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Even A4E Tutor thinks Workfare is wrong

17-02-2013 17:49

If government poverty pimps are slagging their attacks on the unemployed what hope does IDS have?

Working Class Eco-Warriors Prepare to Fight Second Battle of Hastings

17-02-2013 13:26

Veteran eco-warriors from the 1990s road protests in Britain are getting ready to move to Combe Haven Valley in East Sussex to take part in the Second Battle of Hastings to stop the Bexhill to Hastings link road from being built to prevent further destruction of the environment and pollution in the atmosphere, and to show solidarity with the besieged local residents of Middle England.

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A DECLARATION FROM THE Poor oppressed People OF ENGLAND

15-02-2013 20:54

A DECLARATION FROM THE Poor oppressed People OF ENGLAND, DIRECTED To all that call themselves, or are called Lords of Manors, through this NATION; That have begun to cut, or that through fear and covetousness, do intend to cut down the Woods and Trees that grow upon the Commons and Waste Land

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AMAZON employ Nazis as paramilitary enforcers

15-02-2013 00:18

Not content with pursuing the kind of tax scams that are causing the whole-scale destruction of public services here in the UK, corporate tax cheats AMAZON have been filmed employing Nazi thugs to intimidate its foreign temp workers in Germany.

An ARD channel TV documentary showed AMAZON employing paramilitary guards from a security company named after Nazi leader Rudolph HESS, some wearing clothing from a company called Thor Steinar, whose products are (ironically) banned from sale on Amazon because of Thor Steinar's well-known Nazi connections & use of Nazi imagery!

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International Trade Union meeting/conference - Paris - March 22-24

13-02-2013 10:42

For anyone interested from autonomous Trade Union movements:

The following international conference has been called. The details are below and if anyone is interested you can contact NOII UK by email to find out more and for the PDF doc invitation.

So far there are:

3 delegates from Liverpool TUC (UCU, Unite and UCATT), 2 delegates from the
RMT national exec, one delegate from NUT, UCU, Save ancoats dispensary
community campaign, London Mick Dooley and some others.

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It’s Official: UK Government’s Workfare Programme is Illegal Forced Labour

12-02-2013 14:01

The UK Government’s controversial Back to Work programme, deemed workfare by critics, received a bloody nose this week as all but one of the WorkFare schemes were found to compel a person’s labour and deemed illegal by the Court of Appeal at the Royal Courts of Justice. Though not an ultimate victory, this ruling sends a clear signal to the UK government that the public might not be willing to surrender their social contract without a fight after all.

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Strike action planned for Valentines Day

11-02-2013 17:42

Following on from the national protest on the 26th January over the sacking of four maths lecturers from Halesowen College

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/01/506019.html Halesowen UCU have voted for strike action.

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"Nothing short of shambolic":privatisation, cuts & court interpreting

10-02-2013 15:23

This time last year a contract to privatise court interpreting services for foreign language speakers and the hearing impaired went live with almost immediately disastrous results all round. The contract, defended by the Ministry of Justice and now owned by a company sold to Capita, has been the subject of two parliamentary committee reports (latest published on 6 February) and a National Audit Office report. What's been going on?

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Birmingham Council House Balcony protest

05-02-2013 16:45

On Monday February 4th 1:30pm a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered the city’s Council House and occupied the Balcony that overlooks Victoria Square. The group took this action in protest over the £625m cuts the council are set to approve on the 26th February. The group had previously tried writing letters to each member of the council and after receiving no replies decided to escalate their tactics by occupying the Council House Balcony.

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Photos from yesterdays Birmingham Council House Occupation and Demonstration

05-02-2013 15:35

Yesterday afternoon around 1:30 a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered Birmingham City Council House and occupied the Balcony overlooking Victoria Square. The protest was against the planed £625m cuts the council are about to implement. The Labour group who have a majority on the Council were to have a private meeting later that night at 6:30 to agree these cuts ahead of the budget vote on February 26.

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'Fighting for ourselves' SolFed Book Launch Edinburgh Thurs. 28th Feb. 8p.m.

02-02-2013 17:44

'Fighting for ourselves' Solidarity Federation Book Launch Edinburgh
Public Event · By Edinburgh Solidarity Federation
Thursday, 28 February 2013
20:00 until 21:30
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, 17 West Montgomery Place, EH7 5HA

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UN report on Kennedy, the right to peaceful assembly, kettling, and much more.

01-02-2013 18:06

Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the United Kingdom

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Demo and picket in support of Dismissed Halesowen College Lecturers

29-01-2013 17:24

A bitter dispute over the sacking of lecturers at a Midlands college looks set to worsen, as UCU members have voted unanimously to ballot for strike action

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National demo for the Halesowen 4

29-01-2013 15:02

On Saturday 26th January over 200 people marched through the streets of Halesowen in solidarity with and to demand the reinstatement of four maths lectures who were fired by Halesowen College purely for their students results. However the real reason for the sackings might have more to do with the fact that all four lectures were active union members trying to improve the poor conditions they had to work in at the maths department.

Video -

http://vimeo.com/58370005

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Greek revolutionary songs

28-01-2013 20:40

Greek revolutionary songs

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Response to Essex SWSS failure to denounce sexism

27-01-2013 17:28

This is a response to the Essex SWSS statement released on Januray 25th concerning recent allegations of rape within the SWP. A group of students from the University of Essex were wholly unsatisfied with the statement for its failure to engage with serious allegations of sexism.

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Greece, Heraklion: 1,000 anarchists march in solidarity with squats - photos

27-01-2013 14:30

Heraklion, Crete: approximately 1,000 march in solidarity with squats under attack across Greece

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The Individualist Hymn (anarchist song)

26-01-2013 21:00

Original version (italian)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiO6hAOyze4

Punk version (spanish)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVTTtgtFxw

Punk version (italian)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiAq54oApDQ

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Clinging Onto Patriarchy

25-01-2013 14:07

Having a sectarian dig at the SWP’s recent problems - as some have done - is not the best way to deal with the serious issues involved. For this reason the article below is entitled ‘Clinging onto Patriarchy’ and considers how the whole of society - including the left - is dominated by patriarchal forms which result in various forms of marginalisation and exploitation of women - and not just in the SWP.

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How do Starbucks dodge paying so much tax?

20-01-2013 18:53

How do Starbucks manage to shaft UK tax-payers for so much of the cost of the tax-funded infrastructure that they exploit?

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