Edwards and JP Morgan offices defaced with paint, windows smashed ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Palestine Action says its activists targeted Edwards Accountants in Birmingham and JP Morgan at Victoria Embankment in London early this morning (May 14th) due to their involvement with Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit. Both company’s offices were covered in red paint, and
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the party and protest phenomenon’s first high-profile action on Camden High Street in 1995 and to mark the event, it’ll be back on May 17th ~ Anon ~ Although Reclaim The Streets (RTS) had existed in embryonic form for several years before May ’95, that action marked an
Group claims coordinated graffiti, superglue and cable-cutting actions ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Shut The System (STS) says its activists have targeted branches of Barclays bank and the homes of senior management ahead of the bank’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. In a press release the group said they superglued door locks and ATMs and sprayed
In Britain, action to divest from genocide is showing no sign of abating, while South Africa is hammering the legal case home at the International Court of Justice ~ Dominic Free ~ “The world has failed Palestinian people. The only certainty they have is that tomorrow will be worse. We must save whatever is left
No injuries in the attack, claimed for Palestinian martyrs and Kyriakos Ximitiris ~ Kit Dimou ~ A lengthy manifesto has been published on Athens Indymedia, claiming responsibility for the detonation of a backpack near the offices of Hellenic Trains, Greece’s main railway company, on Friday evening (12 April). There were no injuries but some minor
We start by discussing the beginnings of a potential ‘Balkans Spring’ against the corruption and autocratic tendencies of governments which Europe and the US increasingly mirror ~ It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless given the circumstances (and the ruling class do indeed want that to be your response). But further down the road of
Richest man’s unhinged incompetence fuels backlash against oligarchy ~ Rob Latchford ~ A person dressed in black shot at several Tesla vehicles before igniting two of them at a repair facility in Las Vegas in the early hours of Tuesday morning (18 March). There were no injuries and the word “Resist” was spray-painted on the
Attack near Toulouse caps weeks of actions against Elon Musk’s company in the US and Europe ~ Rob Latchford ~ Eight Tesla cars were burned completely and four others seriously damaged in an arson near Toulouse, France in the small hours of Monday (3 March). According to a local paper, the attack on a dealership
Palestine Action target Israeli-owned site producing armoured military vehicles ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Activists from Palestine Action this morning (18 February) blockaded the Armstrong Works in Newcastle, a factory owned by Israeli weapons company Rafael. A vehicle was used to block both entrances to the weapons plant, with an activist locked on inside. Others climbed
Reflections on three decades of environmental activism ~ Helen Baczkowska ~ The first thing to do was to re-arrange the furniture—what was set out for a speaker and audience quickly became a rough circle. After all, a discussion means listening to many stories, not just one. We were at Caracol Books in Norwich, for a
The family is marketed as a safe space, a place of love and mutual care, but this is not supported by the data—How do we bring our experiences of mutual support networks to the centre of society?
The move reflects a broader strategic vision embracing gender liberation, pluralism, and local democracy ~ Blade Runner ~ The formal announcement of the PKK’s dissolution has sparked mixed reactions among Turkey’s Kurds and international supporters.
We round up some of the titles to keep an eye out for, from retrospectives on punk social centres in London to the lives of brilliant organisers and mutual aid that thrives in the wake of wildfires.
Dozens of injuries and 50 arrests reported as riot police blocks Palestine solidarity march ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ Thousands of Palestine solidarity activists gathered in Neukölln, Berlin yesterday (May 15th) to mark Nakba Day and protest Israel’s continuing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
An interview with anarchist author and translator Jean-Manuel Traimond on sexual play and the dismantling of hierarchies ~ Maurice Schuhmann ~ In December 2005, the anarchist author, city guide, and translator Jean-Manuel Traimond published a book in French under the provocative title Dissection of Organized Sadomasochism: Anarchist Approaches with the publishing house Atélier de création Libertaire.
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