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Tag: Activism
Riot and SCPO cases head to Bristol Crown Court
Two Bristolians accused of riot have been up in court this week in the latest of a series of cases related to Kill the Bill protests in 2020, while…
“Fuck the bosses:” evictions exceeded by new occupations by Autonomous Shelter Network
The eviction of the winter shelter on Gray’s Inn Road on April 7th and 2 other longer-lasting squats in London have lead to approximately 5 more …
Elbit HQ hit by Palestine solidarity lock-on
The under-pressure Israeli arms firm saw its London base targeted by the latest in a wave of blockades yesterday despite its attempts to undermine …
XR and Just Stop Oil Coalition continue their actions against the fossil fuel industry
It has been a few busy days in climate emergency activism.
London Makhnovists call for summer of anarchy
The anarchist-squatter group that temporarily liberated a Belgravia mansion owned by Oleg Deripaska on March 14th, 2022 have released the following…
All tories are oligarchs: Autonomous Winter Shelter celebrates new season of anarchy
The Autonomous Winter Shelter in North London is celebrating more than 3 months of self-organised direct action that has facilitated the continued …
North London is fighting back against the Edmonton incinerator
For 50 years the Edmonton incinerator in north London has been burning rubbish that could be recycled and creating toxic air pollution in one of th…
‘We’re activists against these institutions’: Disruption at Event by COP26 sponsors promoting “institutional activism”
An event by four COP26 sponsors was disrupted by campaign group Glasgow Calls Out Polluters (GCOP) yesterday.
Subterranean Highspeed Blues: Anti HS2 campaigners hold out underground in Wendover – show your support
The eviction of the Wendover Active Resistance camp has now entered its third week.
Communique from the Zapatista Solidarity Network
In October 2020 the Zapatistas announced they would be visiting the five continents on a voyage of inverted discovery.
Activists opposing arms fair hit with police raids
Police have conducted 6 raids on activists opposing the AOC 2021 Liverpool Arms Fair, according to direct action and solidarity group Palestine Act…
It ain’t over ’til it’s Wendover: Eviction begins on anti HS2 fortress in Buckinghamshire
Wendover Active Resistance camp, part of the ongoing direct action campaign against white elephant and eco-atrocity HS2, was surrounded by around a…
75 years since ‘the luxury squatters’ seized properties in West London
On September 8th 1946, some 1500 men, women and children occupied properties in Kensington and Chelsea as part of the largest single direct action…
The “Ziegler” case: What does it mean for direct action?
As the Stop The Arms Fair week of action gets into full swing, Carl Spender and Kat Hobbs take a look the story of a 4 year legal battle over a cla…
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