MADALDN writes on surviving gang violence in London, how she got out, and her later turn to music and activism.
Take me down but I’m back up again

MADALDN writes on surviving gang violence in London, how she got out, and her later turn to music and activism.
Police have been handing out Public Order Act notices and detaining people since 8.10am this Monday morning as around 180 activists, split into 14 groups, rallied in Lambeth, Victoria, Liverpool Street and other locations. The march marks 13 weeks since Just Stop Oil began its latest campaign pushing for Westminster to halt new licensing or
Freedom’s annual roundup of events from radical booksellers around Britain and Ireland.
Rob Ray talks to Ian Bone of Class War and Anarchy in the UK fame about his experiences of Hackney during the anti-Poll Tax campaign.
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
Yesterday, history continued to repeat itself as the Scottish gender recognition reforms were blocked by Westminster. For Scotland this is a betrayal of agreements made after their last referendum. For Rishi Sunak this victimisation of the trans community is a way of appeasing the fringe on his backbenches. As with Clause 28 in the 80s
The tech industry loves to present itself as “disrupting” industries with innovations such as online ordering of deliveries, or driver services. In fact however they are often just reproducing age-old forms of exploitation. Take this January 1913 article, ‘The Taxi-cab Strike’: “If 1913 is to continue as it has commenced, there will be a few
The Autonomous Cafe & Bookshop is re-opening this Wednesday at 88 Hardinge Street, Shadwell. It will continue to provide liberated coffee and food on a pay-what-you-can basis, and serve as a warm bank for the increasing numbers of people unable to access heating. Doors will open from 2pm, and there will be an open mic
Hundreds of renters from the London Renters Union (LRU) protested on Saturday across London to demand the government implement a Scotland-style emergency rent freeze, and to highlight the human cost of the rental crisis. Amidst a worsening cost of living crisis, renters protested outside of letting agents who play a key role in gouging rents
Emergency demo at Parliament Square 5pm TODAY (21 Nov) to defend the revolution in #Rojava & #Kurdistan in response to a new escalation of attacks by the Turkish State.