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Hero Attacks US Warplane With Hatchet At Ireland’s Shannon Airport

April 12, 2026 Robert Freeman, The Canary. , , , , ,
An absolute legend has breached security at Shannon airport and made some DIY modifications to a US military plane stationed at the genocide-enabling warport. His handiwork seems to have made some significant improvements to the death dealing monstrosity, allegedly causing “extensive” damage and putting it out of service. Social media accounts are circulating footage showing a black clad figure on top of the aircraft, attacking it with a hatchet. Shannon Watch, who track military traffic entering and exiting Shannon, give details about the specific plane.

‘Everyone’ To Defy UK’s Farcical ‘Cat And Mouse’ Game Of Arrests

April 9, 2026 The Canary. , , , ,
On Saturday 11 April 2026, thousands of ordinary, peace-loving people will gather in Trafalgar Square, London. They’ll be there in open defiance of the UK government’s misguided crackdown on peaceful protest. This peaceful vigil, called ‘Everyone Day’, will demonstrate the unwaning resistance to the ban on Palestine Action. The UK government unlawfully proscribed this direct action movement as a ‘terrorist group’, paving the way for numerous arrests. The action will be a peaceful vigil, with people sitting down holding their handwritten paper signs.

15 Arrested In Anti-ICE Passover Takeover Of Palantir’s Lobby

April 7, 2026 Dean Moses, AM NY. , , , ,
Fifteen protesters participating in a special Passover seder condemning ICE operations were cuffed in Manhattan on Monday night after the participants occupied the lobby of Palantir’s headquarters and refused to leave. The hours-long event began earlier in the day, around 5 p.m. on April 6, at Union Square for the sixth night of Passover and was held by Jews for Racial & Economic Justice for a “Seder in the Streets.” Attended by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a host of other elected officials, protesters looked to condemn President Trump’s ongoing immigration crackdown.

Elbit Systems’ Critical Czech Site Burned Down

March 20, 2026 Blisty.cz. , , , , ,
March 20th, 2026 (Pardubice, Czech Republic) – Early this morning, a key Israeli weapons manufacturing hub was set ablaze to by an underground group to end its role in Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. No one was harmed, and multiple buildings destroyed. This action was the first hit from the group called The Earthquake Faction, and saw several buildings set on fire. The site is a joint operation with the Czech company LPP Holding and Elbit Systems for their critical operations in Central Europe. Elbit Systems describe themselves as the backbone of the Israeli Army, providing the vast majority of the land and air weapons used in Israel's attacks on Iran and genocide in Palestine.

Palestine Action: Aggravated Burglary Charges Dropped Against 18 Defendants

February 18, 2026 Katherine Hearst, Middle East Eye. , , , ,
Eighteen defendants allegedly involved in a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory in the UK will no longer face charges of aggravated burglary, after six others were acquitted of the same charges. Following the decision to drop the charges, five of the defendants  – William Plastow, Ian Sanders, Madeline Norman, Julia Brigadirova and Aleksandra Herbich – were granted conditional bail. Plastow, Sanders and Norman have been held on remand for the longest period of the 18- spending 18 months in prison. Birgadirova and Herbich has been imprisoned since November 2024.

Activists Protest World Economic Forum Meeting, ‘Summit Of Delusion’

January 19, 2026 The Canary. , , ,
Activists from underground climate group Shut The System sabotaged snow machines on the Davos ski slopes on 19 January. This happened as international power holders and billionaires flocked to the Swiss ski town for the World Economic Forum (WEF) starting on 20 January. The saboteurs cut power cables supplying snow machines across the Jakobshorn mountainside. They used natural pigment to write blood-red messages alongside the ski runs. These stated: “Summit of Delusion” and “Shut the System”. A Shut The System spokesperson said: WEF is a death cult for the financial elites.

Britain’s Palestine Solidarity Hunger Strike Ends

January 16, 2026 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. , , ,
Three Palestine solidarity hunger strikers in Britain – Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello – ended their action late on January 14, announcing significant progress on the strike’s demands. At the time the action ended, medical professionals had warned that the activists were at risk of “imminent death,” with Muraisi having refused food for 73 days. The hunger strike began in early November and focused on demands related to prisoners’ civil rights, as well as calls to cease Britain’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine. One of the key demands was an end to the operations of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in the United Kingdom.

Direct Action Quickly Becoming The Only Effective Form Of Protest

January 12, 2026 Barold, The Canary. , , , ,
Direct action, and the people who undertake it, fascinate me. I sometimes catch myself pretending I could take that step. Then I crash back to reality. Yet the intrigue remains – there’s a wild romanticism to the idea of fucking up your own life in the quest to make someone else’s better. But it’s not just romantic these days – it’s a tangible reality. We are literally watching human beings kill themselves, slowly, painfully, tragically. The only way they have left to take action against the state that holds them without trial. Are we entering a point in time where peaceful actions have lost all meaning in society?

