The London Riots 1641-42 Ian Brooke writes that London’s riots were nothing new: a popular uprising was a key part of the early stages of the English revolution
Anti-austerity demonstrations spread across Romania Romanians have said, 'enough is enough', and have taken to the streets in cities across the country, demanding an end to austerity measures. The…
The 1981 riots in South London Transpontine investigates some previously confidential Government papers, released to the National Archives at the end of December 2011, which…
Short hot summer 1981 A series of articles by History is Made at Night on the 1981 July uprisings/ riots, which occurred in Brixton, Southall, Toxteth, Moss Side, Wood…
1831 and all that… A look at the the 1831 Queens Square riots, Bristol that challenges some common misconceptions. Originally published in Mute Magazine by the…
A short review of Chinese community and workplace struggles in 2011 This is my first post, hopefully the first of many. I will be blogging a lot about China and Hong…
Black bloc, white riot: Anti-globalisation and the geneaology of dissent Ten years after the 1999 battle in Seattle sparked an historic struggle against the forces of…
St Pauls uprising, Bristol 1980 An article on the 1980 uprising in St. Pauls, Bristol and the music scene which flourished there after with excerpts from contemporary literature…
Without you, not a single cog turns… - Agents of Chaos A text written some days after the conflict between the rioters and the stalinists on 20th October …
Greece: Molotov Attack on Police Thessaloniki, Greece 17-11-11 During protests commemorating the 1973 fall of the military Junta, riots broke out near the Polytechnic University…
Intakes: Communities, commodities and class in the August 2011 riots An article from Aufheben's Intakes series providing detailed analysis of the August 2011 UK riots.
Rebellion in Tottenham, 2011 Video of raw footage and interviews with Tottenham locals about the reality of the community before, during and after the riots of 2011.
