In April last year, two activists locked-on to the gates of the Leicester drone company UAV Tactical Systems (UTACS), a subsidiary of Israel’s largest weapons firm Elbit Systems. The activists fixed their bodies to the lock-on, rendering access to the site impossible. The activists were arrested later that day, having shut the factory down entirely
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Palestine Action slam into Shenstone’s Israeli arms factory
Palestine Action activists have, this morning, pulled a van alongside Elbit Systems UAV Engines weapons factory. From inside the vehicle, they climbed on top to raise the Palestinian flag, whilst the driver locked on to the steering wheel to secure their position. Shortly after, they were confronted by scores of Elbit’s private security and police.
Anarchism is for the contemporary working classes
Marxism is not for the contemporary working classes. Marxism claims to be for the contemporary working classes. But the intellectual foundations work to exclude the very people, like me, they claim to want to emancipate. As a movement, it inherently demands interacting with key writers and influential theorists. There is a lore that comes with
General Strike to start in south London
South Norwood Tourist Board announces a general strike on Feb 6th at 12 noon. Meet at Norwood Junction Station. Bring banners and noise. Tories out! Labour out! General Strike! Let’s have a big anarchist turnout! Ian Bone Image: Guy Smallman
A village to be evicted for coal – the defense of Luetzerath in Germany
Freedom provides a transcript of an interview on A-Radio Berlin with an activist of Radio Aalpunk from Luetzerath on January 7, 2023. The interview has been edited for clarity. 2023 arrived only a couple of days ago, and we already have to deal with the first eviction of a radical space in 2023, what a
Police return rescued beagle puppies to animal testing facility
2 Beagle puppies, affectionately named ‘Love’ and ‘Libby’, have been returned to MBR Acres by Cambridgeshire police after they were seized on Tuesday morning as Animal Rebellion rescued a further 18 dogs from the facility. This has caused outrage as it is widely believed the dogs will be euthanised or sent for painful testing and
After a decade of the badger cull activists continue to take action to protect wildlife
It has been 10 years since the badger cull began. Between 2013 and 2021, a third of the entire UK population of badgers has been killed and many more will be subject to the same fate in the years to come, according to the Badger Trust. This is part of the UK Government’s twenty-five year
Negotiations Begin for Release of Beagles ‘Love and Libby’ captured by Police, 14 Rescuers Detained
Update: The Police have received over 400 phone calls today demanding the release of Love and Libby. They have started responding to emails asking people to stop contacting them as “their systems can’t take it”. Peterborough Police Station: 01480 456111 18 beagle puppies have been successfully freed from animal testing ‘hell’. Organisations rally to free
Palestine Action smashes Teledyne’s weapons factory
Activists from Palestine Action have broken in to Teledyne Technologies’ weapons plant in Presteigne, Wales. Climbing in through smashed windows, activists began to thoroughly dismantle the factory of the American-owned firm, forcing closure of a site used to supply military hardware to Israel. Activists have taken apart offices, broken computers, and have begun occupation of the roof
Elbit Systems UK fired from £280 million worth of Ministry of Defence contracts
Minister of State for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk has confirmed that Elbit Systems UK, a subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms company Elbit Systems LTD, has been forced out of lucrative contracts to deliver training for Dreadnought submarine and Royal Navy crews. The Ministry of Defence has ejected Elbit from a contract worth £160m to deliver