Education demo in London
November 10, 2010 12:00
Central London
Demo in London.
Coaches leave Nottingham Trent SU at 8:30am, Nottingham Uni (Portland Building) at 9am
London. For details of coaches from Nottingham see the Notts TUC website or False Economy.
On Friday 3rd February, campaigners returned to Atos Healthcare's offices on Stoney Street in the Lace Market, Notttingham.
This was the first protest there since a demonstration on September 30th last year, part of a national day of action, which ended with two of the participants being arrested, and subsequently charged, with aggravated trespass.
The Health and Social Care Bill is currently making its way through the Lords. Opposition to the Bill remains strong. Two NHS oncologists held a 160 mile run from the statue of Aneurin Bevan (Minister of Health in the post-war government during which the NHS was founded) in Cardiff to the Department of Health, Richmond House, Whitehall, London to protest the Bill. The local Keep Our NHS Public b…
The Guardian has published a video from Saturday's Fortnum and Masons occupation by UK Uncut. Taken by legal observers from Green and Black Cross, the footage shows a police chief inspector telling protesters that they will soon be allowed to leave. Of course, they were all subsequently arrrested.
No doubt most of us can think of instances when Her Majesty's Finest have lied through their teeth a…
Last week saw a huge array of anti-cuts actions beginning on Saturday 19th March with a UK Uncut action which saw Barclays Bank and a number of shops targetted. On Tuesday UCU members went on strike in defence of pensions. On Wednesday a protest was held in the Market Square against the budget. Thursday saw a second day of UCU strike action, this time around pay and conditions with a rally in …
On March 26th, Notts residents will join hundreds of thousands of people from across the country to protest against the government’s austerity drive.
Our friends at Indymedia London will be covering the protests. On the day you can:
On Wednesday, activists in London blockaded Vodafone's flagship store on Oxford Street, in protest against the company's avoidance of a £6bn tax bill. This action has inspired campaigners throughout the country and sparked off a wave of anti-Vodafone actions. But nothing yet in Nottingham.
The Pope's state visit to the UK generated a huge amount of controversy. Protesters rallied in London on Saturday 18th September to express their anger at his promotion of reactionary values within the Church. Among them was "Cardinal Ratzarsse von Flashern" who made a pilgrimage from Nottingham in defence of secularism.
On the newswire: Cardinal Ratzarsse von Flashern interview | Pilgrimage to L…
The Pope's recent state visit to the UK, attracted thousands of demonstrators, angry at the reactionary social policies promoted by the Pontiff. Among the protesters was "Cardinal Ratzarsse von Flashern" who made a pilgramage from Nottingham. I interviewed the Cardinal to find out why he participated in the protest.
Tasers are becoming an increasingly prominent tool in the arsenal of police in Nottinghamshire and elsewhere. This should raise important questions, regardless of whether you accept the anarchist critique of the police as a tool of state control, view them as a necessary evil or actually regard the boys in blue as good for society. However, these questions do not seem to be asked. Despite a number…