United Kingdom (UK)

7 Teenage Girls Organize Mass Protest Against Austerity In The UK

May 15, 2015 The Bristol Post, www.bristolpost.co.uk Resist! Austerity, United Kingdom (UK), Women

Thousands of people flooded the streets of Bristol in an anti-austerity demonstration which was organised by a group of young yet determined women. A group of seven teenagers organised the march, which opposed the Government's austerity measures, on social media. Support grew rapidly for the group, which called itself Bristol Against Austerity, and evening thousands of people packed every corner of Park Street as the demonstration snaked round the city centre. Many of those who attended were angry, and the majority were young people bearing placards, who said they were disgusted at the Government's attitude to the NHS and welfare spending.

Protests Greet 37% Tory Government At Downing Street

May 10, 2015 Sam Rkaina , Ryan Hooper, www.mirror.co.uk Resist! Austerity, Democracy, United Kingdom (UK)

The anti-Conservative protesters, some holding placards reading "I pledge to resist" and "Stop the cuts", took part in the rally organised just a day into the new Parliament. Much of the protest was peaceful, with many attending calling for the introduction of proportional representation after the election results on Friday. A number pointed out that the Tories only won 37% of the vote, while minority parties like the Greens and UKIP came away with only one MP despite polling millions of votes between them. Police were pictured holding batons as they confronted the crowds and controlled what they called an "unplanned" demonstration. Scuffles broke out when the demonstrators, blaring hooters, banging pots and chanting obscenities, confronted lines of police outside the gate leading to the prime minister's Downing Street residence. At one point a bicycle was hurled at police.

Occupy Democracy Fight Corporate Power In 10-Day Spectacle Of Dissent

May 4, 2015 RT, www.rt.com Resist! Capitalism, Corporatism, Occupy Democracy, United Kingdom (UK)

As Britain braces for next week’s general election, political activists, academics and artists will occupy London’s Parliament Square for ten days in an effort to tackle corporate capture, environmental chaos and cronyism. The ten-day affair has been organized by Occupy Democracy, a social and political movement that seeks to address Britain’s democratic deficit, and build a fairer society in the process. Billed as a Festival of Democracy, the ten-day spectacle will feature workshops, artistic performances, creative direct actions and discussions throughout the election period. It will begin on Friday evening with a show from New York-based radical performance group Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir.

Health Workers Stage National Protest Against Cuts

May 1, 2015 RT, www.rt.com Resist! health, Labor Unions, United Kingdom (UK)

Healthcare workers in London and across the country are staging demonstrations against the privatization of the NHS, rallying voters to consider the impact of the election on the health service. Their demonstrations come as an open letter published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) calls for the next health secretary to do more to prevent further cuts and the privatization of the state owned health service. The campaign, backed by People’s Vote for the NHS, doesn’t support a single party, organizers said.“The emphasis will be on asking everyone eligible to vote to use their vote.” “We already know millions did not vote in the last election. We want to ensure the launch of this time-limited campaign supported by many national campaigning groups focuses people to vote and to vote for the NHS,” they added.

Protesters Gatecrash Exhibition Launch Over ‘Stolen Culture’

April 22, 2015 BP or Not BP, www.bp-or-not-bp.org Resist! Australia, culture, indigenous, Museum, Oil & Gas, United Kingdom (UK)

At 10.30am this morning the official media launch of the British Museum’s new BP-sponsored exhibition, “Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation”, was interrupted by an unexpected theatrical protest. A group of “actorvists” from BP or not BP?, dressed as robbers in striped T-shirts and eyemasks, temporarily blocked the exhibition entrance with a banner reading “Stolen Land, Stolen Culture, Stolen Climate”and read out quotes from Aboriginal leaders and activists, in front of a crowd of journalists waiting to get in. The protest highlighted concerns that the British legacy of taking Aboriginal land, objects and resources without permission continues today and is perpetuated by elements of the exhibition and by its sponsor, BP.

