From UKuncut. We’re featuring it here not because we think everything would be fine if only the rich paid more tax, but because in a situation where the costs of a failed financial centre are being forced upon the poor, actions like this are a means of putting the spotlight back onto the rich...
Events
ICC’s Dayschool Review
Our recent well-attended Dayschool brought people from further afield than we were expecting. The International Communist Current sent people along from London & Liverpool (though they were here for to do tourism as well, they assured me). There’s now a review of the event up on their website. The talks were recorded (successfully!) and...
Network X Gathering, Manchester, 15th & 16th January
Gathering in Manchester to discuss anti-cuts activity. They’re starting off organising under the PGA principles that you might recognise from the anti-globalisation movement. Call out for Network X On 15th and 16th January we are calling a gathering for all networks and individuals that are oppositional, non hierarchical and opposed not only to the...
Another day, another cuts demo: Council privatisation
This one mostly called by Unison Edinburgh. YOUR JOBS – YOUR SERVICES BE PROUD OF BEING PUBLIC DEMONSTRATE ON 16 DECEMBER www.unison-edinburgh.org.uk Council Lobby City Chambers, High St 8.30 – 9.30am Thurs 16 December The Council meeting on 16 December will make the biggest decisions we have ever seen on cuts, redundancies, privatisation and...
Britain-wide day of action against welfare cuts tomorrow
ECAP write: WED 15th December Britain-wide day of action vs Welfare Cuts 10.30am – 11.30am Leafleting and display of placards at Council Housing/ housing benefit office on High Street (next to Council Chambers) Focusing on the brutal cuts to Housing Benefit which would result in increasing homelessness We will be leafleting the many people who attend...
UK-wide Day of Action to Resist the Cuts to Education
Did we say we were sleeping? No time for that… Wednesday, 24th November, Edinburgh Meet at 1pm Bristo Square or 1pm High Riggs Job Centre Defend Education! On 10/11/10 a national student demonstration saw 50,000 students march in a magnificent show of strength against the Con Dems’ savage attacks on education. The Tories want...
Most relaxing “struggle” for a while!
So we’re just about recovering from Saturday’s Class Struggle Dayschool, which seems to have been a big success. We had 40 attendees, from as far away as London (and Glasgow ) and all the sessions had informed and interesting contributions from the floor. The speakers and facilitators learned as much as the attendees I...
ECAP benefit gig this Saturday
Henry's Cellar Bar, 7.30pm, featuring: The Fnords, Acid Fascists, Babylon Dub Punks, Davie Sloan & the Rattlers, Bludslugs, Roscoe Vacant, Glassface, Seafield Foxes.
Your soapbox feedback requested
The organizers of the recent Feminist Soapbox event are collating feedback about the event. (Beyond “it was fun”). Go to the EA-FK webpage to read more. Feminist Soapbox was a successful event packed with workshops, discussion spaces and activity!Saturday saw feminists come from all over to facilitate workshops, and the turnout was impressive, with...
Sheridan Trial to fix budget deficit
Rumour reaches us that the ConDem government plan to make up the budget deficit by charging admission to the Tommy v Rosie sessions of the Sheridan perjury trial. Then next years’ budget deficit will be covered by an adaptation at the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s hoped that film rights and DVD sales will pay for...
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