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WAKE UP!! WAKE UP!! It's yer hardly a peasant surprise....
The free weekly direct action newsheet published in Brighton since 1994 - Copyleft - Information for Action
Harmondsworth demo

Immigration rights activists descend on Harmondsworth and Colnbrook detention centres to bring a message of solidarity and resistance.

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Grapes of Rathlin
Frack Attack in East Yorkshire

Convoys of trucks carrying equipment descended on West Newton yesterday, as Rathlin Energy commence their exploratory fracking drilling.

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LOSING THEIR BOTTLE
Occupation Profiteers Ecostream Say Adieu to Brighton

After a two year campaign the Ecostream shop in Brighton throw in the towel marking the end of one of the strangest campaigns ever seen in Brighton.

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PICKETS AND CHIPS ON THE SEAFRONT

An update on Brighton Hospitality workers and their work around employability rights, unionisation and campaign success.

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CAT FLAP

Protesters defend North London ancient woodland from developers

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The Peasants' Revolt
Community Farm under siege

AS campaigners in the Forest of Dean (and elsewhere) prepare to do battle with the Government's Infrastructure Bill to keep our land public, barricades have gone up to prevent a sudden land grab on a community-run farm.

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TTIP of the Iceberg

The US and the EU are negotiating a new trade agreement – TTIP – which amounts to the biggest transfer of power to corporations seen in recent years.

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VALREEP WHAT YOU SOW

Amsterdam squat evicted in gentrification battle.

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Fascists fail in Cricklewood

South East Alliance stopped in their tracks.

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JUSTICE FOR SHALE?

Anti fracking campaigners have got their hands on a Sussex Police report that details an 'emerging' nationwide strategy on protests against the controversial drilling technique. The report has been exposed in a report about the policing of the protests at Balcombe, West Sussex, last summer.

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SEEING INFRA RED
New Tory Bill threatens sell off of all public land

They've stolen our postal service, and are currently giving away the health service, education and prisons to their mates, what's next for this Government? Perhaps the most audacious theft yet - potentially all of our public land.

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HITTING A BROCK WALL
Badger cull backfires

Bovine TB is on the increase in the areas where badgers were shot last year, but the disease is decreasing in the rest of the country.

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The Pillage People
“BP is only sponsoring our history to help it get away with destroying our future.”

Artivists take on BPs sponsorship of the British Museum's Viking exhibition.

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Calais Call out

Mass evictions of migrants in progress now

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Bad June Rising
Climate Games, Anarcho-festivals and the resurgence of UK Uncut - looks like June's going to be a busy one.

We started writing about three interesting but unrelated things happening in June. Here is an amalgamated version, which is worth a read.

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SMASH EDO UPDATE

Smash EDO is back in the game of making an arms company an unpleasant place to work by playing broken musical instruments and cheesy songs outside

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NOT SO CULLIBLE

Seal cull abandoned after Hunt Sabs and Sea Shepherd join forces.

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It Rained on their Parade

Is this the last March for England? “They have become the fools in a carnival of anti-fascism” Stop MfE protestor

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FIELD GUIDE TO THE FAR-RIGHT

With the far-right about to descend on our fair town we thought it best to give you a spotters guide to the specimens on display.

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High Speed 2 Disaster?

As politicians get ready to debate the HS2 rail project for the second time, campaigners fight for secret documents to be released - and the environmentally devastating project to be shelved.

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MONKEY BUSINESS

Week of Action for Laboratory Animals - Campaign about primate air transport by Vivisection. Air France being the only solider left in the scene, action is being directed at them; Social media playing a part in the combatting of Air France's animal torture (as well as Vivisection).

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July
10th July 2014
Sussex Anarchists Discussion
A discussion, hosted by Sussex Anarchists on the topic of "what is revolutionary Anarchism?"

Address: The Cowley Club
Time: 06:30PM
31st July 2014 to 4th August 2014
Peace News Summer Camp 2014
Peakhill Farm, Theberton, Suffolk IP16 4TG
Web: www.peacenewscamp.info
Book your tickets here: http://tinyurl.com/pnsc2014bookings
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/PNSCFB2014

Peace News Summer Camp, now in its sixth year, helps build a radical movement for the future by creating an inclusive, participatory community today. A family-friendly and renewably-powered camp, we’re running from 31 July – 4 August, in the beautiful grounds of Peakhill Farm in sunny Suffolk.

In 2014, we’re bringing peace and justice activists from across Europe to help us mark the centenary of the First World War – and to declare peace on the 100th anniversary of the day that Britain declared war on Germany. We will also have workshops and discussions, practical skills sessions, delicious vegan food cooked by Veggies, films, fun and DIY entertainment, a bar, a campfire, and activities and facilities for children and families.

Our wonderful speakers will include Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford School of Peace Studies.

Address: Peakhill Farm, Theberton, Suffolk, IP16 4TG.
Directions: http://peacenewscamp.info/details/#where
Postcode: IP16 4TG
Price: £20 - £100
Phone: 0207 278 3344
Email: peacenewscamp@googlemail..com
Web: www.peacenewscamp.info
September
6th September 2014
Manchester Campaign Day
Bringing campaigners in the North West together to challenge the arms trade on our doorstep.

More information nearer the time!

Email: events@caat.org.uk
Web: www.caat.org.uk
SchNEWS in Brief...
Crap Arrest of the Week

...For asking if it might be ok to reduce train fares.

 

Yorkshire transport authorities slashed concessionary fares for pensioners back in January. In response a group called the 'Freedom Riders' organised by the Barnsley Retirees Action Group (BRAG) have staged mass train bunks. The first ‘Freedom Ride’ took place on March 31, and saw more than 100 people board a train in Barnsley to travel to Meadowhall shopping centre, where they met others who had done the same from Sheffield and Doncaster.

 

As pensioners gathered for another go on June 23rd – British transport police enacting their own 'No Platform' policy swooped on the cheeky oldsters and nicked two men. In this video from the Sheffield Star we can see how it only took five of them to restrain one man.

 

Will justice prevail? – SchNEWS says direct action is just the ticket.

SchNEWS warns all readers we're doing some techie maintainance so may be even slower than normal responding to orders for T-shirts etc. Honest!