The Great Housing Rip-Off (Bristol)

start: 
Mon, 13/05/2013 - 20:00

Location

Cube Cinema
4 Princess Row
BS2 8NQ Bristol,
See map: Google Maps
Event organiser: 
Bristol Solidarity Federation, Permanent Culture Now & Bristol Indymedia
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"With social housing provision shrinking and home ownership increasingly inaccessible, millions of households in Britain, are forced into sub-standard, insecure and expensive private lets. The establishment presents this situation as a 'lifestyle' or 'life-stage' choice, yet for many there is no choice at all. With much of the once militant tenants movement co-opted by the state, resistance is fragmented and often desperate.  What is to be done? Bristol Solidarity Federation invites you to an evening of film and discussion on the mess that is Britain's housing system."

local, network, collective: 
Bristol
Access Layer: 
Public
URL: 
http://www.cubecinema.com/cgi-bin/diary/programme.pl#7339

SolFed workplace organiser training @ Immaterial Labour Isn't Working

start: 
Fri, 03/05/2013 - 12:00

Location

Auto Italia South East
3 York Way
N1C 4AE King’s Cross Central, London
See map: Google Maps

How do we organise to defend our interests in a modern workplace? This workshop, facilitated by members of the Solidarity Federation (SolFed), aims to be a practical introduction to organising collectively in the workplace. Starting with the basics – how to talk with your colleagues about problems and grievances – the workshop will cover organising workplace committees, resisting management tactics of divide and rule, and how to organise direct action.

local, network, collective: 
SolFed
Access Layer: 
Public
URL: 
http://iliw13.autoitaliasoutheast.org/schedule/

Saturday 20 April Anti-Bedroom Tax demo, Leeds

Members of Solidarity Federation West Yorkshire and Calderdale Locals and Leeds Anarchist Federation joined over 1,000 marchers at the Leeds Anti-Bedroom Tax demonstration called by Hands Off Our Homes - Leeds on 20 April 2013.

Protesters assembled outside Leeds City Art gallery before a short march round the city centre, finishing with a rally and speakers.

SF opposes all government austerity measures as despicable attacks on the living standards of our class. Working class solidarity and direct action like strikes and eviction-prevention are what is needed to beat back the rich scum in power.

New Spanner in the Works out now

The latest copy of the West Yorkshire SolFed newsletter, Spanner in the Works, was released to an unsuspecting public on Saturday 20 April 2013.

Articles on ex-Remploy workers, David Brown Ltd, May Day, Freedom benefit and workplace victimisation.

Initial distribution took place at the anti-bedroom tax demonstration in Leeds and later the same day at the Freedom Press benefit gig at Bradford's 1in12 Club.

Available to download here:
http://db.tt/aGUdeY2f

Saturday 20 April Anti-Bedroom Tax demo, Leeds

Members of Solidarity Federation West Yorkshire and Calderdale Locals and Leeds Anarchist Federation joined over 1,000 marchers at the Leeds Anti-Bedroom Tax demonstration called by Hands Off Our Homes - Leeds on 20 April 2013.

Protesters assembled outside Leeds City Art gallery before a short march round the city centre, finishing with a rally and speakers.

SF opposes all government austerity measures as despicable attacks on the living standards of our class. Working class solidarity and direct action like strikes and eviction-prevention are what is needed to beat back the rich scum in power.

Workfare Picket in Hull - 6th of April.

Hull SolFed recently held a picket against the Workfare scheme outside of the new Poundland store, in the centre of town. Four SolFed members were joined by three members of the local unemployed peoples group in distributing leaflets and asking shoppers not to use Poundland. The picket managed to both turn customers away and engaged a lot of sympathetic passersby in conversation about the workfare scheme. The stores managers were unpleased with the picket, asking Humberside police to move us a small distance away from the doors (Approx 6 inches, in fact!). One member decided to respond with loud slogans, causing more interest than before.