Monthly Archives: February, 2012
Jeff Monson Anarchist MMA UK Seminars
IMPORTANT: Event has been postponed at the last minute due to non-availability of flights to the UK. Rescheduled for the weekend of 25th. Jeff Monson, the legendary Mixed Martial Artist and anarchist is returning to the UK in March and holding a number of seminars (as well as headlining the Olympian MMA Championships, Liverpool) one [...]
New Stuff in the Shop
We have lots of new books, magazines, journals and pamphlets in stock. Come down, have a browse around, enjoy a cup of Zapatista coffee and pick up the latest crop of radical literature. More…
Occupy London sites evicted
The permanent protest camp outside St Pauls Cathedral in London, known as Occupy LSX, was finally evicted in the early hours of this morning after losing a protracted legal battle to remain. Just after midnight police blocked off the entire area in a massive operation which took over four hours to clear the site. It [...]
Anti-fascism out on the streets
A weekend of anti-fascist action as EDL, SDL and BNP attempt to stir racial unrest around the country Saturday 25th February saw protests and demonstrations organised by reactionary and right wing groups on the back of recent events in an attempt to gain public support and recognition for their politics of racial and social division.
Solfed action in solidarity with Belgrade Six
On evening of February 21st members of South London and Brighton Solidarity Federation invaded a private party for the newly-appointed Chairman of British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce in London as part of a co-ordinated campaign of international solidarity protests in support of six Belgrade anarchists who are currently standing trial after the charges against them were [...]
Westminster under the spotlight
Round up of the government gravy train Rewarded for failure Lin Homer has been given one of the most important civil servants jobs as chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs with a salary of £180,000 despite presiding over years of chaos at the UK Border Agency (UKBA). A report by the Chief Inspector of [...]
The Black Rose Centre: Sheffield’s new social centre
The Black Rose Centre is a new social centre project established by the Sheffield Social Centre Collective. Black Rose Centre 268 Verdon Street Burngreave Sheffield S3 9QS Website: http://sheffieldsocialcentre.org.uk/
Storm Warnings from the Right
Given what happened in Liverpool on saturday we are reproducing below an article published in Freedom last March. [A full report on the events in Liverpool can be read here]: Fascists score a win on the streets of Liverpool: http://truth-reason-liberty.blogspot.com/2012/02/fascists-score-win-on-streets-of.html
Sparks fight on – NG Bailey next
Demonstrations outside Morrisons as sparks target other companies After the impressive climb down by Balfour Beatty over the imposition of new construction industry contracts, the electricians rank and file group refuse to be complacent and have immediately began targeting the other six construction giants who continue with their efforts to force mechanical and electrical workers [...]
Organising against workfare
Liverpool Solfed is putting its energy behind supporting benefit claimants and the unemployed in the area against the imposition of the new workfare policy instituted by the coalition government. Workfare is a means where benefits claimants must work a set amount of hours for companies in order to receive their benefits; in return these government [...]
