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Protest as arms firm EDO prepares first expansion in 15 years
February 19th: The EDO MBM factory in Brighton has produced weapons parts for countries including Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey and the US, enabling human rights abuses in violation of international law.
Urgent support call-out as Grow Heathrow eviction looms
February 18th: The squatted site, which was founded to oppose the nearby airport’s destructive expansion project, is facing a bailiff assault either tomorrow or on Wednesday.
Anti-fracking next up in new wave of climate action
February 15th: Following on from today’s school walkouts, next weekend will see the start of this year’s spring offensive against the unpopular gas extraction method, with Bristol being the latest to confirm an action.
No jail for Stansted 15!
February 6th: Sentences have been confirmed for the activists who halted a major deportation flight out of Stansted.
Next month will ramp up campaign against prison expansions
February 5th: Part of a year-long campaign aimed at pressing the government to switch away from its plans to build several mega-prisons, March will see both a global day of solidarity with Kevan Thakrar and a month of activity.
Event invitation: All London Antifascist Assembly
February 1st: On the afternoon of 10th February, London Antifascist Assembly, with support from a number of other activist groups, will hold the first All London Antifascists Assembly.
London: Far-right bookfair cancelled after local pressure
January 26th: An event touted as the “bookfair of the right” has been cancelled the morning before it was due to take place, after activists pressed the venue over its hosting of a fascist-filled event on International Holocaust Memorial Day.
Emergency callout as government sneaks in megaprison consultation
January 25th: Yorkshire Campaign Against Prisons (YCAP) has caught the state slipping through a late-notice “consultation” over its massive new East Yorkshire project.
Police ‘extremism database’ ruled illegal by human rights court
January 24th: Campaigners have welcomed today’s victory by veteran peace campaigner John Catt against the misuse of personal data collected via police surveillance.
Hundreds turn out in solidarity with Russian anti-fascists
January 19th: Hundreds of people turned out today for a solidarity demo organised by a coalition of London groups in aid of Russian anti-fascists who have been facing a brutal wave of repression by the Kremlin — which saw four new arrests occur earlier today.