UK Gov’s Spying Challenged At European Human Rights Court

April 11, 2015 Loek Essers, www.pcworld.com Resist! Surveillance, United Kingdom (UK)

The U.K. government’s mass surveillance practices will be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights. Human rights and civil liberties organizations Amnesty International, Liberty and Privacy International have filed a joint application with the court, they announced on Friday. The groups assert that U.K domestic law governing the U.K. intelligence agencies’ interception of communications and its intelligence sharing with the U.S., are in breach of fundamental human rights to privacy, freedom of expression and non-discrimination guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights. The challenge is based on documents disclosed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden revealing mass surveillance practices by intelligence agencies.

Students Occupy Clegg’s Office While At Prime Minister’s Questions

March 5, 2015 Mikey Smith, www.mirror.co.uk Resist! Law, Parliament, Student Activism, Student Loans, United Kingdom (UK)

Police broke up a student protest occupying Nick Clegg's constituency office today. Around 15 student activists from the Free University of Sheffield group piled into theLib Dem leader's office in Sheffield Hallam, wearing Nick Clegg masks. The protesters demanded the scrapping of university tuition fees, unfurling banners both inside and outside the office. One banner read "Nick Clegg betrayed us, we want revenge." Police were made aware of the protest shortly after 11.30am and arrived shortly after to break up the protest, but they say no arrests were made. According to Sheffield student newspaper Forge Press , one protester said: "This is retribution for Nick Clegg’s student betrayal. We want to inspire students to act on their ideals."

The East India Company: The Original Corporate Raiders

March 5, 2015 William Dalrymple, www.theguardian.com Educate! Capitalism, Imperialism, India, United Kingdom (UK)

It was at this moment that the East India Company (EIC) ceased to be a conventional corporation, trading and silks and spices, and became something much more unusual. Within a few years, 250 company clerks backed by the military force of 20,000 locally recruited Indian soldiers had become the effective rulers of Bengal. An international corporation was transforming itself into an aggressive colonial power. Using its rapidly growing security force – its army had grown to 260,000 men by 1803 – it swiftly subdued and seized an entire subcontinent. Astonishingly, this took less than half a century. The first serious territorial conquests began in Bengal in 1756; 47 years later, the company’s reach extended as far north as the Mughal capital of Delhi, and almost all of India south of that city was by then effectively ruled from a boardroom in the City of London.

Occupy Rupert Murdoch: Protesters Aim To Hold ‘People’s Trial’

March 5, 2015 Ian Johnston, www.independent.co.uk Resist! Democracy, Media, Occupy, United Kingdom (UK)

An “Occupy Rupert Murdoch” protest week is to be held outside News UK’s offices in London, culminating in a “people’s trial” of the media tycoon The protesters said the Leveson Inquiry had shown that there had been widespread bullying of British politicians by the media for years and called for their draft “Occupy Charter for a Free Democratic Press” to be endorsed by David Cameron, Ed Miliband and other party leaders. They plan to present a giant “arrest warrant” for Mr Murdoch, accusing him of crimes including phone-hacking, to News UK’s headquarters on 23 March. They are also protesting against the influence of the wealthy owners of the Mail, Telegraph and Express newspapers.

More Than 700 UK Artists Pledge To Boycott Israel

February 19, 2015 Sarah Living, www.electronicintifada.net Resist! Art, Israel, Palestine, United Kingdom (UK)

More than 700 creative professionals living in the United Kingdom – including writers, visual artists, actors, musicians and many others – have signed up to a pledge to boycott collaboration with Israeli state-funded projects. Disclaimer: I have the privilege of being one of them. The announcement marks a significant step for the UK cultural boycott campaign. There have been many open letters and other statements of support for Palestine from UK artists, but the website and pledge bring together a huge number of creatives in one coordinated effort. Songwriter and children’s author Leon Rosselson, a signatory to the pledge, posted the video (see top of this post) of him performing the song “The Ballad of Rivka and Mohammed” as his statement. The full range of artists’ statements can be found on the pledge website.

