50 women incarcerated in Yarl’s Wood detention centre have been on hunger strike since Friday(5th Feb) in protest at the disgusting manner in which they and their children are being treated by the British government. The detention centre holds 405 women and children who are guilty of no crime other than fleeing their homes in terror of persecution. The response of the management at Yarl’s Wood? They lockdown the prison… sorry detention centre keeping women in corridors and communal areas. Some women who climbed out of windows to get away from the lockdown have been left out for days with just the clothes they are wearing. Keep reading →
Yarl’s Wood Women On Hunger Strike
February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Tagged: Asylum Seekers, border control, detention centre, Human Rights, hunger strike, refugees, yarl's wood
Mainshill Protest Camp Eviction
January 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We have written here before about the struggle of people in South Lanarkshire against the expansion of destructive open cast mines in their area.
Story from Indymedia Scotland. Keep reading →
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Tagged: direct action, environmentsl protest, land occupation, mainshill protest, opencast mining, protest camps, rural scotland, scotland, south lanarkshire
Glasgow Anarchist Federation Regular Weekly Meetings
January 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
From Tuesday 19th January the AF will be meeting at the Electron Club, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G23 3JD at 6pm. The meetings are open to AF members and anyone sympathetic to our aims and principles. We are currently planning plannng a radical dayschool to co-incide with International Womens’ Day Celebrations on Saturday 6th March. It will include a film about IWW and EF activist Judi Bari, discussions on community control and a Scottish Anarchist strategy.
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Lucio – Showing Sunday 22nd
November 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Tomorrow we will again be showing an anarchist inspired film. This month it’s Lucio the story of Spanish anarchist bricklayer and bank robber Lucio Uturbia.
Sunday 22nd November, 7.30pm, Upstairs Lounge, Dow’s Bar, 9 Dundas Street Keep reading →
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Tagged: Glasgow Anarchists, lucio uturbia, spanish anarchism, what's on in glasgow
Chiapas Solidarity Film Screening
October 15, 2009 · 1 Comment
This Sunday we’re showing two films in collaboration with Chiapas Solidarity activists. As always they’re free, and will include discussion and socialising.
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Wyndford Primary School Reoccupied!
June 30, 2009 · 1 Comment
More info at AF blog, citystrolls and Save Our Schools
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Wyndford school occupation – Water cut off by council – parents get litres of water donated in solidarity and organise water party!
June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
‘The Wyndford & St Gregory’s United, will never be divided’
Today 30th June 2009 at 9.00am the water supply at Wyndford primary school was cut off in a bid to remove the peaceful responsible save our school parents. The current situation is, little water left for hygiene and toileting facilities which then brings in the issue of infection control, which is particularly highlighted during this tropical weather spell and heightens the likelihood of infections i.e. swine flu and food poisoning. Drinking water is also limited.
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Tagged: glasgow, glasgow city council, glasgow schools, save our schools, school, school occupation, wyndford, wyndford primary
Anti open cast coal mine occupation in Lanarkshire
June 29, 2009 · 5 Comments
Come resist Scottish Coal and Lord Home, and defend communities and the climate!
In a farcical court hearing this morning in Lanark Sheriff Court the eviction order brought by Lord Home, the landowner (and chief exec of RBS private banking firm) and Scottish Coal, the UK’s largest open cast producer against the occupiers at Mainshill Wood was granted. Despite having just two working days to seek legal advice and work on a defence the Sheriff refused to allow the occupiers more time.
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Tagged: climate change, coal, lanarkshire, open cast, open cast coal mining, protest camp, protest site
In Glasgow this week : Factory occupations and Games Monitor walking tour
May 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
1) Factory occupations – film and speaker event.
2) Games Monitor Walking Tour of the East End.
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Tagged: argentina, direct action, factory occupations, occupations, prisme, visteon, waterford crystal, workplace
This Is What Class War looks Like
April 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
From the people who bring you City Strolls, a statement on the recent attacks by the city council. Keep reading →
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Tagged: anarchism, anarchist communism, anarchists, class war, comment, communism, glasgow, Glasgow Anarchists, glasgow city council, glasgow schools, save our schools, schools closures, socialism, wyndford primary