Defend B’ham students: kettled, held in police cells and 3 now charged with violent disorder

Posted on 31 January 20221 February 2022 by admin

On Wednesday (29th January) over 300 students met in Birmingham to discuss resistance against privatisation, commodification and marketization of education.… Read More

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM & UNSOLVED RACIST MURDERS - blog post by Mitch Mitchell

Posted on 24 January 20225 February 2022 by admin

Mitch Mitchell is an activist with Defend the Right to Protest in Cambridge. In the 90s, I went on several occasions with others from ANL to the Stephen Lawrence Enquiry which was held at the Elephant and Castle in London.… Read More

NO to Water Cannons on our Streets

Posted on 24 January 202224 January 2022 by admin

“The police are working with the government to attempt to introduce water cannons across England and Wales to deal with “anticipated street protests as a result of ongoing austerity measures”.… Read More

“OUR UNIVERSITY OUR STREETS” Demonstration, Weds 22nd Jan, 1pm, ULU

Posted on 20 January 202220 January 2022 by admin

Marketization and privatisation of education go hand in hand with increasing levels of repression and lack of democracy on campuses.… Read More

Sussex disciplinary hearings adjourned due to bias - but the fight is not over

Posted on 17 January 202217 January 2022 by admin

By Jelena Timotijevic Today’s disciplinary hearings of the Sussex students (four happened today; the fifth is to occur later in the term) took place in the context that has become familiar to public sector workers not just in schools, colleges and universities, but also in the NHS, the post office, our public libraries and community centres: mass privatisation and outsourcing of public services.… Read More

LEGAL AID CUTS: After historic strike - build support for the new petition

Posted on 17 January 202217 January 2022 by admin

The 6th Jan saw barristers and solicitors take strike action against legal aid cuts -the first action of its kind in history. … Read More

Theresa May Attempts to Appeal Trenton’s Deportation Victory.

Posted on 14 January 202214 January 2022 by admin

We’ve just seen that Deepa and Trenton have been informed by the Home Office that Theresa May is trying to overturn the decision to let Trenton stay.… Read More

Student Protestors Successfully Beat the Met in Court!

Posted on 14 January 2022 by admin

Congratulations and solidarity to Simon and Ashok, who won £20,000 in court yesterday after proving that the Metropolitan Police had lied and produced inconsistent accounts of their arrests.… Read More

‘Different Generations of Pain’: Mark Duggan’s Vigil, Tottenham, 11th January 2013

Posted on 11 January 202211 January 2022 by admin

Two and half years after Mark Duggan’s death at the hands of the Met Police Firearms Unit, and three days after the verdict in the inquest into his death that returned a verdict of lawful killing to widespread bafflement and anger, up to two thousand people, including family, friends, local people, union members, students, activists and many others came together to remember his life and to demonstrate their support and solidarity to those close to him.… Read More

Duggan Family Announces Vigil This Saturday

Posted on 9 January 2022 by admin

Join the Facebook Event Page Here The Duggan family are asking the community to peacefully attend a Vigil at Tottenham police station.… Read More