We blocked the loading station where new Mercedes-Benz cars are loaded onto trains. One train was blocked for almost 7 hours.
Mercedes-Benz blockaded in Bremen, Germany
Tag: Direct Action
Palestine Action protest Somerset Council over Elbit link
Four Somerset residents are taking direct action at Somerset Council’s County Hall building at The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY.
Palestine Action block Elbit’s Shenstone arms factory
Yesterday, at 7.30 am, Palestine Action blocked the roads leading in and out of Elbit’s UAV Engines factory in Shenstone, making access to the Israeli weapons maker impossible.
Palestine Action occupy Teledyne Shipley roof
Breaching security, the activists have scaled the factory to take the roof, forcing the site to close.
Workers blockade death merchants
UK industry provides 15% of the components for F-35 stealth combat aircraft, and this production will be disrupted at the sites targeted today.
Dear property guardians …
Print out and post.
New police intervention on the ZAD
A massive military intervention was once again underway in the early afternoon of the 15th of February in an attempt to evacuate the ZAD.
30 years of Critical Mass
The ride has continued unabated over the years, and participants have come and gone. Its structurelessness is both a boon and a millstone.
Welsh BAE arms factory picketed
On January 3, 2024, over 60 activists from the Cymru Peace Coalition picketed BAE Glascoed.
12 ‘Not Guilty’ verdicts for Elbit 8
In a landmark case, eight Palestine Action activists who used direct action to shut down the Israeli weapons trade have been acquitted of a total of 12 charges, which included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage.
Recent Articles
Anarch-iversaries: Miners’ strike and the Carnival Against Capital
Looking back to two events that shaped the last decades’ radical history ~ Scott Harris ~ We can’t let this year pass without tributes for two big anniversaries in radical political history.
“All of a sudden the streets were ablaze”: Nikos Romanos and legacy of the Greek revolt
The anarchist’s recent arrest continues a long story: ten years ago today, his prison hunger strike brought the country to the edge of insurrection on the anniversary of the 2008 uprising ~ Neil Middleton ~ The recent arrest of Nikos Romanos, following the widely publicised explosion in an Athens apartment, took place in the run-up
The lie of a bloodthirsty empire
Political artists Andrei Molodkin and Santiago Sierra, and Wikileaks ambassador Joseph Farrell, talk to A/POLITICAL about the sham of Western liberty, Julian Assange, and how art can still transform pain into defiance ~ Becky Haghpanah-Shirwan ~ The heightened tensions of international politics are reflected in the work of Andrei Molodkin (Russia, 1966) and Santiago Sierra
What chances for climate protesters at Court of Appeal?
Van Gogh soup protest and M25 blockade among cases in January hearing ~ Andy Meinke ~ In July, when five Just Stop Oil activists were jailed for a total of 21 years for a plan to block the M25 motorway in London, it was part of a huge jump in sentencing for peaceful protesters.
Harrods workers vote for Xmas strike
Walkout over pay and conditions expected on 19 December as company refuses to engage with union ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Hundreds of workers across Harrods’ retail, restaurant, kitchen and cleaning departments have returned a resounding 95% yes vote to strike action in the Christmas season.
