Matt Dunne from Leeds reports on Plan C’s Bloc on the National anti-austerity demonstration on June 20th in London. We organised our biggest intervention as Plan C on a national demonstration as part of the “End Austerity Now” march called by Peoples Assembly. We had put a call out for people to meet by Bishopsgate […]
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This article by Callum Cant is a response to Shelly Asquith’s article on A-B marches. The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) is a democratic student organisation, established in 2010, that seeks to co-ordinate a militant Free Education movement based on the activity of grass roots organisations. They called the 10,000 strong demo on
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Actions, Counter-power, Education Struggles, Popular Education
Come and join us on the streets – hot banners and slogans guaranteed! Plan C have called a bloc for the national anti-austerity march in London on Saturday June 20th. Over 100,000 people are expected to fill the streets starting at the Bank of England in the heart of the financial district. Plan C will
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“Without Care – Victory is Not Possible” creche and play space for the June 20th National Demonstration (London) Creche Venue: Common House Unit 5E Pundersons Gardens, Bethnal Green, E2 :: a parent and volunteer run creative and fun space for kids of all ages – with painting, games, toys for younger kids and films and
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Actions, Social Reproduction
This article by Keir Milburn began life as a contribution to an ongoing discussion aimed at developing a shared strategic orientation for Plan C. We have decided to publish a version at this stage in order to do our thinking in public and hopefully draw others into the discussion. At the present moment it
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Actions, Commons, Kurdistan, Social Reproduction, Social Strike, Strike
On 15th-17th October, the international property conference MIPIM came to London for the first time. Mayor Boris Johnson welcomed developers, investors, public and private property owners (including local government,) and others to a gathering of buying and selling two of capitalism’s most enduringly popular commodities; land and buildings. Between 15th-20th of October, the Radical Housing
Housing organising in London: co-ordination beyond opposition? Read More »
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Last week saw national co-ordinate strike activity across the UK as civil servants and NHS staff went on strike for higher wages. The TUC held a national demonstration under the slogan “Britain needs a Payrise” on Saturday the 18th of October. One of the Banner Drops in Leeds Plan C were active in their local
Report back from National Strikes and TUC National Demo (Oct. 2014) Read More »
Actions, Healthcare, Strike
after-party: sat oct 18 – after a long day on the street or buying books, join plan c and friends for music, booze and a launch celebration of b a m n magazine common house unit 5E Pundersons Gardens – Bethnal Green 7pm – till late door: £3 / £5 hosted by plan c london
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Reblogged from The Free Association Published by Zuccotti Park Press as part of their Occupied Media Pamphlet Series + + + “Fantasy wears boots, desire is violent, invention is organised.” – Antonio Negri “Hundreds of protesters stormed the building after smashing through the windows chanting ‘die Tory scum’. Rocks, wooden banners, eggs, rotten fruit and
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Actions, Austerity, Inter/Transnational, State Violence, Strategy
Workers at the University of Sussex have formed a new union in a bid to halt the outsourcing of 235 campus jobs. The initiative comes from rank-and-file members of the three recognised campus trade unions, with the support of students from the now six-week old Occupy Sussex movement. Announcing the move at a mass demonstration
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October 20th saw the TUC’s second national demonstration against austerity: “A Future That Works”. An estimated 150,000 turned out to march through London, past parliament and finish with a rally at Hyde Park. During the rally, calls for a general strike were well received and seemed more entrenched than last year and it was heartening
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Some of the members of Plan C MCR were involved with organising the very first Occupy! Manchester event which took place over a year ago during the Tory party conference in 2011. Whilst it didn’t meet all it aimed to achieve we stand by its attempts at moving beyond familiar forms of political action. For