Protestors Block Trucks From York Starbucks Distribution Center

November 22, 2025 Emma Rossi, CBS. , , , ,
York County, PA — Seven days into union baristas’ nationwide, open-ended unfair labor practices (ULP) strike, over one hundred Pennsylvania Starbucks Baristas gathered outside Starbucks’ York distribution center Wednesday to protest. The center, located on1605 Bartlett Dr., is the largest on the east coast for the coffee giant. According to organizers, it services the entire northeast region. Protesters formed a blockade to stop trucks from delivering supplies to the distribution center, holding large banners which read, “No contract, no Starbucks” and “Grind to a halt”. A picket line formed at the entrance of the distribution center.

Protesters Violently Removed From Farage Conference Speech

September 6, 2025 The Canary. , , , ,
Three protestors just interrupted Nigel Farage’s speech at today’s Reform party conference to accuse him of working for his super-rich donors and to demand taxes on the super-rich. “You work for billionaires!” one shouted at Farage, referencing recent donations from property tycoon Nick Candy. Another called him out for being “paid by the super-rich to scapegoat migrants.” Reform is overwhelmingly funded by wealthy donors, and recently received £500,000 from property billionaire Nick Candy. Fossil fuel interests, which made up over 90% of Reform UK donations between 2019 and 2024, have also been linked to Farage’s support for fracking. The protestors are part of Climate Resistance, a group calling for the government to tax the super-rich out of existence and use their extreme wealth to fund public services and climate action.

Meet The Squirrels — Earth Protectors In Southern France

August 28, 2025 Nadia Mejjati, Waging Nonviolence. , , , ,
In France an activist group called The Squirrels is at the center of a movement opposing the construction of a motorway extension from Toulouse to Castres — the A69. They are gravely concerned by the ecocide that this represents. The project is highly contested due to protected species, ecological habitat and fertile agricultural land in its path, as well as a castle. Furthermore, the project’s opponents and the administrative court have deemed the A69 unnecessary and expensive. There is even a proposed, alternative plan to upgrade the existing road (the RN126) to suit the community’s needs. The A69, if completed, would mean that those who can’t afford the toll would have to reroute, increasing traffic through local towns, which isn’t an issue with the RN126.

A Direct Action Group Is Taking Up Palestine Action’s Mantle

August 12, 2025 The Canary. , , ,
On both 10 and 11 August, a direct action group called ‘DISMANTLE’ targeted two companies which enable Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people. In the early hours of 10 August, the group targeted Stemmer Imaging of Tongham, Surrey. Stemmer are a key supplier to Teledyne, who supply the Israeli military with vital equipment, including parts for the F-35 jets, which are central to their offensive air capability. In a short video posted by the DISMANTLE group, an activist uses a traditional shepherd’s sling, as used in Palestine for centuries, to hurl projectiles at the Stemmer Imaging premises. DISMANTLE concluded with a short statement.

Workers In Europe Refuse Cargo To Israel

July 11, 2025 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. , , , , ,
A growing number of logistics and transport workers, along with trade unions across Europe, are taking action against military shipments to Israel as it continues its genocide in the Gaza Strip. One of the most recent examples is the refusal by airport workers in Paris, primarily organized by the trade unions SUD Aérien and CGT Roissy, to deal with military cargo destined for Israel. “As workers in the aviation sector, we categorically refuse to participate, directly or indirectly, in logistical operations that could contribute to the crimes currently being committed in Gaza,” SUD Aérien stated. French workers have also called for similar blockades in other locations, expressing their solidarity with Palestinians.

Sunrise Movement Disrupts Senate To Stop Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

July 3, 2025 Akičita Šuŋka-Wakaŋ Ska, Unicorn Riot. , , , , ,
Through a mass mobilization effort by the Sunrise Movement, activists gathered in the U.S. Capitol on June 3, 2025, to execute a series of Senate disruptions. Multiple groups stormed the halls of the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building, with actions focusing on senators who support President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including Senator Thom Tillis. Multiple arrests were made. The day started with several speakers who came from as far away as Alaska, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Speakers opposed the bill due to several controversial changes. The general premise many voiced was that millions of people would be unable to afford basic meals if food assistance programs were cut. Some also spoke of the potential harms to the environment.

Interfaith Action For Palestine Shuts Down Congressional Cafeterias

July 2, 2025 Interfaith Action For Palestine, Popular Resistance. , , , , , ,
Washington, DC - More than one hundred Buddhists, Christians, and Jews shut down Dirksen and Rayburn Congressional Cafeterias in prayer and song to expose far-right hate group, Christians United for Israel 100+ faith leaders and activists shut down Dirksen and Raburn Cafeterias in protest to the far-right hate group "Christians United for Israel’ and its role in promoting the forced starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. The multifaith, multiracial, queer and trans-affirming coalition joined in prayer for an end to the genocide in Gaza and demanded that Congress send “Food, Not Bombs.”
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