Edwards and JP Morgan offices defaced with paint, windows smashed ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Palestine Action says its activists targeted Edwards Accountants in Birmingham and JP Morgan at Victoria Embankment in London early this morning (May 14th) due to their involvement with Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit. Both company’s offices were covered in red paint, and
Our weekly news review covering everything from Reform’s prospects in the polls to thoughts on the Spanish blackouts ~ The International Court of Justice and Amnesty International have gone after Israel’s actions in Gaza over the last week, while Palestine Action, Youth Demand and peace campaigners at Lakenheath have pushed for Britain to cut cooperation.
Dean Group involved in production of sniper sights at Elbit Kent facility ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Activists from Palestine Action this morning occupied the rooftop of the Dean Group facility in Irlam, Manchester. They smashed windows and solar panels, hung banners, and covered the premises in blood-red paint. The same facility was targeted last July
It’s was inevitable that Starmerite Labour would come for welfare in a vain attempt to look tough on the poor ~ We discuss the implications of that, talk about the factors which make the sort of international solidarity of the IWD marches so important, and on the (somewhat related) shameful behaviour of the State as
Corporation continues to provide insurance for Israeli arms company Elbit ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Protesters from Palestine Action this morning scaled the canopy above the entrance to Allianz Commercial in the City of London, and doused the building in red paint. Yesterday, a drone displayed the Palestinian flag above the Allianz Twickenham Stadium during the
Palestine Action target Israeli-owned site producing armoured military vehicles ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Activists from Palestine Action this morning (18 February) blockaded the Armstrong Works in Newcastle, a factory owned by Israeli weapons company Rafael. A vehicle was used to block both entrances to the weapons plant, with an activist locked on inside. Others climbed
Corporation accused of downplaying Israeli war crimes ~ Scott Harris ~ Palestine Action said its activists early today (17 February) targeted BBC’s headquarters in Portland Place, London, covering the outer ground floor in blood-red paint and breaking windows. The group blamed the BBC for “downplaying Israeli war crimes” while failing to “provide a platform for
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
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
Barclays Plc and corporate lobby firm APCO recently cut ties with the Israeli arms company ~ Scott Harris ~ Dozens of residents and local activists this morning (6 November) blockaded the entrance to the Elbit Systems production facility in Northern Bristol. According to a press release by the residents, at approximately 7am this morning protestors
Edwards and JP Morgan offices defaced with paint, windows smashed ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Palestine Action says its activists targeted Edwards Accountants in Birmingham and JP Morgan at Victoria Embankment in London early this morning (May 14th) due to their involvement with Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit.
We can now see clearly how Trump/MAGA/Musk’s implementation of Project 2025 can legitimately be called fascist ~ Louis Further ~ With the usual caveat that the very word ‘fascism’ should not be used loosely (you are invited to look at Notes From the US from November 2021 and almost two years later for discussions of
As the state doubles down on binary gender, trans resistance challenges the machinery of control from below ~ Blade Runner ~ On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the term “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 refers exclusively to so-called “biological sex”.
From destroying the environment to betraying the disabled, the government is running the same play—will people fall for it?
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the party and protest phenomenon’s first high-profile action on Camden High Street in 1995 and to mark the event, it’ll be back on May 17th ~ Anon ~ Although Reclaim The Streets (RTS) had existed in embryonic form for several years before May ’95, that action marked an
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