A group of students at the University of Sheffield have occupied the Diamond (a prominent engineering building) to protest the University’s relationship with arms companies. The University claims to have divested from arms companies, calling investment in them irresponsible. Despite this, they have failed to cut all ties with the arms trade by still receiving
Tag: Activism
London squatting opportunity of the week – a piss-drenched terrace in Whitehall
Suddenly available after it’s previous occupant spontaneously combusted leaving only a pair of ruby slippers and the stench of burning housing insulation, this property in Whitehall is admittedly a fixer-upper. Full disclosure: in recent years tenants had to be forcibly removed for rowdy parties and anti-social behaviour, and the place positively reeks of piss and chardonnay, but the building itself has previously a long and esteemed history as a fuck-palace of the elite.
Victory for domestic and sexual abuse charity counsellors over ‘gig economy’
UVW members working as counsellors for Solace Women’s Aid won a legal battle over their employment status on Monday when a judge ruled that the charity had misclassified them as self-employed independent contractors when in reality they were workers, under s.230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. This false status meant they had no access
London squatting opportunity of the week – shop will Eat itself
In the second installment of Freedom’s woeful rip-off of a much more successful column, to commemorate 10 years since the criminalisation of squatting in residential buildings, George F glibly presents housing opportunities for those who would wish to take them.
BREAKING: Judge throws out case against the Bristol 3 who shut down Israeli arms firm
Judge declares the activists NOT GUILTY and rules ‘no case to answer’ as Elbit failed to prove their activities were lawful. This morning, three activists appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court, Marlborough St, having been charged with aggravated trespass. The British state attempted to prosecute the trio in response to the successful occupation of Elbit System’s
Three charged with offences carrying life imprisonment sentence for blocking Jamaica deportation
Three people have been charged and will be tried next year for blocking a road outside Brook House Immigration Removal Centre at Gatwick Airport in November 2021 to prevent people being forcibly removed to Jamaica. The protestors have been charged with aggravated trespass and causing a public nuisance after they locked on to each other
First Round to the Bar
So the Barristers Strike is off and all decent law breaking protestors can look forward to being sent down with the benefit of proper legal representation. There’s been a deal. But is the law book half open or half shut? “Result is in. The future of the criminal Bar now depends upon trusting this government.
London squatting opportunity of the week: no business, as usual
Kicking off a new series to commemorate 10 years since the criminalisation of squatting in residential buildings, George F spitefully presents housing opportunities for those who would wish to take them.
Colston statue appeal
Well first it’s not an appeal it’s an Attorney Generals review under the Criminal Justice Act 1972. It just changes the rules on what arguments judges can allow lawyers can put to juries. Second it doesn’t change the acquittals of the Colston Four and they can’t be retried. Third it doesn’t mean they would have
Ruth Jarman on defying the court’s authority
Ruth Jarman of Christian Climate Action was arrested and remanded along with 50 other activists for breaking a civil injunction by blocking access to Kingsbury Oil Terminal with the group Just Stop Oil on September 15. The hearing was in Birmingham Crown Court where she was remanded for 5 days after refusing to accept the