Category Archives: Racism

Late October round-up of UK work and social struggles and international repression news

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

In UK workplace-related news, the 30th of October saw simultaneous precarious workers’ demos in London and Glasgow, while security guards at the Ministry of Justice, organising through the grassroots UVW union, have just voted to strike for a living wage. … Continue reading →

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For a World without Pogroms, for a Future without Fascism: November 8 – November 11, 2018

Posted on October 28, 2018 by

The following call is one I’d seen a week or so ago, and had been meaning to write something about, but obviously recent events have rendered it far more urgent than ever. A quick note on the UK context: while, … Continue reading →

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The Frack Free Three are free – all out to Preston New Road on Saturday!

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

In an impressive reversal, the three anti-fracking protesters who were recently jailed have now been given conditional discharges and released following a successful appeal. On a related note, apparently another person who took direct action at the fracking site in … Continue reading →

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New resources: analysis of revolt in the service sector, and a database of known spycops

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

A few resources that have come out over the last few days: Notes from Below have published a new mini-issue focusing on the service sector strikes at the start of October, which looks well worth a read: “This mini-issue reflects … Continue reading →

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Uber Drivers to strike for 24 hours in London, Birmingham and Nottingham on October 9-10th, and other upcoming events

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

From the IWGB: IWGB is calling 24 hour strike of Uber drivers in London, Birmingham and Nottingham from 1pm on 9 October Demonstrations to be scheduled at 1pm on 9 October at Uber’s offices in each of the cities. Drivers … Continue reading →

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Early July round-up of workplace news, and antifascist and prisoner resources

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

A quick round-up of workplace news: The Friday 13th strike of Deliveroo riders comes as part of a wider wave of international riders’ struggles, with other similar developments including a strike in Paris this week. The IWGB are also busy … Continue reading →

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Anti-fascist events diary for late June/early July

Posted on June 24, 2018 by

As anti-fascist commentators like When Rome Burns have noted, the far-right have seen a worrying boost as a result of the “Free Tommy” mobilisations. The next few weeks will see a number of important dates for anti-fascists. There will be … Continue reading →

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