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Do It Yourselves and take care of each other

Do It Yourselves and take care of each other

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

Bristol Aviva Centre defaced for insuring Elbit

Bristol Aviva Centre defaced for insuring Elbit

Company still provides employer’s liability to UAV Engines in Staffordshire ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Activists from Palestine Action this morning occupied the Aviva Centre in Bristol, with one protester climbing the overhang while another spray-painted the front glass of the building. Aviva provides the mandatory employer’s liability insurance for UAV Engines in Staffordshire, a drone

Anarchist News Review: Glasgow Gaza action, Wolff, soldiers and violent acts, Labour and AI

Anarchist News Review: Glasgow Gaza action, Wolff, soldiers and violent acts, Labour and AI

Chatting about what’s happening in economics, tech and direct action with a US twist thanks to this week’s guest, James Birmingham. The death of Robert Paul Wolff earlier this month sees us lose a significant firgure in philosophical anarchism, and someone who inspired James as he refined his political views. The latest direct action in

Report from anti-war congress in Hamburg

Report from anti-war congress in Hamburg

It seems like in the year 2024, governments and the people supporting them have accomplished the impossible in terms of normalising death—but refusal persists ~ Juju Alerta ~ With a wild demonstration to enliven the St Pauli district of Hamburg, people from different countries gathered in the city in mid-November to exchange stories and discussions

Thales 5 release appeals rejected

Thales 5 release appeals rejected

Court reduces two Palestine activists’ sentences from 12 to 10 months, again ignoring social work reports which did not recommend jail time ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Two Palestine Action activists, imprisoned for taking action to disrupt the operations of French arms company Thales in Govan, Glasgow, have been refused their appeal for immediate release from

Activists blockade two Elbit sites in Bristol

Activists blockade two Elbit sites in Bristol

Lock-on devices inside vans used to block the gates of Israeli arms company R&D hub in Filton and headquarters at Aztec West ~ Scott Harris ~ Palestine Action says its activists today blockaded the entrances of two sites in Bristol operated by Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons company. The activists used lock on devices inside vans

Jury refuses to convict Palestine activists

Jury refuses to convict Palestine activists

No verdict returned after judge rules out any lawful excuse for April military firm raid ~ Cristina Sykes ~ A jury at Bradford Crown Court today refused to convict four Palestine Action defendants who shut down an Israel-supplying military electronics firm in April. The activists occupied the premises of Teledyne Defence and Space in Shipley