Tag Archives: Protest
Two sides of the same coin
Two reports that reflect the diversity of opinion about just who and what the black bloc was on March 26th, its purpose and what it represents. First is an open letter to UK Uncut from Solidarity Federation, the second a communique entitled ‘Why we took out Ann Summers’ from some of those involved in the [...]
March 26th: Legal Update
Summary of arrests from March 26th 147 people charged with offences 138 people charged with aggravated trespass in connection with the incident at Fortnum & Mason. Due to appear on various dates at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (first being 9th May) 3 people charged with criminal damage 2 people charged with assaulting a police [...]
Class war on the streets of London
Solidarity Federation’s report on events of March 26th On March 26th, London saw people assemble to protest and take direct action against the government. Most of the people there were marching quite simply because their jobs, their services, and their livelihoods are under attack. This included those of us in anarchist blocs, though we also [...]
Action Map March 26th demo
Freedom’s specially designed map of all the various radical activities going on throughout the day for the TUC major anti-cuts demonstration on Saturday 26th March. Dress well, be safe and enjoy the day. More…
Sukey picking the wrong side?
Sukey intends to run its application on the March 26th demo Below are the minutes taken of a meeting between representatives of Sukey, the ‘anti-kettling’ phone application [where people are encouraged to provide information during a demonstration via their phone about situations developing which can then be relayed to and accessed by other protesters] and [...]
March 26th: Tactical Briefing
A useful guide to official preparations for March 26th ant-cuts demo The Cops On 10th November the cops had 18 PSU’s. On 9th December they had 81. We expect a “maximum effort” from the Met police on this one. That means all the TSG – 25 serials and at least half of London’s level 2 [...]
National student demo :: Sat Jan 29th
No Fees, No Cuts! Defend Education & the Public Sector! Saturday January 29th 2011 Two mass demonstrations against tuition fees and public sector cuts London: Meet up: 12 Noon ULU (University of London Union) Malet Street London WC1E 7HY Map Manchester: Assemble: 10.30am, University of Manchester (University Place), Oxford Road, M13 9PL March: 11am to [...]
Student demonstrations: legal advice
Were you arrested at any of the recent Student demonstrations? Were you either charged with an offence or bailed by the police to return to a police station soon? We know it’s a worrying time and information can be difficult to come by. We also know from previous experience that it can be isolating and [...]
UCL Occupation
An insider’s account of one of the London university occupations The University College London (UCL) occupation quickly became more than a local protest. It flowered into something of a national hub of activism, against Higher Education cuts in particular but also against the austerity agenda in general.
A New Student Movement
Protests, riots, occupations – the defiance of a new generation takes hold Wednesday 24th November was the National Walkout and Day of Protest Against Tuition Fees. The co-ordinated mobilisation, dubbed Day X, saw thousands upon thousands of students from cities across the UK walk out of class and attend demonstrations in the biggest wave of [...]
