Events
Articles
Published:
July 24, 2012 20:33
by One of No Borders
In response to a protest by up to 100 migrant detainees in Morton Hall detention centre, a group held a solidarity protest outside the prison today. We used horns, pots and pans and a megaphone to be heard by detainees behind the razor wire fences, shouting 'Shut down Morton Hall!' and 'Freedom of movement is everybody's right'.
Published:
July 24, 2012 09:50
by One of No Borders
Detainees at an immigration detention centre in Lincolnshire say they are protesting about the centre's disrespect of their Muslim faith. Muslims are fasting during daylight hours as the season of Ramadan begins but detainees say that the centre has no "proper" food available after sunset. They claim that as many as 100 detainees are involved in the protest and that detainees climbed onto the roof…
Published:
July 23, 2012 21:06
by Notts IMC + Jeremy Bates
in group 
Notts Indymedia
Rizwaan Sabir, a former University of Nottingham student who was wrongfully arrested under the Terrorism Act, has now found that police "made up" key evidence against him. An internal report by the West Midlands police also stated that interviews with witnesses in the case were “incorrectly recorded” although no officers will face disciplinary action. Sabir has labelled counter-terror oper…
Published:
July 23, 2012 12:28
by Notog4sNottingham
As posted NNRF Mailout 22/07/12
- A Response to Notog4sNottm’s ‘Unholy Alliance’ Claim From Patsy Brand, Chair of Trustees, Nottingham & Notts Refugee Forum In common with all concerned with the welfare of asylum seekers, everyone at NNRF was appalled to learn earlier this year that despite their terrible record of maltreating detainees and deportees, G4S were the Governm…
Published:
July 20, 2012 16:47
by tanaliberatutti
Published:
July 16, 2012 11:12
by Jeremy Bates
An investigation into the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit which arrested Nottingham student, Rizwaan Sabir, in 2008, has concluded that officers "made up" evidence against him.
Published:
June 26, 2012 14:51
by autonomous nottingham
Another issue of our newsletter, delivered to 2000 houses in Forest Fields. This month we’ve got stories of police brutality, workfare and Nottingham Solidarity Network campaign updates
Published:
June 21, 2012 23:32
by T
A former police spy who infiltrated the environmental movement for seven years has been hired by a private security firm in the US to give advice on how to deal with political activists.
Mark Kennedy has become a consultant to the Densus Group, providing "investigative services, risk and threat assessments", according to an entry on his LinkedIn profile.
He says he has given lectures to fir…
Published:
June 21, 2012 14:04
by forest field resident
The attack began after midnight, when a three uniformed cops stopped three teenagers yards from their doorstep. One eye witness tells us that “the lighter skinned boy was allowed to leave, whilst the two darker lads were stop and searched”. Another witness state that it took only a few moments for the situation to quickly get out of hand, with one cop screaming “When I ask you a fucking question w…
Published:
June 18, 2012 12:16
by The Sparrows' Nest
in group The Sparrows' Nest
The Sparrows' Nest - Please contact us for directions.
Published:
June 08, 2012 08:37
by Aut-Not
The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Forest Fields
Published:
June 05, 2012 09:25
by NSN
A few weeks ago Nottingham Solidarity Network were contacted by James Coll, he informed us that he had been recieving demand letters from the Lowell Group a debt recovery company based in Leeds. They had brought a debt from Shop Direct and were now intent on collecting the money from Mr.Coll. The account had not been opened up or used by Mr. Coll, he had not signed for anything, and was both unwil…
Published:
May 31, 2012 11:54
by workingslowly
The Sumac Centre - 245 Gladstone Street NG7 6HX
Published:
May 27, 2012 12:18
by Tash [Alan Lodge]
12.00 Noon Saturday 26 May 2012. Listergate, Nottingham
It was a very hot and sunny day. People gathered under the shade of the trees opposite Topshop in Listergate, Nottingham
Leaflets handed out, speeches were made, childrens faces got painted, ballons blown up, [but kept exploding]. Cakes and samosas got eaten. Party games were played including musical statues and pass the parcel. A pol…
Published:
May 21, 2012 07:37
by Aut-Not
245 Gladstone Street, Forest Fields, Nottingham.
Published:
May 16, 2012 08:53
by john andrews
Great Gonerby Social Club
8 High Street
Great Gonerby
NG31 8JP
Published:
May 15, 2012 15:37
by Tash [Alan Lodge]
Tuesday 15 May 2012
ASLEF members were picketing outside Nottingham Train Station this morning.
