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Brixton / Places

Guinness trust estate campaign continues in Brixton [video]

Fri 6th May, 2011 - by editor - 11 Comments.

Here’s the second part of the award winning ‘9 stories Brixton’ film about a residents group on the Guinness trust estate in Brixton (see part one here).

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London / Places

The oddest anti-royal wedding protest of the lot, Oxford Street

Mon 2nd May, 2011Mon 2nd May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There were all sorts of protests and expressions of disinterest towards last weekend’s Royal Wedding, but this one-woman campaign seen on Oxford Street had to be the strangest.

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London / Places

A right royal Critical Mass bike ride, London

Sat 30th April, 2011Sat 30th April, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

After the country had finished working itself into a right regal lather over the ruddy royal wedding, a Critical Mass took place in central London.

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Brixton / Places

Save Lambeth Libraries Lobby, Lambeth Town Hall 11 April, 2011

Mon 11th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With Lambeth Council cabinet expected to set up a Libraries Commission to push through cuts of £750,000 by 2014, a demo assembled outside the meeting today.

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Brixton

Brixton riots 30 years on: The Clash ‘The Guns of Brixton’

Fri 8th April, 2011Fri 8th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Thirty years after the Brixton riot, The Clash’s “Guns of Brixton” anthem pre-dates the uprising (the song was released in 1979) but perfectly captures the growing mood of discontent and …

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London / photos / Places

NHS blood-spilling direct action at Charing Cross – photos

Fri 1st April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With Friday, April 1st being ‘All Together for the NHS Day‘ actions are taking place all across the UK to raise awareness about and protest against the Health and Social …

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Brixton / Places

Save our libraries videos: Brixton library and more

Wed 30th March, 2011Wed 30th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Well worth five minutes of your time is this short video (below) filmed outside Brixton Library showning how the community is fighting to keep libraries open across the UK.

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London / photos / Places

March for the Alternative, London demo: 220 photos

Mon 28th March, 2011Thu 31st March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s been one hell of a weekend, but I’ve finally got around to posting up my photos from the huge march on Saturday. Scroll down for a selection, with links …

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London / Places

Photos from the TUC March for the Alternative, 26th March 2011

Sat 26th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Just got back in from the huge anti-cuts march in central London today. I took hundreds of photos but seeing as I have to get ready for the free after …

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Brixton / London / Places

March for the Alternative demo, Sat 26th March 2011 – info, legal help, chat and after-party

Wed 23rd March, 2011Sat 26th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

The Government is introducing spending cuts that will damage public services, put hundreds of thousands out of work, have a terrible impact on the vulnerable, damage communities and undermine much …

March for the Alternative demo, Sat 26th March 2011 – info, legal help, chat and after-party Read More
Places

Remembering Claremont Road and the M11 Link road protests

Mon 21st March, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This video footage of the 1994-5 protests against the No M11 Link road campaign in Leyton and Leytonstone in East London brought a nostalgic tear to my eye. Claremont Road …

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Brixton / London / Places

Brixton riot 30 years on: Windrush Square event, Sun 10th April 2011

Thu 17th March, 2011Thu 17th March, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

It’s been thirty long years since the streets of Brixton responded to increasingly heavy handed policing with a full blown riot, involving up to 5,000 people. Described as “Bloody Saturday” …

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Brixton / London / Places

Unfinished London and the Ring Roads that never were

Mon 14th March, 2011Mon 14th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Written and presented by the ever-entertaining  Jay Foreman, I’ve rather enjoyed this video about the 1970s motorway-crazed London ‘Ringways’  project that – thankfully – never fully came to life.

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Brixton / London / Places

March 26th: March Against The Cuts, Kennington Park, 11am

Fri 11th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

The 26th March, 2011 will see Trade Unions, Pensioners’ groups, Unemployed organisations, students and local residents, march against the cuts and in defence of public services.

