- Refections from participants in the Finsbury Square Occupy camp, which is due for eviction in the near future



- A discussion about the social impacts of default, specifically looking at the parallels between contemporary Greece and the Argentina of 10 years ago



- An interview on 'take the flour back', an upcoming mass action against genetically modified wheat in the UK happening on 27 M…

On Monday, 23 April, about 100 people, many of whom wearing neon balaclavas, the trade mark of Pussy Riot, protested outside the Russian Embassy in London, demanding “Free Pussy Riot!”. See video.

In February, the feminist punk band Pussy Riot stormed into Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow and to perform their anti Putin song “Punk prayer”. Ekaterina Samusevich, Maria Alyokhina and …

On this show we've got all sorts of stuff and things from here there and

everywhere. We'll be hearing from La Quadrature du Net about ACTA, censorship

and the enclosure of the internet commons.



We'll be hearing from a member of the drive cooperative, discussing London's

newest housing coop. A person from No Borders will be in tonight too, talking

to us about the No Borders Convergence from 13-18…

This is something I've been meaning to finish for quite a while, but haven't got round to. It seems good to get it done with before the end of the year. It's a fairly detailed eye witness account of the civil disturbances which took place in Brixton on the night of 7-8 August 2011. It can be considered a companion article to these two:

• http://london.indymedia.org/articles/9828
• http://london.in…

Amidst the looting, the violence and the clashes with the police at the London Riots in Hackney... has this guy hit the nail on the head?

http://grassroots.mirocommunity.org/video/4448/london-riots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmo8DG1gno4

We offer unapologetic solidarity and support to those involved in the UK uprisings these past nights. This sentiment extends to both the rioters and to those communities affected by them. We also acknowledge that the unrest has ruined many people’s livelihoods, and homes have been burnt and agree that these will always be the wrong targets for attack. But we know that this sort of looting and …

In the aftermath of the riot in Tottenham, and with the violence on the Narrow Way, we call on the youth of Hackney to show restraint and urge you not to get caught up in rioting. 



We ask this because a riot is not good for you and it is not good for our community.



We know your anger: 

• at the lack of education, training or jobs in the borough 

• at the slim life chances that are afforded you; …

http://dirt.thevacuumcleaner.co.uk/2011/08/pictures-from-riots-in-hackney-tonight.html

Jody McIntyre witnessed the riots in Brixton on Sunday evening. He told Huff Post UK trouble flared up in the area of South London at around midnight and around 500 people were involved in disorder. A Curry's was set on fire and police were attacked. The self described journalist and activist has been accused of inciting riots but says it is important to understand why London is witnessing disorde…

"Look out it's the TSG", this screamed by a youth clad head to toe in black, while wearing his face mask.

So I quickly check behind me, having been on the wrong end of a TSG baton charge before while deployed in plain clothes as a spotter I have no desire to feel the pain again. But there is nobody there but a couple more of my officers, oh it's us, this young lad thinks we're the TSG!

Working on …

16:49 kicking off in #hackney tsg out ppl throwing stuff at therm #londonriots police car attacked shop windows smashed

16:38 shops shut early in hackney mare st lots of police. reports of shops shutting all over -ilford - green lanes - stratford, enfield, barnet, palmers gn.

Hundreds gathered on the streets of Tottenham, North London, after the police killed local man, Mark Duggan. Barricades were set up and police cars burned as the protests ran long into the night.

On Saturday afternoon, friends and family of Mark Duggan, the 29 year old man shot and killed by the police on Thursday, marched from his home in Broadwater Farm estate to Tottenham police station. They …

Tottenham is the start. The EMA riots of last year, the battles of March the 26th, along with the many smaller scuffles at town halls from Lewisham to Hackney, they all build to today.  The start of 2011's Urban Riots. The opening of the first front.

Fuck Generalise the strike, we say  Generalise the Riot. The next few days will see "experts" try and tell you this wasn't about anything except a …

We're all Americans now of course but sometimes it takes a riot to remind us. Here's a passage from Philip Roth's novel American Pastoral about the Newark Riots of 1967.

