Getting Active
Harrods tip demo: Up to six arrests as police defend posh store
January 8th: Six people were arrested on January 7th after police piled in to protect posh department store Harrods from its own staff and their supporters — including UVW union general secretary Petros Elia.
Case study: Wage theft at a Liverpool hotel
January 8th: At the end of last month anarcho-syndicalist group Liverpool SolFed helped a worker on a precarious contract to force a prestigious Liverpool hotel to pay her wages they’d stolen.
From Wigan to NYC: Prison solidarity at year’s end
December 26th: New Year’s Eve is pushed as a time of year to go out and let your hair down, usually by going to some horribly overpriced, overcrowded club and drinking in an effort to forget the last 12 months.
Warwick occupation students win!
December 16th: Warwick students have ended their two-week occupation of the Slate conference centre declaring a partial win, as university bosses caved in on demands ranging from ending legal threats against students to improving lecturers’ work rights.
Aberthaw: Dirty coal plant blockaded
December 13th: Aberthaw coal-fired power station near Barry, South Wales was blockaded today by Reclaim The Power campaigners, who set up tripods on the road leading to the site.
New guides to a smarter activism
October 31st: Several new guides to help activists be safer, more effective (and just know your stuff) have been released recently, so below is a brief roundup: Squatting (Britain) The Advisory Service for Squatters’ new handbook, brought out over the weekend, which is the first new release since the government made squatting empty residential buildings illegal.
Police and Mental Health: Tips for Dealing with Custody and Arrest
August 22nd: CN: Mental health and self harm discussed in article There are downsides and upsides to informing the police of a mental health condition.
Northants Direct Action (NDA) Update
August 3rd: Solidarity – Direct Action – Mutual Support and anarchism in NorthantsNorthants Direct Action is happy to update and report that following its launch last November 2015, and constituting ourselves this March 2016; NDA has continued to hold monthly organising meetings and more importantly to express resistance in Northampton itself and enable members to support activities
Dover sentencing and anti-fascist organising
July 24th: The Dover demonstration in January was the most violent anti-fascist action in Britain for many years.
Confronting Street Racism: Know the Law
June 27th: This has been republished from Cava Sunday’s tumblr.
