A remarkable grassroots rebellion is sweeping across Georgia against the pro-Russian regime’s blatant attempts to drag the country back under Moscow’s imperialist boot.
Georgia: Mass protests against pro-Russian government and “foreign agents” law
Tag: Grassroots action
Having a Midwife crisis
What do you do as workers when your labour IS labour? I am an NHS midwife working in a busy hospital. My profession, after years of taking everything that a combination of Tory governments and night shifts could throw at it, has finally taken to the streets. A grassroots movement led by doulas (lay workers
Don’t despair, organise!: an introduction to Bentley Urban Farm
Bentley is a former coal-mining town just north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Since the pit closed in 1993, it has consistently been among the top 10% of the most impoverished areas of the UK. Life expectancy is well below the national average, with many health problems being directly linked to food and nutrition. High rates
Don’t despair, organise!: How to start a community kitchen
This text first appeared at the awesome South Norwood Community Kitchen’s website. Community kitchens are popping up all around the country and they are truly spaces that can make the world a better place, create friendships and make our neighbourhood feel more connected. One myth that needs to be dispelled is that community kitchens are not
Practices of Self-Organisation in 1980s South Africa
In this transcribed talk, Russian academic Daria Zelenova explores the experiences of radical militants in 1980s South Africa and the implications of events from that time for contemporary protest. Her presentation was originally given at a workshop hosted by the International Labour Research & Information Group and the Orange Farm Human Rights Advice Centre in
The current crisis and the rise of the Corbyn dogma
A few days ago Freedom published an article called, “The End of Dogma #keepcorbyn as a Transitional Demand.” In it an occasional Freedom contributor argued for support of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as he faces a coup organised by right wing Labour MPs, Blairite think tanks and most of the soft left media. It
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Palestine Action target military planes at RAF Brize Norton
Air base linked to UK and US complicity with Israeli genocide in Gaza ~ Stanton Cree ~ Palestine Action say its activists entered RAF Brize Norton, the largest air force base in Britain, and damaged two Airbus Voyager military planes.
The fascists eat themselves
Even more predictable than the rise of fascism around the globe has been its sharp descent into infighting and bickering ~ Sourdough ~ The coalitions that had propelled the far right resurgence have begun to break down.
Anarchist News Review: Israel-Iran war, Kneecap and attacks on Amazon
The slippage from containing WMDs to calls for regime change rings all too familiar — but wars’ main function is still to preserve regimes ~ Simon, Andy and Uri discuss this weeks headlines, including the scorching weather, the mountain-to-molehill cheapening of terrorism charges, direct action in Germany, and ruling-class realignment in Britain and the USA
Anti-militarists claim arson of Amazon and Deutsche Telekom vehicles
Amazon targeted for complicity in Israel’s Gaza genocide, Telekom for cooperation with the German military and Elon Musk’s Starlink—communiqé ~ Juju Alerta ~ An anti-militarist group has claimed responsibility for setting fire to a total of 35 commercial vehicles from Amazon and Deutsche Telekom in Berlin in the early hours of Tuesday.
Breaking the siege on Gaza
Israel’s interception of the Madleen and Egypt’s crackdown on thousands marching to Rafah will not stop resistance to systematic starvation ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ During last week more than 4,000 people gathered in Cairo to march together by foot to Gaza, demanding the immediate entry of the trucks of humanitarian aid waiting at the