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railways / Wales

Wrexham & Shropshire railway campaign update

Wed 9th March, 2011Wed 9th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We raved about the fantastic service and lovely staff when we took a trip on the line and vexed like an angry rapper when we heard the news what it …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Message from Merthyr – how the ConDem cuts will kill the community

Tue 8th March, 2011Tue 8th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If you’ve ever been to Merthyr, you’ll know what a thoroughly depressing place this once proud working town has become, and the government’s proposed benefit cuts are going to hurt …

Message from Merthyr – how the ConDem cuts will kill the community Read More
London / photos / Places

The Really Free School – Guy Ritchie’s nemesis – moves to WC2

Tue 8th March, 2011Sat 7th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

After occupying Guy Ritchie’s Fitzrovia mansion for a while, those cheeky chappies at The Really Free School have found a new location for their activities at The Hand and Racquet …

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London / Places

Critical Mass bike ride, London Feb 2011

Mon 28th February, 2011Sun 27th February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Assembling on the last Friday of every month underneath Waterloo Bridge, central London, Critical Mass is an ‘unorganised coincidence’ which involves a lot of cyclists all deciding to cycle the …

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Brixton / photos / Places

Lambeth Town Hall occupied by anti-cuts protesters, 23rd Feb 2011

Wed 23rd February, 2011Thu 24th February, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

There were lively scenes in Lambeth tonight as angry protesters stormed the Town Hall to disrupt the council’s meeting to vote on its proposed huge budget cuts.

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Places

Lambeth Council cuts budget vote – demo in Brixton, 6pm 23rd Feb

Tue 22nd February, 2011Tue 22nd February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This is tomorrow – and I’ll be there! Please come along if you can. Read on for the full press release from Save Our Services including details of the protest.

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Brixton / photos / Places

Barclays Bank Brixton closed down by UK Uncut protesters

Sat 19th February, 2011Sat 19th February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With Barclays Bank paying just 1% corporation tax in 2009 – a paltry sum of £113m after the company trousered record profits of £11.6bn – protesters have targeted their high …

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London / photos / Places

Squatters take over £6m Fitzroy Square mansion. LOL

Thu 17th February, 2011Fri 18th February, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Squatters have moved into stinking rich movie maker Guy Ritchie’s enormous £6 million mansion, located in London’s upmarket Fitzroy Square. At least 12 people are thought to have taken over …

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Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton anti-cuts demo outside Lambeth Town Hall, Feb 7th, 2011

Mon 7th February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

There was a big and very lively turn out tonight outside Lambeth Town Hall as councillors met inside to discuss a proposed £37 million package of cuts which will cost 600 jobs – including …

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Brixton / Places

Save our libraries protest outside Brixton Library, Feb 5th 2011

Sat 5th February, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

A National Save Our Libraries Day saw over 100 events being held across the UK to bring attention to proposed government spending cuts.

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Brixton / photos / Places / snow

Brixton TopShop and Vodafone protests brave the blizzards, 18th December, 2010

Sat 18th December, 2010Mon 23rd December, 2024 - by editor - 15 Comments.

In a full-blown blizzard, we joined a bunch of snow-shrugging protesters to close down  the Brixton TopShop and Vodafone stores  to highlight their owners’ tax-swerving activities.

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stuff

Locate your local corporate tax-shirker with UK uncut mobile app

Thu 16th December, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

In the UK, things have been hotting up with students taking to the streets to demonstrate about the swingeing cuts hitting the education sector, introduced by an evil Tory government …

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Kettle The Met – protest outside Brixton Police Station

Tue 14th December, 2010Wed 15th December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

In protest at the violent police tactics seen on Thursday’s anti-education cuts rally at Parliament, a demo was held outside Brixton police station.

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stuff

Führer Cameron reacts to student protests [video]

Sun 12th December, 2010Sun 12th December, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It was only a matter of time until someone created one of these – and this one was definitely worth the wait.

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London / photos / Places

Parliament student protest, 9th Dec 2010 – photos

Thu 9th December, 2010Fri 10th December, 2010 - by editor - 6 Comments.

The student protest at Parliament today was loud and lively.

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London / photos / Places

Student protest: pic of the day

Thu 9th December, 2010Thu 9th December, 2010 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Protester slaps ‘fuck’ sticker on BBC reporter making live TV broadcast. Lots of photos from the protest here and check out the urban75 discussion thread.

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