The Americans got the first, the French have been burning cars in the banlieue's for forty years, and finally belatedly the last to the party -the Brits are showing up. This is not about race or the police or politics -this isn't…

It was about 10 PM last night when I arrived at a police barricade, just south of Tottenham police station. At that point there was a crowd of around 500, men and women of all ages. Most were there in anger, some were onlookers, and others were just trying to get home.

A couple of girls draped in Ghana flags needed to get up the high road. "Do you think if we ask the police they'll let us through…

Fire Brigade going up against the flames

Police were very few, very tense and very ineffective. Foot Locker was up in flames, while H&M was being looted. Marks and Spencers, Bodyshop, McDonalds and most other shops on Brixton Road had glass damage, while other places like the games shop at the corner to Ferndale Road and William Hill on Stockwell Road have big gaping holes and look like some things might have gone missing.

A taste of the festivities in Brixton tonight.  This is a view of riot cops sealing off Brixton Road at around 11 pm. That's a Footlocker store burning in the background. 

These cops later moved up the street a bit, but since there were so few of them they essentially let people loot H&M, 30 meters away, while this shot was being taken.  Once the crowd of looters moved off towards Currys on Eff…

Police closed off Coldharbour Lane at 9am to evict a community squat in the heart of Brixton. Over 50 people protested outside and members of the community joined in. Specialist police units worked with fire crews to remove them. London, UK, 12//07/2011.

at todays protest overly trigger (rather batton and fist) happy police officers unnecesarily applied excessive force and made pre-emptive arrests with no evidence. I managed to capture some of the mentioned violence in the link below to my youtube channel, in my misc playlist you will also be able to find videos from all of the other protests! thank you for reading and or watching!

Moroccans protested outside their embassy in London to call for an end to the corrupt regime and for closure of Temera prison, which is reportedly used by the Americans before transporting prisoners to Guantanamo Bay. London, UK, 15/05/2011.

After the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green to Trafalgar Square, people listened to speeches on May Day 2011, otherwise known as International Workers' Day. London, UK, 01/05/2011.

Crowd charges cop vans on Shaftesbury Avenue, though there are more hands pointing cameras than chucking stuff.

Department store Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly was occupied by protesters this afternoon amidst the action. Police where overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of people and became kettled themselves causing brief clashes. London, UK, 26/03/2011.

Topshop Oxford Circus was covered with paint and had windows smashed by protesters during anti-cuts actions that went on throughout the capital. London, UK, 26/03/2011.

Published today, Fight Back! features reports, analysis, images, reflections and overviews on the UK's winter of protests, and the start of a movement against fees and cuts.

From a 15-year-old UK Uncut activist to a rebel Lib Dem peer, via kettled students and forward-thinking commentary - Fight Back! captures both the spirit and arguments of revolt, bringing together the best reportage and a…

Police arrived in Friedrichshain at Liebig 14 from 4:00am to begin the eviction of a former squat, now a housing project. The eviction began just before 8:00am and riots ensued in the surrounding area afterwards. Berlin, Germany, 02/02/2011.

Police turned up in force at 4am, as well as protesters - mainly residents from other housing projects on Rigaer strasse in a show of solidarity against …

Episode 74 was a busy one for us, so put on your listening hat(s) as we begin by hearing a discussion about resistance to GM and the plans for January's Stop GM gathering. Live in the studio we had two of the occupiers of the new Bloomsbury Freeskool, telling us about where they're at and their plans for the building.



Next us we had one of the many anti cuts updates from groups such as the IWW, UK…

What follows is the first in a series of updates that will cover the Court of Appeals of our four comrades in Thessaloniki, day by day. Background information at http://www.salonikisolidarity.org.uk/

The first day of court was Friday 14 January 2011...

47 students were  injured on the 9TH of December 2010 as they gathered in London to show their disapproval of the trebling of their tuition fees.