Liverpool Antifascists benefit gig

start: 
Fri, 06/07/2012 - 19:30

Location

Next to Nowhere
96 Bold Street
L1 4HY Liverpool
United Kingdom
53° 24' 9.4644" N, 2° 58' 38.928" W
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Event organiser: 
Liverpool Antifascists
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On Friday 6 June, the Next to Nowhere social centre is playing host to an array of acts, all donating their time to raise money for the fight against fascism. Come along, bring friends and bring your own booze, and enjoy a night of top quality local ska and punk.

Doors at 7.30. Entrance £3.

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Liverpool
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Public
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https://www.facebook.com/events/105525136257105/

Stuff Your Boss stall and Holland & Barrett anti-workfare picket (Brighton)

start: 
Sat, 23/06/2012 - 10:00 to 13:00

Join us in London Road, Brighton for our regular workplace and housing rights stall, which we'll be combining with a picket of the nearby Holland & Barrett over their continued use of unpaid workfare labour. The stall will run from 10-1 and the picket from 11-1.

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Brighton
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Asda hit by anti-workfare picket in Liverpool

On Saturday 16th June, members of Liverpool Solidarity Federation, along with members of the Anarchist Federation and local unaffiliated activists, held a picket of the Asda store on Smithdown Road in Wavertree as part of a series of actions to protest against and to raise awareness of Asda’s use of workfare.

The picket began at the main entrance, at the opposite end of the store to Smithdown Road. This entrance gets the most foot traffic as the trolleys and car park are adjacent. We began to hand out leaflets and engage with customers. Security and management stood in the doorway of the store but did not challenge us. After no more than five minutes, two police cars and full van arrived and officers immediately surrounded the picket and began hassling individual picketers, ordering some to remove masks and hoods.

Combat workfare - Liverpool City Centre

start: 
Sat, 23/06/2012 - 12:30

Location

Next to Nowhere
96 Bold Street
L1 4HY Liverpool
United Kingdom
53° 24' 9.4644" N, 2° 58' 38.928" W
See map: Google Maps
Event organiser: 
Liverpool Solidarity Federation
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Once more unto the breach, we are returning to town for the third week of direct action against workfare this month.

Join us at Next to Nowhere Social Centre at 12.30, and let's once more drive our message home. Bring flags, banners and signs. Bring yourself. Bring your voice.

Let's say it loud and clear, over and over:
IF YOU EXPLOIT US, WE WILL SHUT YOU DOWN!

local, network, collective: 
Liverpool
Access Layer: 
Public
URL: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/434267269939072/

Miners in northern Spain block motorways and occupy pitheads against job losses and pit closures.

An indefinite strike started in the mines last week after the government announced a 60% cut in subsidies. This will mean effectively the end of the mining industry. The mining counties have already been hard hit by the crisis. Youth unemployment has tripled in Asturias since the start of the crisis and young people are leaving the county in search of work elsewhere. 
Since the start of the strike the miners have been blocking motorways all over the province of Asturias, using burning tyres and trees. They have blockaded the port in Gijon and blocked the train tracks from Madrid to Gijon. Two mines have been occupied for the past ten days. There have been demonstrations in Olviedo and Mieres in Asturias, and in Madrid.
There will be a general strike in the “comarcas mineras”, the mining counties of Asturias, Castilla Leon and Aragon on the 18th of June.

Lively picket kicks off hectic month in Liverpool anti-workfare campaign

On Saturday 9 June, Liverpool Solidarity Federation called action against workfare in the City Centre. Upwards of 40 people, including members of Solfed, the Anarchist Federation and the wider anarchist community in the city, took part. We were also pleased to have local musicians on board, providing a ska/punk soundtrack to the day's activities.