth (modified by General Joe)

14-10-2010 10:18

"They (French workers) are “fighting privatization,” as we all should be. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be a slave to private capital either! This article, like most in the capitalist press, omits this essential information to benefit the owners and bosses. Get a clue folks and stand up and fight back or be prepared to have everything stolen from you. Remember, the rich don’t want but one thing. And that’s “everything.” Kind a makes the bank bailouts a little more understandable don’t you think. See “class war” all around you."

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Police Station Squatted In London

14-10-2010 01:48

A police station has been squatted in London in retaliation against police oppression.

What follows is a communique' from the occupied to the occupiers:

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Bath Bomb #34 Out Now!

12-10-2010 23:09

The latest offering from the Bath-based radical freesheet, mostly obsessing about cuts nowadays

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For a Coalition of Resistance!

11-10-2010 18:10

As Tory austerity starts to bite, and anti-cuts groups spring up everywhere, we need to build a COALITION OF RESISTANCE...

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Austerity? Everyone to Downing St, Oct 20th 6pm

08-10-2010 18:20

A leaflet to inspire the huddled masses to prepare themselves for the announcement of the Government's cuts programme on Wednesday 20th October. Two marches are heading in the direction of Downing St and a protest is planned outside No.10 to greet and disdain this vile assault upon the population.

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Birmingham Tory Party Conference demo - in photos (continued)

07-10-2010 15:44

Photos of the march that took place Sunday the 3rd of October in Birmingham to protest the Tory Party Conference

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Birmingham Tory Party Conference demo - in photos

07-10-2010 15:34

Photos of the march that took place Sunday the 3rd of October in Birmingham to protest the Tory Party Conference

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"Women at the cutting edge" - a conference on women and the cuts

07-10-2010 12:21

On 30 October Feminist Fightback will be hosting a conference on women and cuts, open to people of all genders.

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Video and photo report from the Tory Party Conference protest

06-10-2010 23:44

On Sunday 3rd October, around 6000 people gathered to protest against the cuts planned by the Tory government at their party conference in Birmingham. The entire area around the ICC (International Convention Centre) became an exclusion zone with 15ft high metal barriers erected. West Midlands police had originally agreed that the march organised by the Right to Work campaign could go ahead, but soon reneged on their promise. On the day the march was of a standard A to B affair: colourful banners, a variety of blocs from different unions, but it took a ramshackle route through Birmingham city centre's side streets, resembling a tour of the 'city living' upmarket apartments more than a visible and vocal protest march. It was obvious to all present that political manoeuvring had taken place to minimise the political efficacy and visibility of the march. This was not helped by the Right to Work campaign stewards 'liaising' with West Midlands police to compromise protesters who identified themselves as anarchists. Chris Banbury, an SWP member and RTW steward allegedly threatened protesters holding a banner with 'arrest' if they did not move from the front of the march.

Tory Party Conference protest video

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An Account Of The Right To Work March And Rally In Words & Pictures

06-10-2010 16:49

An illustration on how Social Democracy in its many guises dupes infects and stifles serious working class resistance

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What now? Beyond the CPC, a look at what went wrong.

05-10-2010 16:23

Ok, so we are back home now, bruised but far from beaten, obviously there were some rather glaring failures of the Unauthorised March which we will cover first. Then we will move onto post march actions and how we can look at future resistance in our communities.

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RTW Steward threatens protesters and tries to get them nicked.

05-10-2010 11:46

After unveiling our banner at the front before the march left off on Sunday we were told "Put that banner away or ill get you all nicked"

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Radical Workers Bloc on Anti-Cuts March - London - 23rd October 2010

05-10-2010 08:03

On Saturday 23rd October 2010 a number of trade unions have called for a march in London to lobby the TUC to fight the cuts. This is the same day as the annual London Anarchist Bookfair and a day when a large number of anarchists are in the city.

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Reading Joins The Resistance

03-10-2010 21:57

As stormy winds lashed rain against the windows, people from across Reading and beyond gathered in the Town Hall last week with one shared aim: to join the growing movement against cuts to public services.

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7,000 march on the Tory Conference

03-10-2010 18:40

7,000 Right to Work activists, trade unionists and students from all over the country marched on the Tory Conference on Sunday 3rd October.

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Scottish Government ignores this year's P1 Classes

03-10-2010 15:23

The campaign group Kids not Suits welcomes the Scottish Government announcement that it will legislate for P1 class sizes of 25 for August 201, a reduction from the current 30. However, Kids not Suits is concerned for the children who started in August this year, since many of them are in class sizes greater than 25.