Brighton
Theory and practice: recent struggles in Brighton
The small group of people who first produced Aufheben back in 1992 had already been involved in a number of different struggles for some time before we even thought of publishing a magazine.
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Brighton and Hove bus named after Kropotkin
Bus 650 - Scania Omnidekka carried name since March 2005 on Metro 49.
Postal strike: picket line interview
The first national postal strike in 11 years happened on Friday 29 June (2007) with a 24-hour stoppage. libcom.org caught up with some pickets on the line in Brighton.
What are the issues behind this strike?
Sussex students library occupation
80 students at the University of Sussex have occupied their library in protest against the commodification of education and its provision at their university.
Since 9:30pm this evening, 80 students from the University of Sussex have occupied their library in support of the SortUSOut campaign, a campus wide campaign for better provision of welfare and education at the University of Sussex. Our focus is on local problems directly damaging the education of students at Sussex but also the wider issues around the commodification of higher education.
A year of struggle at Sussex uni
A round-up of the political activity on the Sussex uni campus in the 2005/6 academic year.
The 2005/6 academic year was definitely an interesting one for both students and staff at Sussex. The usual excessive drinking and falling over of freshers (which this writer was partial to) was also matched by an upsurge in political activity.
2001: Brighton bin men's strike and occupation
A short history of a victorious strike and occupation of their workplace by contracted-out bin workers that was assisted by local residents.
Refusing Collection
Sussex students occupy business centre against privatisation
Today, 11th May at 8am 50 students from the University of Sussex occupied a business centre on the University campus.
The slogan of the protest is "Free Education Not Business Incubation".
The students are protesting against the increasing involvement of private enterprise in universities. They call for a fully state funded higher education system without tuition fees and accessible to all by means of a grant students can live on.
Interview with a member of the Sussex University SortUSOut Campaign
Today, students at the University of Sussex are occupying a business centre on campus against privatisation and as linked to the wider SortUS[1]Out campaign.
We at libcom.org news spoke to one of the students taking part, and interviewed him about the students' last occupation of their library (pictured left) in March in protest against cuts.
What happened on the night of the occupation?
Sussex students occupy library
Since 9:30 this evening, approximately 100 students have occupied the University of Sussex library to protest falling standards.
Below is the occupiers 'learn-in' manifesto and a few words by one of the participants. Please circulate this as widely as possible.
Brighton residents stop deportation of Iranian journalist
Brighton campaigers successfully prevented the deportation of an Iranian dissident journalist who faced torture and persecution.
“Brighton’s first ever anti-deportation campaign, fought by Amir’s friends and supporters from grassroots groups!!! We did it!” - Friends of Amir
One in the eye for the Home Office last week as a swift intervention by Brighton campaigners prevented the deportation of an asylum seeker.