This is the 5th one day strike in support of the ASLEF [Associated Society of Locomotive Steam Enginemen and Firemen] action against East Midlands Trains, a Stagecoach company.
Published:
May 14, 2012 15:16
by Tash [Alan Lodge]
Thursday 10 May 2012
Public Service workers in health, education and the civil service were striking on Thursday 10 May in their next stage of the pensions dispute.
Published:
May 08, 2012 20:43
by Aut-Not
On Saturday after the comedy, chaos and acrimony of the May Day rally, Autonomous Nottingham and friends from Afed and elsewhere descended onto the Saturday city streets to do a wee bit of spread the word about the ruling classes latest attack on us precarious workers and unemployed. They like to call it Workfare, we call it another pile of steaming crap.
Published:
May 08, 2012 16:53
by Tash [Alan Lodge]
Saturday 5th May 2012
This year, the annual Mayday events/march began at the Forest Ground. After forming up, people marched down the Manfield Road, through the City Centre to have a rally and hear speeches at the Congregational Hall in Castle Gate, Nottingham
Published:
May 08, 2012 16:46
by Tash [Alan Lodge]
Saturday 5th May 2012
This year, the annual Mayday events/march began at the Forest Ground. After forming up, people marched down the Manfield Road, through the City Centre to have a rally and hear speeches at the Congregational Hall in Castle Gate, Nottingham
Published:
May 08, 2012 16:38
by Tash [Alan Lodge]
Saturday 5th May 2012
This year, the annual Mayday events/march began at the Forest Ground. After forming up, people marched down the Manfield Road, through the City Centre to have a rally and hear speeches at the Congregational Hall in Castle Gate, Nottingham.
Published:
May 08, 2012 16:31
by Tash [Alan Lodge]
Saturday 5th May 2012
This year, the annual Mayday events/march began at the Forest Ground. After forming up, people marched down the Manfield Road, through the City Centre to have a rally and hear speeches at the Congregational Hall in Castle Gate, Nottingham
Published:
May 08, 2012 13:54
by Lord Biro
Lord Biro's perspective on the May Day rally.
Published:
May 05, 2012 18:09
by autonomous nottingham
Over the past few weeks Lenton Flats residents and Autonomous Nottingham have organised a couple of meetings in order for the residents to come together to share their grievances, anger and frustration at the behaviour of Nottingham City Homes
Published:
April 27, 2012 10:33
by Occupy Nottingham
in group Occupy Nottingham
Meet at the Left Lion
Published:
April 24, 2012 15:31
by T
Tory-run Westminster council considers moving claimants to Derby
Proposal emerges as Tory minister condemns Labour Newham council for plans to move housing benefit claimants to Stoke
A Conservative London council is considering moving at least 150 homeless housing benefit claimants 130 miles away to Derby and Nottingham, it has emerged.
The proposal, being considered by Westminster counci…
Published:
April 23, 2012 14:47
by Concerned Denizen
On Friday evening, the PCS union's regional Black Members Network organised a meeting about the use of police stop and search powers in Nottingham's Irish Centre. Around 50 people attended with contributions from as far afield as London and Birmingham.
Published:
April 21, 2012 11:23
by Occupy Nottingham
in group Occupy Nottingham
As of 9:00 pm Sunday 21 April Occupy Nottingham will end their occupation of Nottingham's Market Place after 190 days.
Published:
April 17, 2012 10:29
by Autonomous Nottingham
Here's the schedule for the antiprison gathering to be held in Nottingham at the Sumac Centre on the 28th of April.
Breakfast, Lunch and dinner will be provided, as will accommodation on Friday and Saturday night.
On Friday night the Zounds http://www.zoundsonline.co.uk/gigs.html will be playing at the Sumac, so come along to that if you can.