Anti-Austerity Protesters Occupy Liverpool Cathedral

February 9, 2015 Olivia Rudgard, www.liverpoolecho.co.uk Resist! Austerity, England, Faith, Poverty, United Kingdom (UK)

A group of “concerned citizens” occupied Liverpool’s Anglican cathedral to protest about wealth inequality and benefit cuts. The group of around 20, including some children, protested near the altar at the front of the church. They came with a banner which read “We Need Sanctuary”, which they hung from a balcony high up in the cathedral. The group protested about benefit sanctions, wealth inequality, and new legislation regulating protests which was introduced last year. They want the church to speak out against austerity, and a repeat of 1985’s “Faith in the City” report into urban poverty. Organiser Ruby Sands said: “It’s really important because there’s people dying right now in this city. “There’s massive wealth division, it’s not being touched upon. People are killing themselves, and we need sanctuary.”

Drone Activists Cut Their Way Onto Base

January 7, 2015 John Queally, www.mintpressnews.com Resist! Drones, Law, Protest, United Kingdom (UK)

Four demonstrators opposed to Britain’s prolonged participation in foreign wars and use of armed drones were arrested on Monday after cutting through a fence at the Waddington Royal Air Force base near Lincolnshire, UK. According to the Guardian, RAF Waddington has been the growing focus of recent protests over Britain’s operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, which are controlled from the base. “Behind the rebranding, war is as brutal and deadly as it has always been with civilians killed, communities destroyed, and the next generation traumatized. And so we have come to RAF Waddington, the home of drone warfare here in the UK to say clearly and simply ‘End the Drone War’.”

Parliament Square Fence Crushes Protest Rights, Says Occupy Democracy

January 5, 2015 Mark Townsend, www.theguardian.com Resist! Democracy, Law, Occupy, Protest, United Kingdom (UK)

Boris Johnson has been accused of using Parliament Square as his “private back garden” in an attempt to crush the fledgling Occupy Democracy movement. Lawyers have written to London’s mayor threatening legal action after he sanctioned the construction of “unlawful” fences around the square, which campaigners claim are a deliberate attempt to stop them protesting peacefully. Parliament Square is considered to be one of the most important sites in the country for demonstrators and is maintained by Johnson’s Greater LondonAuthority (GLA). Protesters argue that the square was conceived as a place for public meetings, focusing particularly on issues that they believe are being ignored by MPs.

OccupyDemocracy Activist Locked To Houses of Parliament Railings

November 24, 2014 Revolution News!, www.revolution-news.com Resist! London, Occupy Democracy, United Kingdom (UK)

At about 3:30pm this afternoon occupydemocracy supporter Arran locked on to the railings of Houses of Parliament. Arron has a bicycle D-lock around his neck linking himself to the House of Parliament railings. He was arrested at the previous occupydemocracy protest in October for sitting on a piece of Tarpaulin on Parliament Square. The focus of the occupydemocracy demonstration has now moved directly in front of the Houses of Parliament where our constructive programme of talks and debates continues on the pavement. Explaining his decision to take this act of nonviolent civil disobedience he said: “The oppression of my free speech during Occupy Democracy in October was so extreme I feel this is the only way to get my voice heard “

Why Occupy Democracy In London Again?

November 24, 2014 Maya Oppenheim, www.newstatesman.com Resist! London, Occupy Democracy, United Kingdom (UK)

Part of the global Occupy movement, Occupy Democracy campaigns against corporate corruption, austerity and privatisation. The occupation drew a diverse crowd, including a number of “Occupy virgins”, students and of course the usual die-hard activist folk. Asad Khan, a women's wear fashion-designer was not your usual suspect. Incensed by what he saw as the police brutality of last month’s Occupy protest, Khan was at home when he came across a YouTube video of the occupation. “I saw a video of the police dragging people off parliament square for simply sitting down, I thought it was absurd and grotesque so I came down to see what was going on straight away”.

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