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Merseyside Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation

Submitted by Combat Bedroom Tax on May 19 2013 09:22
Merseyside anti-bedroom tax federation

Merseyside anti-bedroom tax groups get organised

It’s been a slog but, after months of meetings and discussion, anti-bedroom tax groups across Merseyside met, on Sat 18th May, to conclusively set in place the Merseyside Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation.

Occupation of farm land in Vienna.

Submitted by schmecks on May 7 2013 15:09
SoliLa

On Saturday, May 4th activists of the initiative „Solidarity Agriculture“, in short SoliLa!, occupied some farm land in the 21st district in Vienna, which was not cultivated or used in another way for years.

On Saturday, May 4th activists of the initiative „Solidarity Agriculture“, in short SoliLa!, occupied some farm land in the 21st district in Vienna, which is owned by the fund for housing construction and urban renewal of the City of Vienna and leased to a private person, that has not cultivated it or used it in another way for years.

A house divided: The state of the trade union movement in South Africa

Submitted by red jack on Apr 29 2013 05:31

Benjamin Fogel on the attempt by the South African Communist Party to take over the trade union movement in South Africa.

COSATU is in the midst of the biggest crisis in its 27-year history. This crisis has arisen from an SACP-driven attempt to oust democratically elected COSATU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, under the guise of corruption charges. The conflict’s roots are in longstanding political contradictions and ideological tensions between COSATU and its Alliance partners – the ANC and the SACP.

Well-known Russian anti-fascist, Alexey Gaskarov, arrested

Submitted by S2W on Apr 29 2013 01:54

On sunday, the 28th of April 2013, a well-known Russian anti-fascist,
Alexey Gaskarov, was arrested in Moscow. He is a member of the
Coordination Council of Russian opposition.

The investigation committee
of the Russian Federation has accused him of having pacticipated in
riots and violence against representative of authorities on the 6th of May 2012, when OMON
(Russian riot police) attacked a peaceful demonstration.

The 6th of May was one day prior to Putin's inauguration, and a mass
demonstration had been called by the opposition. The winter and spring of

[Video] Greece: 3.000 anarchists march in solidarity to Athens Indymedia & 98 FM

Submitted by Perseus999 on Apr 27 2013 18:39
Raise your voice - Fight against state censorship

3.000 anarchists march in solidarity to Athens Indymedia & 98 FM

Taking the fight from the internet to the streets. On April 25th, 2013 approximately 3.000 anarchists marched in solidarity to Athens Indymedia and 98 FM that have been censored by the greek State since April 11th, amongst dozens of solidarity actions all over Greece and some parts of Europe.

The house of cards - the Savar building collapse

Submitted by Red Marriott on Apr 26 2013 21:23

The latest human disaster in the Bangladeshi garment industry - a poorly constructed factory building collapses...

Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers strike after factory collapse

Submitted by Steven. on Apr 26 2013 11:24

Hundreds of thousands of workers went on strike on Thursday in protest at the deaths of hundreds of workers in a factory collapse the previous day.

Workers downed tools and blockaded major highways in several industrial areas outside the capital Dhaka, forcing factory bosses to declare a day's holiday.

Factories where the owners did not grant the day off were attacked.

The chief of police told press that many of the workers also "wanted to donate blood to their fellow workers", over 1000 of whom were injured in the collapse.

Murder by another name

Submitted by John E Jacobsen on Apr 25 2013 01:00
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“Where’s my mother? Where’s my mother?” cried Rana Ahmed as she rushed through Enam Medical College and Hospital.

Mosammat Khurshida wailed as she looked for her husband. “He came to work in the morning. I can’t find him,” she said. “I don’t know where he is. He does not pick up his phone.

An arm jutted out of one section of the rubble. The lifeless body of a woman covered in dust could be seen in another.

From the Seattle Free Press.

We need Zizek's 'Thatcher of the left' like a fish needs a bicycle

Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Apr 22 2013 16:23
"Thatcher rot in hell"

Slavoj Zizek, the philosopher, says we need a 'Thatcher of the left'. Gabriel Levy responds that we will emancipate ourselves, without big leaders

The philosopher Slavoj Zizek hopes fervently for a “Thatcher of the left”, and pays homage to strong leaders, in the New Statesman this week.

Anarchist activist seriously wounded in a Nazi attack in Kiev of Ukraine

Submitted by S2W on Apr 16 2013 01:23

In the evening of 14th of April, social activist V.N. was seriously
wounded in Kiev. He was assaulted by 5 Nazis in the area of metro
station Dorozhichi. Young patriots used knives and cutted three times
arteries in the legs of the activist. V.N. also lost teeth and suffered
a brain concussion.

If it was not purpose of attackers to murder, at least they attempted to
permanently main activist who takes active part to anti-government,
anti-capitalist and animal right actions. V-N. lost much blood, but due
to an operation made in time, his life is no more in a danger.

Currently money is needed for covering his medical costs.

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