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Zero magazine

An archive of the London-based magazine anarchist / anarcha-feminist magazine Zero from the late 1970s.

Cleaners organised in UVW launch three simultaneous migrant workers strikes across London

Submitted by R Totale on Jul 17 2018 20:43

Cleaners organised in the United Voices of the World (UVW) trade union are walking out over pay and unfair working conditions at three of the wealthiest employers in the UK. This story was previously published by Freedom News and the UVW.

Grenfell Tower – the smoke & the mirrors

Submitted by Red Marriott on Jun 30 2018 09:38

There is an ever-growing stream of media commentary on the Grenfell fire, increasing daily as the public enquiry unfolds. There are some elements in the media with the goal of obscuring or excusing the plain facts as part of a pre-emptive defence manoeuvre to protect those most implicated in what caused the fire and the 72 deaths. That they feel the need to use such distortions to defend the Grenfell landlords and those who ordered and oversaw the Grenfell refurbishment that fitted the lethal cladding only increases the suggestion of a general doubt on all sides about their innocence.

Eco-anarchy in the UK: dissidence group mobilises for climate justice

Submitted by RosalindR on Jun 24 2018 11:59

A direct action group shut down roads in London’s political district Friday evening to oppose new runway construction at London’s Heathrow Airport. The rush-hour road-block in Parliament Square was the culmination of a campaign by Vote No Heathrow, an autonomous branch of the Rising Up direct action network. It saw a 14 day hunger-strike, solidarity fasts and arrests for non-violent civil disobedience.

Appendix: original J18 proposal and flyers

An appendix to the "Reflections on J18" collection, containing the texts of the original J18 proposal and the leaflets, referred to in some of the discussion papers.