Mike Copestake reports on the Oct 23rd demonstration against cuts organised by Yorkshire and Humber TUC The demonstration, which attracted over 200 people, had a good atmosphere despite pouring rain. Speakers at the rally were drawn from the local trade union movement and Labour party, the latter enjoying somewhat of a resurgence now it is no ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Thousands of young Argentines marched to the presidential palace on Thursday to protest the quality of public education, joining a student rebellion that accuses politicians of neglecting schools and universities that were once the envy of Latin America. High schoolers have occupied about 30 public schools in ...
James Turley looks at the mixed messages from the media about the Copenhagen demonstrations As is the norm for any major gathering of world leaders, the COP-15 talks in Copenhagen over the global warming crisis have been accompanied by a whole series of protests. First, there were the protests outside Denmark, which saw thousands marching at events ...
To carry on our attempt to help aid our comrades and friends in Iran we are posting up the details of the next major rallies. Saturday 4.00pm Revolution Square Rahpeymaiye baadi Shanbe 4:00 pm Meidan Enghelab Next rally Sat 4:00 pm Enghelab square
Wednesday 25 Free Education Demonstration: Educate, Agitate, Organise! Around 600 students gathered at SOAS University to demand free education and a living grant for all. Although numbers were slightly lower than had been initially expected, it was very encouraging to see students turn out in such numbers in an action that was organised completely independently of ...
Pro-Zionist agenda is exposed for all to see, writes John-Jo Sidwell Another week and another excellent protest in solidarity with the people of Gaza. However, with the ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops on January 18, there was bound to be a certain ebbing. The January 24 demonstration in London - beginning outside the BBC in ...
Tens of thousands have shown their solidarity with the people of Gaza. From Birmingham to St Albans and from Oxford to Newport there have been spirited local protests. As our reports show, one of the features almost everywhere is the influx of young people, especially young Muslims, into the anti-war movement London Like elsewhere the London demonstration ...
Chris Strafford reports on last weekend's demonstrations. Additional reporting from around the country by Tony Greenstein and Mohsen Sabbagh With over 1,000 now dead in Gaza, demonstrations have been taking place across the world in protest against the massacre. On Saturday January 10 more than 100,000 marched from Hyde Park, past the Israeli embassy, to Kensington ...